Com os advérbios terminados em -ly, você deve utilizar more para formar o comparativo e most para formar o superlativo.
| Advérbio | Comparativo | Superlativo |
|---|---|---|
| quietly | more quietly | most quietly |
| slowly | more slowly | most slowly |
| seriously | more seriously | most seriously |
Exemplos
- The teacher spoke more slowly to help us to understand.
- Could you sing more quietly please?
No caso de advérbios curtos que não terminam em -ly, as formas comparativas e superlativas são idênticas aos adjetivos: adicione -er para formar o comparativo e -est para formar o superlativo. Se o advérbio terminar em e, remova essa vogal antes de incluir a terminação.
| Advérbio | Comparativo | Superlativo |
|---|---|---|
| hard | harder | hardest |
| fast | faster | fastest |
| late | later | latest |
Exemplos
- Jim works harder than his brother.
- Everyone in the race ran fast, but John ran the fastest of all.
Alguns advérbios possuem formas irregulares para o comparativo e superlativo.
| Advérbio | Comparativo | Superlativo |
|---|---|---|
| badly | worse | worst |
| far | farther/further | farthest/furthest |
| little | less | least |
| well | better | best |
Exemplos
- The little boy ran farther than his friends.
- You're driving worse today than yesterday !
- He played the best of any player.