{"id":860,"date":"2022-04-21T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=860"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:10:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:10:08","slug":"e-dd-3-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adverbs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-3-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adverbs\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.3 Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is an Adverb?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An <strong>adverb<\/strong> is a word that tells us <strong>how, when, where, or to what extent<\/strong> an action is done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She runs <strong>quickly<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He arrived <strong>yesterday<\/strong>. \ud83d\udcc5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Comparative Adverbs<\/strong> <\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Used to <strong>compare the actions of two people, things, or situations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usually formed by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding <strong>-er<\/strong> to <strong>short adverbs<\/strong> (1 syllable)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: fast \u2192 faster \ud83c\udfce\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using <strong>more<\/strong> before <strong>long adverbs<\/strong> (2 or more syllables)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: carefully \u2192 more carefully \ud83c\udfa8\u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structure in sentences<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subject + verb + adverb (comparative) + than + object<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: She runs <strong>faster than<\/strong> her brother. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Avoid double comparisons! \u274c \u201cmore faster\u201d \u274c \u2192 correct: \u201cfaster\u201d \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Superlative Adverbs<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Used to show that one action <strong>stands out among three or more<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usually formed by:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding <strong>-est<\/strong> to <strong>short adverbs<\/strong> (1 syllable)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: fast \u2192 fastest \ud83c\udfce\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using <strong>most<\/strong> before <strong>long adverbs<\/strong> (2 or more syllables)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example: carefully \u2192 most carefully \ud83c\udfa8\ud83c\udfc5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structure in sentences<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subject + verb + adverb (superlative) + in\/of + group<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: She runs <strong>the fastest in<\/strong> the class. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Tip:<\/strong> Do <strong>not<\/strong> say \u201cthe most fastest\u201d \u274c \u2192 correct: \u201cthe fastest\u201d \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rules at a Glance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Short Adverbs<\/th><th>Long Adverbs<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Comparative<\/td><td>Add <strong>-er<\/strong><\/td><td>Use <strong>more<\/strong><\/td><td>fast \u2192 faster, carefully \u2192 more carefully<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Superlative<\/td><td>Add <strong>-est<\/strong><\/td><td>Use <strong>most<\/strong><\/td><td>fast \u2192 fastest, carefully \u2192 most carefully<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Common Mistakes to Avoid<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using double forms: \u201cmore faster\u201d \u2192 \u2705 \u201cfaster\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forgetting <strong>than<\/strong> with comparatives: \u201cShe runs faster her brother\u201d \u2192 \u2705 \u201cShe runs faster <strong>than<\/strong> her brother.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forgetting <strong>the<\/strong> with superlatives: \u201cShe runs fastest in class\u201d \u2192 \u2705 \u201cShe runs <strong>the fastest<\/strong> in class.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Examples with Emojis<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He speaks <strong>more clearly<\/strong> than his friend. \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83d\udc6b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My dog runs <strong>faster<\/strong> than yours. \ud83d\udc15\ud83d\udca8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is the <strong>most beautifully<\/strong> decorated cake in the party. \ud83c\udf82\u2728<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She answered the question <strong>quickest<\/strong> of all. \ud83c\udfc6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Trick:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Comparative<\/strong> \u2192 compare <strong>2 things<\/strong> \u2192 \u201c-er\u201d \/ \u201cmore\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superlative<\/strong> \u2192 compare <strong>3 or more things<\/strong> \u2192 \u201c-est\u201d \/ \u201cmost\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-large-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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Comparative Adverbs \ud83d\udca1 Tip: Avoid double comparisons! \u274c \u201cmore faster\u201d \u274c \u2192 correct: \u201cfaster\u201d \u2705 Superlative Adverbs \ud83d\udca1 Tip: Do not say \u201cthe most fastest\u201d \u274c \u2192 correct: \u201cthe fastest\u201d \u2705 Rules at a Glance Type Short Adverbs Long Adverbs Example Comparative<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-3-form-and-use-comparative-and-superlative-adverbs\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;E- DD.3 Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-860","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=860"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17902,"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/860\/revisions\/17902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/9thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}