Study sentences 1-5. How do we form the comparative and superlative forms
of adverbs?
1 My brother is meaner than anyone I know. He's also the most selfish person I know.
2 Painting helps me take life less seriously and more positively.
3 We're the least successful team, but we're the most optimistic.
4 I do my hobby more happily at home. It's more comfortable and less stressful.
5 The richest people gave the least generously and spoke to us the most rudely.
Complete the table with the words in blue.
Comparatives
Adjectives: meaner, more comfortable, less stressful.
Adverbs: less seriously, more positively, more happily.
Superlatives
Adjectives: the most selfish, the least successful, the most optimistic, the richest. Adverbs: the least generously, the most rudely.
We loved our room. It was very comfortable.
The weather was warm and sunny every day .
There were a lot of people everywhere. It was very crowded.
We ate very well. The food was delicious.
The staff in the hotel were horrible. They were very unhospitable, and sometimes quite rude.
There wasn't much in the apartment. It was very bare. It didn't even have a fridge.
The other people on the trip were very friendly. We hope to meet some of them again in the future.
The town was lovely. All the houses had flowers on the balcony and were painted different colours.
It was cloudy and we didn't see the sun at all.
Our first meal was disgusting, so we didn't eat at the hotel again.