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.
2) Gorillas don’t eat meat
3) A cheetah doesn’t run very slowly
4) A snakes tongue doesn’t go round and round
5) Frogs don’t live on every continent in the world