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Grammar
Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Unit8 Pets and Us
Learning objectives
Understand what adverbs do and learn rules for making adverbs comparative and superlative, including irregular forms.
Use adverbs (and their comparative/superlative forms) to talk about keeping pets.
At the end of the class, you will be able to:
Experience
·A dog and a cat is having a conversation.
·Let’s discover how they use “adverbs” in their dialogue.
Experience
Rule:We usually put an adverb after the main verb or the object.
A dog will love you faithfully.
A cat can play happily on its own.
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Adverb Formation and Usage
Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
Adjective Adverb Sentence
quick
happy
simple
full
quickly
happily
fully
simply
The puppy runs quickly.
The kitten naps happily.
The hamster hides food simply.
The cat’s bowl is fully empty.
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Adverb Formation and Usage
Many adverbs are formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
quick—quickly happy—happily simple—simply full—fully
The cat napped happily in the warm blanket.
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Adverb Formation and Usage
Some adverbs have the same form as adjectives.
The puppy is fast.
The puppy runs fast.
My cat is an early riser.
My cat always gets up early.
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Adverb Formation and Usage
Good is an adjective; well is an adverb.
My dog is a good sleeper.
She especially sleeps well on my bed!
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Let’s help Mr. Li, a pet shop owner who is worriedly chatting with his staff, use adverbs to improve customer service.
bad, cheerful, correct, good, patient, quick
Our customers are leaving us because you treat them (1)________________!
You need to smile (2) _________________ when customers enter the shop.
When they ask a question, you have to listen (3)_________________.
Make sure you help every customer (4)_________.
When they pay, add up all the amounts (5)_______________.
Finally, everyone needs to dress (6)_____________ at work. No shorts, please!
badly
cheerfully
patiently
well
correctly
quickly
Experience
·Zheng Yue is telling her Cat Stories.
·Let’s discover how she use “Comparative and superlative adverbs” in her description.
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Swift
Fluffy
Silver
faster
fastest
Swift runs than Fluffy and Silver. That means Swift runs .
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Swift
Fluffy
Silver
Rule1: For adverbs that do not end in -ly and have the same form as the adjectives, we often add -er and -est to them.
She washed Fluffy than she washed Swift. However, she washed Silver .
more carefully
(the) most carefully
Swift
Fluffy
Silver
Rule2: To form comparative and superlative adverbs ending in –ly, we add more and most before them.
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Comparative and Superlative Adverb Formation and Usage
The forms of some comparative and superlative adverbs are irregular.
Adverb Comparative Adverb Superlative Adverb
well
badly
little
much
far
better
worse
more
less
best
worst
least
most
farther / further
farthest / furthest
Help Li Li Complete Her Pet Clinic Ratings Report After Interviewing Customers by Using Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Of all the clinics, TEP helps customers ¹ _________ (fast).
The vets there also check pets ² ______________ (carefully) than the vets at other clinics do.
The pet owners don’t like Ken’s at all because the staff at Ken’s care ³ _________ (little) about pets.
The staff there listen ⁴ _______________ (patiently) to customers than those at TEP or Ken’s do.
Overall, Heart ranks ⁵ _________ (high) among the pet clinics in town.
fastest
more carefully
least
more patiently
highest
Apply
1. My cat eats __________ (slowly) than my friend's dog.
2. Among all the pets, the rabbit runs __________ (fast).
3. My dog behaves ____________ (badly) than before when it’s hungry.
4. My new puppy learns tricks ____________ (quickly) than the old one.
5. The dolphin is _______________ (lovely) animal in the ocean.
6. The little bird gets up __________ (early) than the little squirrel.
7. The kitten plays ____________ (happy) when its owner is around.
8. My dog behaves __________ (well) than before after training.
9. The hamster hides ______________ (cleverly) than I expected.
10. Among these pets, the bird flies __________ (high).
more slowly
fastest
worse
more quickly
(the) most lovely
earlier
happily
better
more cleverly
highest
Summary
Category Rules Examples
Adverb Placement Usually placed after the main verb or the object. She sings beautifully.
He likes the book very much.
Adverb Formation - Formed by adding -ly to adjectives.
- Some share the same form as adjectives.
- Good (adjective) and well (adverb) are distinct. quick → quickly; happy → happily
The puppy runs fast.
My dog is a good sleeper. She sleeps well.
Comparative Adverbs - For -ly adverbs: Use more before them.
- For non--ly adverbs (same as adjectives): Add -er.
- Some have irregular forms. carefully → more carefully
fast → faster
well → better
Superlative Adverbs - For -ly adverbs: Use most before them.
- For non--ly adverbs (same as adjectives): Add -est.
- Some have irregular forms. carefully → most carefully
fast → fastest
well → best
Self-assessment
Can I correctly form comparative and superlative adverbs (including regular and irregular forms)?
Am I able to use comparative and superlative adverbs to compare different pets appropriately?
Do I understand the rules for using ‘more/most’ with -ly adverbs and ‘-er/-est’ with adverbs that have the same form as adjectives?
How confident do I feel when talking or writing about pets using comparative and superlative adverbs? (Rate from 1 - 5, 1 being not confident at all, 5 being very confident)
Homework
In groups of 3 - 4, discuss pets. Use at least 2 comparative adverbs to compare your pet with others (e.g., “My dog runs faster than my friend’s cat”).
Write a 5 - sentence paragraph about your pet, using comparative adverbs.
Draw a picture of two pets and label parts with comparative adverbs (e.g., "The rabbit hops more quickly than the turtle").
Role - play: Pet shop owner & customer. Use comparative adverbs to recommend pets.
Thanks!
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