Part of Speech
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Adjective
low
lower
the lowest
Adjective
big
bigger
the biggest
Adjective
fat
fatter
the fattest
Adverb
highly
more highly
the most highly
Adverb
widely
more widely
the most widely
Adverb
easily
more easily
the most easily
Inconsiderate Adjectives and Adverbs
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
the best
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well
better
best
bad
worse
the worst
badly
worse
worst
far
farther
the farthest
far
further
furthest
late
later
later or latest
little (amount)
less
the least
many
more
the most
much
more
the most
some
more
the most
CLASSIFICATION OF ADVERBS
Adverbs of manner
well, quickly, slowly,
fast, badly, clearly,
deeply, sincerely,
willingly
Kate walked very slowly.
Adverbs of
frequency
often, never, always,
sometimes, ever,
constantly, twice,
three times, occasionally
They sometimes stay up all night.
Adverbs of time
today, yesterday, before,
soon, now, late,
tomorrow, then,
sometimes, always,
lately, already, yet,
afterwards, immediately,
suddenly, at once
The child was lost in the forest yesterday.
Adverbs of place or
direction
here, there, downstairs,
outside, where, far, back,
inside, backwards,
everywhere, below,
abroad,
to and from, seawards
Where are you going to?
Adverbs of degree
little, much, hardly, very,
too,
just, almost, quite, rather,
enough, extremely,
completely
You have come too late.
Exercise 1. Put the following into the correct order.
1) suede / Italian / new / red / soft / shoes
2) elderly / tall / Englishman
3) oval / Venetian / ancient / valuable / glass
4) shiny / large / expensive / brown / leather / case
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5) square / wooden / old / nice / table
6) modern / stone / large / beautiful / cottage
7) porcelain / tea / blue / thin / old / cup
8) young / blonde / handsome / tall / man
9) old / several / English / beautiful / castles
10) pretty / French / young / a lot of / girls
11) dark blue / best / silk / my / shirt
12) young / many / factory / German / workers
Exercise 2. Choose the right word.
1. I don't like horror films. I think they are (frightening/frightened) and (boring/bored).
2. Don't look so (surprising/surprised). Of course, it was a (surprising/surprised) decision but
we had no other out.
3. The football match was (disappointing/disappointed). Our team lost the game and we left
the stadium quite (disappointing/disappointed).
4. He can't remember his pupils' names. It seemed funny at first, but now it is rather
(embarrassing/embarrassed).
5. So far as Mrs. Brown was concerned she did not seem to be in the least
(embarrassing/embarrassed).
6. He did not come and she looked rather (worrying/worried).
7. The rise in crime is (depressing/depressed).
8. The pictures made a (depressing/depressed) impression on him.
9. She is not (satisfying/satisfied) with her position.
Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words given below using the proper degree.
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