Find out the meaning of the underlined

word as to how they were used in the

sentence.

His enemy gave him a

merciless beating. His
enemy did not stop until
he is bleeding.
She poured the sugar
into the bowl. She slowly

The Flood
Monica was trying to get
away from the greatest flood she
had ever seen but she was so
tired she could not walk further.
The rain had poured down more
mercilessly that day than it did
the day before and the flood had
risen higher, too. Government
agencies had responded more

Who is the girl who tried to get away

from the greatest flood she had seen?
Why does she cannot walk further?
What was the governments action?
If you were in the same situation as
Monica, what would you do in case of
flood?

Study the underlined

words
taken
from
the
selection.
1. The rain had poured down more
mercilessly that day than it did
the
day before and the flood risen
higher too.
2. Government agencies had

1. Rita spoke fast.

2. Elma spoke faster than Rita.
3. Cita spoke the fastest of the three.

1. Cita dance gracefully.

2. Elma danced more gracefully than Rita.
3. Rita danced the most gracefully of the thre
1. Rita speaks clearly.
2. Elma speaks less clearly than Lita.
3. Cita speaks the least clearly of the three.
1.Elma sings well.
2. Cita sings better than Elma.
3. Rita sings the best of the three.

Regular Adverbs
Positive

Comparative
(-er, more, less)

Superlative
(-est, most least)

fast
runs fast

faster
runs faster

fastest
runs fastest

late
came late

later
came later

latest
came latest

quickly
moves quickly

more quickly
most quickly
moves more quickly moves most quickly

reluctantly
agreed reluctantly

less reluctantly
agreed less
reluctantly

least reluctantly
agreed least
reluctantly

Irregular Adverbs change spelling to form the degrees

of comparison.
wee

better

best

badly

worse

worst

much

more

most

little

less

least

far

farther, further

farthest,furthest

Group 1
Write a comparison based on:
How well your classmates do their projects.
How fast (or slow) areas in your community are becoming green with trees.

Group 2
Fill in the chart with the correct comparison of adverbs.
Positive

Comparative

Superlative
farthest

little
better

Group 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct adverb form.
1I speak English (fluent)__________ now than last year.
2She greeted me (polite) __________ of all.
3She smiled (happy) __________ than before.
4This girl dances (graceful) __________ of all.
5Could you write (clear) __________ ?

Group

Write sentences using the following verbs in the three degrees of comparison.
1. hard
2. silently

Adverbs have three degrees

of comparison, the positive, the
comparative, and the
superlative.
Some adverbs form their
comparative by adding er or more
or less.
Some adverbs form their
superlative by adding est, most or
least.

Choose the correct adverb that will

complete the sentence.
1.Everyone wanted (eagerly, more
eagerly) to catch the rare bird.
2.He (boastfully, more boastfully)
announced he would catch the bird.
3.He waited (patiently, more
patiently) the whole night.
4.He looked (farther, farthest) than
the other men who is also looking for
the bird.
5.At last, he caught the bird
(triumphantly, most triumphantly).

Assignment:
Use the following adverbs in the three degrees
of comparison:
1.carefully
Positive:
Comparative:
Superlative:
2. politely
Positive:
Comparative:
Superlative: