Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Faster, more slowly, the best. Comparing how people do things.
ක්රියාවන් සසඳන්නත් adverbs වල comparative සහ superlative පාවිච්චි කරනවා. -ly වලින් ඉවර වෙන ඒවාට more / most. කෙටි ඒවාට -er / -est.
-ly adverbs: more and most
| Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| slowly | more slowly | most slowly |
| carefully | more carefully | most carefully |
| quietly | more quietly | most quietly |
more / most
- Could you speak more slowly, please?
- Drive more carefully! This is Galle Road.
Short adverbs: -er and -est
| Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| fast | faster | fastest |
| hard | harder | hardest |
| early | earlier | earliest |
| late | later | latest |
-er / -est
- Nimal works harder than his brother.
- Everyone ran fast, but Kasun ran the fastest.
- Can you come earlier tomorrow?
Irregular
| Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| well | better | best |
| badly | worse | worst |
| far | further / farther | furthest / farthest |
| little | less | least |
| much | more | most |
Irregular
- He batted the best in the team.
- You're driving worse than yesterday!
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