IXL | Use adverbs to compare | 3rd grade language arts

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adverb.

I have known

Stanley

the

longest

of all my friends.

longer

longest

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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adverb.

Mrs.

Solomon

speaks

more warmly

to her friends than to strangers.

more warmly

most warmly

key idea

You can use adverbs to compare actions.

Comparative adverbs compare how two actions are done.

Superlative adverbs compare how more than two actions are done.

For adverbs that have one syllable, add -er to make the comparative adverb. Add -est to make the superlative adverb.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
soon	sooner	soonest

For adverbs that have more than one syllable, add more to make the comparative adverb. Add most to make the superlative adverb.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
safely	more safely	most safely

For the adverb early, drop y. Add -ier to make the comparative adverb. Add -iest to make the superlative adverb.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
early	earlier	earliest

solution

More warmly uses the word more. It is a comparative adverb. It compares how two actions are done.

Most warmly uses the word most. It is a superlative adverb. It compares how more than two actions are done.

The sentence compares how Mrs. Solomon speaks to her friends and how she speaks to strangers. Two actions are compared. So, use the comparative adverb more warmly.

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