IXL | Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs

Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb.

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Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb.

Of Jupiter's sixty or more moons, Metis orbits the iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifclose to the surface of the planet.

key idea

You can use adverbs to compare actions.

Comparative adverbs compare the actions of a person, thing, or group to the actions of some other person, thing, or group.

Superlative adverbs compare the actions of a person, thing, or group to the actions of a larger group that it is part of.

For adverbs that have one syllable, add -er to make the comparative adverb. Add -est to make the superlative adverb. If the base ends in e, drop the e before adding -er or -est.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
soon	sooner	soonest
close	closer	closest

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 the y and add -ier to make the comparative adverb. Add -iest to make the superlative adverb.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
early	earlier	earliest

solution

This sentence compares the actions of Metis and all of Jupiter's moons. The actions of a thing are compared to the actions of a larger group it is part of. That means you should use a superlative adverb. Since close has one syllable and ends in e, drop the e and add -est to make the superlative adverb, closest.

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