Comparative Adverbs

Comparative adverbs follow the same rules as comparative adjectives. We use comparative adverbs to compare the actions of two units, whether they are people, objects or places. To form the comparative...

a)      add the suffix -er at the end of adjectives with one syllable, or

b)      add the word more before adverbs with two syllables or more.

For example:

a)      fast >> faster, high >> higher

b)      quick/ly >> more quickly, care/ful/ly >> more carefully

Of course, there are some irregular comparative adverbs.

            good >> well, bad >> worse, little >> less, early >> earlier

In a comparative phrase, we use than between the adverb and the second object being compared:

            I run faster / more quickly than my brother.

            My mother drives more carefully than my father.

            I wake up earlier than my sister.

            I play football worse than my friend.