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Наречия, так же, как и английские прилагательные, могут образовывать степени сравнения при помощи добавления суффиксов –er и -est.

 John runs fast. — Джон бегает быстро.

Peter runs faster. — Питер бегает быстрее (более быстро).

Dennis runs the fastest. — Деннис бегает быстрее всех (наиболее быстро).

Для многосложных наречий и тех наречий, которые были образованы при помощи суффикса -ly, степени сравнения образуются при помощи слов more и most:

Our management acted wisely and minimized the losses in crisis. — Наше руководство действовало мудро и смогло минимизировать потери во время кризиса.

Sara should act more wisely. — Саре стоит действовать более мудро.

During the contest Kevin acted most wisely and as reward he will be promoted. — Во время испытания Кевин действовал наиболее мудро и в качестве награды он будет повышен.

Исключениями из этого правила являются наречия early и loudly, степени сравнения которых образуются при помощи суффиксов:

early – earlier – earliest

loudly – louder – loudest

Также к исключениям можно отнести наречия quickly и slowly, степени сравнения которых могут образовываться обоими способами:

quickly – quicker, more quickly – quickest, most quickly

slowly – slower, more slowly – slowest, most slowly

Кроме этого, некоторые наречия имеют свои уникальные способы образования степеней сравнения:

well – better – best

badly – worse – worst

much – more – most

little – less – least

far – farther, further – farthest, furthest

I live far from my school but many my friends live even farther. — Я живу далеко от школы, но многие мои друзья живут еще дальше.

Впрочем, многие английские наречия, например, наречия времени (sometimes, when), места (here, somewhere) и некоторые наречия образа действия (thus, somehow, optimally) не имеют степеней сравнения.

Упражнения

1. Раскройте скобки, преобразовывая прилагательное в наречие.

Пример: Linda is … (amazing) clever. — Linda is amazingly clever.

1. She easily ended her training.
2. Kim always acts strangely.
3. This movie is extremely funny.
4. His eyes are nervously shifty.

2. Из двух возможных вариантов, оставьте один верный.

Пример: My friends are most / mostly gamers. — My friends are mostly gamers.

1. The dress was pretty / prettily ornamented.
2. The tree was so high / highly that she couldn’t see our window.
3. The Smiths may be late / lately because they have to meet their relatives at the station.
4. She warm / warmly smiled at me.
5. She lives in Spain, so we hard / hardly ever see her.

3. Поставьте наречие в скобках на нужное место в предложении.

Пример: Simon is alone in that building. (absolutely) — Simon is absolutely alone in that building.

1. Lucy always visits her parents at the weekend.

2. A pathologist carefully examined the body.
3. I saw him at the cafe yesterday.
4. I’m looking for him everywhere.
5. I’ll call you then.

4. Поставьте наречие в скобках в нужную степень сравнения.

Пример: We don’t have time! Could you go … (fast)? — We don’t have time! Could you go faster?

1. Excuse me, I can’t concentrate. Could you speak more quietly?
2. They came sooner than we thought.
3. After renovation in our flat we will feel more comfortably. 
4. The winner of the beauty contest acted more gracefully.

5. Заполните пропуски словами too или enough по смыслу.

Пример: The soup was … hot to eat. — The soup was too hot to eat.

1. This house was too expensive for us.
2. I have enough time to speak with you. 
3. James wasn‘t good enough for her.

6. Выберите правильный вариант использования степени сравнения наречий.

1. Alisа smiles even (most brightly / more brightly) than the sun.

2. The new teacher explains the rules (more completely / completely) than our book.

3. Jack arrived (latest / most late) at the airport.

4. Jillian usually climbs (highest /higher) of all the other climbers in her group.

5. Andrew is speaking even (more louder / louder ) than usual.

6. Melody dances (most gracefully / more gracefully) of all the girls.

7. Of all three, Mike runs (fastest / faster).

8. Of all two, Mike runs (fastest / faster).

9. Harry swims (slower / slowest) of all the boys in the swimming team.

10. Yesterday the President spoke (more calmly /calmly) to Congress than usual.