Adverbs, comparative and superlative?

Question

Hi. I would like to know if the degrees for the following words are in the correct comparative and superlative forms.

The directions for the assignment are: Write the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adverbs.

still - stiller, stillest

badly - worse, worst

quickly - quicker, quickest

well - better, best

slowly - more slowly, most slowly

gently - gentler, gentlest

little - less, least

casually - more casually, most casually

I'm having some trouble with the words "smoothly" and "agreeably". So, if anyone wants to assist in helping me with those two, I'd really be so thankful!

Answer 1

hmm. looks like there may be a problem understanding the difference between adjectives and adverbs here. remember - an adjective describes a noun - its look, feel, taste, etc. an adverb describes HOW something is done. it's important not to confuse the adjective GENTLE with the adverb GENTLY (many times, one may add -ly to an adjective to make it an adverb).

so on words like quickly, and others ending in -ly, be sure that the -ly doesn't get dropped when writing comparative and superlative degrees. for example, john may be quick at math. he may be the quickest in his class, but he does not perform quickest. he performs most quickly.

quickly - more quickly, most quickly

gently - more gently, most gently

smoothly - more smoothly, most smoothly

i'm not sure about the use of "still" as an adverb, but the rest look ok.

Answer 2

slower, slowest

more casual, most casual  --might be used here

smoother, smoothest

more agreeable, most agreeable