5 8.6.12.1 Read the theory and
choose the correct item.
Comparative adverbs
• (far/much/a lot/a little/a bit)
less/more + adverb + than
• For two things that are (not) the
same: (not) as + adverb + as
• Irregular forms: well – better;
badly - worse; fast - faster; late -
later; early – earlier; hard - harder
1 The river is flowing less/much
fast here than under the bridge.
2 Snakes can attack more/as
quickly than you expect.
3 The prince did not rule less/as
wisely as his father.
4 It's raining far badly/worse
than in the morning.
5 Celia can ride a horse much
more/far gracefully than her
sister.
6 No one works as hard/harder
as my grandmother!
7 I get up a lot/more earlier in
the summer.
8 A dog guards your house
little/far more faithfully than
an alarm!​