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short short er short est
sweet - sweet er - sweet est
happy - happi er - happi est
clever - clever er - clever est
2) more, - most.
difficult - more difficult - most difficult
dangerous - more dangerous - most dangerous
careless - more careless - most careless
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eas y - eas i er - eas i est
earl y - earl i er - earl i est
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brav e - braver - bravest
wis e - wiser - wisest
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big - bigger - biggest
hot - hotter - hottest
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good - better - best
bad - worse - worst
far - further - furthest
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1. Good better best. Never rest. Till good is better and better is best. 2. A bad excuse is better than none. 3. A silent tongue and a true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 4. It is better to be the best of a low family than the worst of a noble one. 5. The film will be released in the first half of the following year at the earliest. 6. Much to Marys further surprise, her mother was nowhere to be seen. 7. He is going to buy the latest golfing accessories. 8. Whom we love best, to them we can say least. 9. Learning makes a good man better and a bad man worse. 10. Now lets have lunch and you can tell me about all your latest lady friends and the exciting parties youve been to. 11. Many famous artists died in bitterest poverty. 12. The complex task of manufacturing these chips uses the most advanced technology. 13. Much of the research in electronics is directed towards creating even smaller chips, faster switching of components, and three-dimensional integrated circuits. 14. Computer engineering is now the most rapidly growing field. 15. The task of making computers more intelligent, through creation of sophisticated programs or development of higher level machine languages or other means, is generally regarded as the aim of computer science. 16. Engineers try to place greater and greater numbers of circuit elements onto smaller and smaller chips.
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1. Boris is certainly (clever) than his brother. Yes, and he is (attractive) than his brother Peter. In fact, he is (smart) boy Ive ever taught. 2. Nothing could be (extravagant) than buying such an expensive car. You will have to be (careful) with your money in future. 3. Life is getting (hard) and (complicated) with every passing day. 4. It is (effective) method of all, but it is naturally costly. 5. Stephen is (intelligent)than any other boy in his group. 6. It has been (cold) day in Moscow for thirty years. 7. Its (little) I can do for you, Im afraid. 8. That was (bad) than he had expected. 9. That was indeed (bad) experience in his career. 10. They naively think that things can only get (good). 11. This is (unbelievable) news I have ever heard.
12. He ate (few) French fries than you did at the picnic. 13. Angela is (little) organized than Mike. 14. If you ask me, Moscow is (beautiful) than any other city in the world. 15. They had (little) and (little) to talk about. 16. It is axiomatic that (great) the students individual effort, (much) thorough will be his learning. 17. The (much) original a discovery is, the (much) obvious it seems afterwards.
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1. Spring is a very busy time. It is (busy) time in the year. 2. That was (boring) film Ive ever seen. 3. There wasnt as (much) snow in the fields as in the forests.
4. She is a really nice person-one of (nice) people I know. 5. The (much) snow you have in winter, the (good) crop you have in summer. 6. The weather in November is not so (cold) as in December but its (cold) than in October. 7. No park in London is as (popular) as Hyde Park. 8. One of (famous) places of interest in London is St. Pauls Cathedral. 9. A tram is not so (quick) as a bus. Its one of (slow) means of transport. 10. The film is (interesting) than the book. 11. Apples are not so (expensive) as oranges, and they are (cheap) than pears. 12. He is not so (bad) as you think, but perhaps, he is (bad) than she is. 13. My sister is (economical) than I am, but she isnt as (economical) as our mother. 14. The river was not so (shallow) as we expected. It was one of (deep) rivers in the area. 15. Your mother was (intelligent) and (little) naive than you are, my grandmother used to say. 16. One of the (narrow) streets in the world is St. Johns Lane in Rome: it is 49 cm. wide but there is a street in Cromwell, England, that is even (narrow): it is 48 cm. (wide) in its (narrow) point. 17. Legends of (large) water-creatures in Loch Ness, an immensely (deep) lake in the north-eastern Highlands of Scotland, go back much (far) than 1993, when a motorist saw a (tremendous) upheaval in the loch. 18. Scientists have seriously suggested that (large) creatures may have been stranded in the (deep) waters of the loch when 60 million years ago it was cut off from the sea. 19. The (near) cinema is (far) from here than the (near) theatre. 20. The (young) you are, the (easy) it is to learn. The (early) you start, the (much) you reach.
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1. Barbara is nearly old her stepmother. 2. There are more two thousand books in my mothers library. 3. I am not naive to believe all he promises me. 4. After your heart attack you should walk slowly possible.
5. The Volga is not now wide it was. 6. I have many working hours a week any other employee. 7. A shower uses less water a bath. 8. On Sundays we dont have to get up early usual. 9. This house is two times big the old one. 10. They use twice much electricity compressor machines. 11. In my opinion, its worth more twice that figure. 12. He can lift a box thrice heavy.
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1. Sorry Im late. It took me (long) to get there than I expected. 2. She looks about 18, but in fact she is much (old) than she looks. 3. This problem is not so complicated. Its (simple) than you think. 4. We always go camping when we go on holiday. Its much (cheap) than staying in a hotel. 5. Its (easy) to learn a foreign language in the country where its spoken. 6. Your English has improved. You speak (good) than you did when we last met. 7. Health and happiness are (important) than money. 8. I like countryside. Its (healthy) and (peaceful) than living in a city. 9. My toothache is (painful) today than it was yesterday. 10. The second edition of the dictionary was (bad) than the first one. 11. A mans real character will always be (visible) in his household than anywhere else. 12. This railway station is (crowded) today than usual.
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Model: Its a very nice house.
a) Its the nicest house in our town.
b) Its one of the nicest houses in our town.
1. He is a very dangerous criminal. He is in the country. 2. The Mississippi is a long river. Its in the world. 3. I have never heard such a funny story. Thats I have heard. 4. Weve never made such a bad mistake. Its . 5. They havent had to make such a difficult decision for years. Its . 6. It was very bad experience. It was in my life. 7. He is a very good player. He in the team.
8. She is a very rich woman. She is in the world.
16. more and more less and less -:
1. Computers are becoming (expensive). 2. Going to church is becoming (popular). 3. Divorce is becoming (common). 4. (Many) people are giving up smoking. 5. The roads are becoming (crowded) with cars. 6. The book is getting (interesting). 7. My tooths getting (painful). 8. Children spend (little) time on reading books but they spend (much) time on watching TV. 9. Its becoming (difficult) to find a job.
17. the the ( ) :
Example: (long). We waited. We became impatient. The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.
1. (hard). It rained. He drove fast. 2. (slow). He walked. I became exasperated. 3. (soon). He comes. We can go home soon. 4. (early). The meeting ends. They can go home early. 5. (high) they climb. They can fall far. 6. (late). He worked. He became depressed. 7. (long). I listened to her story. I became sympathetic. 8. (fast). I wrote. My writing became illegible. 9. (hard). It snowed. The cars moved slowly.
10. (loud) I called. My voice got hoarse.
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Model: If you get married early, its better; in fact the earlier you get married the better it is.
1. If you are generous, you will be popular; in fact . 2. If you have many boy/girlfriends, you will be happy; in fact . 3. If you are honest, you will have fewer problems; in fact . 4. If you smoke, you will be kissed less often; in fact . 5. When you are kind, people respect you less; in fact . 6. When you win an argument, you may lose a friend; in fact . 7. If we work hard, we always become rich; in fact . 8. When you love someone, you have fewer arguments; in fact . 9. When people earn much money, they become less careful; in fact . 10. If you have much, you want more; in fact . 11. If you work hard, you always have good results; in fact . 12. If you are happy, you see few unhappy people around; in fact . 13. If you know English well, its easy to find a good job; in fact . 14. If a man knows many foreign languages, its easy for him to learn a new one; in fact .
19. later latter, farther further, nearest next, older elder, oldest eldest.
1. This is the bank to our house. Take a taxi to get there. 2. The railway station is two miles from here. 3. He walked off without ceremony. 4. He is the member of the School Committee. 5. I prefer the preposition to the former. 6. Is there no news than the last weeks? 7. The nephew is than his uncle. 8. No reasons were given. 9. She is the of the two sisters. 10. discussion will be useless. 11. What is the theatre in London? 12. How long does it take you to get to the river?
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