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| hot, easy | hotter easier | the hottest the easiest |
| ( -, -ow, -le) happy, narrow, simple | happier narrower simpler | the happiest the narrowest the simplest |
| interesting | more interesting | the most interesting |
| good bad much, many little far | better worse more less farther/further | the best the worst the most the least the farthest/furthest |
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| far | farther, the farthest ( ) |
| further, the furthest ( , , ) | |
| old | older, the oldest ( ) |
| elder, the eldest ( ) |
Edinburgh is farther/further away than York. , .
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My elder/older brother has just got married. ̳ .
Hes the oldest student in our group. ³ .
2 : common, friendly, happy, lively, lonely, lovely, narrow, pleasant, polite, quiet, true.
Please be politer/more polite to our guests.
This story has a happier/more happy ending.
| as... as... : twice as old (as) three times as large (as) half the price of= half as much as half as much (many) than not so (as)... as , the... the... ... ... | as young as ( ) , as busy as a bee , () () younger than ... ( ...) This text is not so interesting as that one. The sooner, the better. , . |
Remember the expressions:
| at least most of all at best | worst of all best of all () so far so good |
1 much far:
much more powerful ;
far cheaper () .
by far:
He is by far the most successful manager in his business. ³ .
2 Most (of) : , .
Most (of the) experiments were made in the laboratory. .
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It is most important. () .
This is a most interesting fact. () .
