Exercise 2.5. make up comparative and superlative forms of the listed below adjectives (прилагательные) and adverbs (наречия): 1. large, tall, long, easy, hot, big, cold, nice, bad, strong, short, wide, good, happy, high, low, busy, well, little, many, far. 2. wonderful, necessary, quickly, interesting, comfortable, popular, active, famous, pleasant, beautiful, slowly, clearly.

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Here are the comparative and superlative forms for the adjectives and adverbs provided, organized by their formation rules. 1. One-Syllable and Simple Adjectives/Adverbs For most short words, we add -er for the comparative and -the ... -est for the superlative. Note that for words ending in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, the final consonant is doubled.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
LargeLargerThe largest
TallTallerThe tallest
LongLongerThe longest
HotHotterThe hottest
BigBiggerThe biggest
ColdColderThe coldest
NiceNicerThe nicest
StrongStrongerThe strongest
ShortShorterThe shortest
WideWiderThe widest
HighHigherThe highest
LowLowerThe lowest

2. Two-Syllable Words Ending in -y For adjectives ending in -y, the y changes to i before adding the suffix.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
EasyEasierThe easiest
HappyHappierThe happiest
BusyBusierThe busiest

3. Irregular Forms These words change their stems completely and do not follow standard suffix rules.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
BadWorseThe worst
GoodBetterThe best
WellBetterThe best
LittleLessThe least
ManyMoreThe most
FarFarther / FurtherThe farthest / furthest

4. Multi-Syllable Adjectives and Adverbs For longer words (usually two or more syllables), we use more for the comparative and the most for the superlative.

Positive ComparativeSuperlative
WonderfulMore wonderfulThe most wonderful
NecessaryMore necessaryThe most necessary
QuicklyMore quicklyThe most quickly
InterestingMore interestingThe most interesting
ComfortableMore comfortableThe most comfortable
PopularMore popularThe most popular
ActiveMore activeThe most active
FamousMore famousThe most famous
PleasantMore pleasantThe most pleasant
BeautifulMore beautifulThe most beautiful
SlowlyMore slowlyThe most slowly
ClearlyMore clearlyThe most clearly

Would you like me to create a set of practice sentences using these forms to help you see them in context?

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