1) 1 syllable adjectives ending in ( ER, EST)

tall
cheap
small
green
high
big
poor
tough
wise

2) 2 syllable adjectives ending in "y, er, ow" (ER, EST)

angry
busy
easy
happy

pretty
clever
narrow
hollow

slender
yellow
shallow
tender

3) 2 syllable adjectives ending in "al, ant, ent, ish, ive, ic, ous, ful, less" (MORE, MOST)

active
careless
eager
famous
foolish
formal
modern
private
recent
secure
tragic
useful

4) Multisyllabic adjectives (MORE, THE MOST)

comfortable
curious
dangerous
intelligent
expensive
succcessful

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Spelling rules:

1. Adjectives ending in: vowel + consonant + ER, EST > double consonant (big, bigger, the biggest)

fat
hot
red
sad
thin
wet

2. Adjectives ending in: "e" + ER, EST > "e" before the suffix is omitted (blue, bluer, the bluest)

brave
close
pale
rude
simple
wide

3. Adjectives ending in: consonant + "y" + ER, EST > "y" sifts for "i" (busy, busier, the busiest)

dry
happy___
shy
sleepy__ lucky
scary

* If before "y" there is a vowel, "y" doesn't change: gray, grayer, the grayest.

TEST Degrees of Comparison

sad
foolish
expensive
poor
simple
gray
shy
hollow

intelligent
careless
wet
lucky
cheap
tender
happy
dangerous

1. It's too dark here. I can't see anything. 2. Can I do something for you? 3. They went nowhere at all during the holiday. 4. It was very disappointing. Absolutely nothing happened. 5. I want to tell you something. 6. Did you turn the oven off? I think I can smell something burning. 7. It was quiet in the room nobody said anything. 8. Has anyone seen Paul today? 9. Was there anything interesting in the pa­per yesterday? 10. No one likes to stay in town on a hot day. 11. Everyone was listening to the guide. No one said anything. 12. Speak louder. I don't hear anything. 13. Is anybody going to see the house today? 14. Are you going somewhere today? - No, I am not going anywhere today. I am too tired. 15. Nobody understood the rule and the teacher had to explain it again. 16. I know nothing at all. 17.I can't add anything to what I've said. 18. There is somebody waiting for you in the lobby. 19.I don't want anything to eat. 20. He looked at my pictures but didn't say anything. 21. The accident looked serious. Fortunately nobody was injured. 22. That's a very easy question. Anyone can answer it. 23. There is nothing interesting at his exhibition. 24.I don't think there is anybody in the office. 25.1 am bored. I'd like to go somewhere tonight. 26.I left the house without saying anything to her. 27. He's lazy. He never does anything. 28. She's standing over there, near the bookshop. I think she is waiting for someone. 29.I can't find my watch anywhere. I've looked all over the house. 30. The bus was completely empty. There wasn't anybody on it. 31. It's a stupid idea. Ask anyone and they will tell you. 32.I don't know anybody who speaks Chinese.

Часы пробили шесть, и, подметя камин, Бесс положила перед ним домашние туфли, чтобы согреть их. Вид этих старых туфель вызвал у девочек приятные чувства, потому что скоро должна была вернуться мама, и все с радостью готовились встретить ее. Мэг перестала читать нотации и зажгла лампу, Эми вылезла из удобного кресла, хотя ее об этом не просили , Джо забыла о своей усталости и присела, чтобы подержать туфли поближе к огню. "Они довольно изношенные, маме нужна новая пара". "Я подумала, я куплю ей на мой доллар",– сказала Бесс."Нет, я куплю!" – закричала Эми. "Я старшая", – начала Мэг, но Джо решительно вмеша­лась:"Пока папы нет, я в семье за мужчину, и я должна купить ей туфли, потому что папа, когда уезжал, велел мне особенно о ней заботиться". " Я скажу вам, что мы сделаем – сказала Бесс. – Пусть каждая из нас подарит ей что-нибудь на Рожде­ство, а для себя покупать ничего не будем".