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far           farther               farthest             as far as

                                 attractive    more attractive       most attractive      as attractive as

                                 comfortable   more comfortable      most comfortable     as comfortable as

                                 intelligent   more intelligent      most intelligent     as intelligent as

                                 lazy          lazier                laziest              as lazy as
                                 smart         smarter               smartest             as smart as

                                 talented      more talented         most talented        as talented as

                                 high          higher                highest              as high as

                                                             Adverbs

                                 fast          faster                fastest              as fast as

                                 early         earlier               earliest             as early as

                                 late          later                 latest               as late as
                                 slowly        more slowly           most slowly          as slowly as

                                 seriously     more seriously        most seriously       as seriously as

                                 hard          harder                hardest              as hard as

                                 beautifully   more beautifully      most beautifully     as beautifully as

                                 quickly       more quickly          most quickly         as quickly as

                         2.   Rewrite the following sentences selecting the right word from the brackets.

                              (a) My father earns (more/much) than my brother does.
                              (b) Sarita is (happier/happy) now than she was last month.

                              (c) Kathmandu is (big/bigger) than Dharan.

                              (d) A plane is much (fast/faster) than a car.

                              (e) India is (more populated/populated) than Nepal.

                              (f)  Antartica is the (colder/coldest) continent in the world.

                              (g) Raju is (better/good) than Madhav at Maths but Madhav is (better/good)  than
                                  Raju at English.

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