Степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий

	Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Односложные прилагательные и наречия	long short --------------------------hard fast	…- er	the … - est
		longer shorter --------------------------- harder faster	the longest the shortest ---------------------------- - hardest** - fastest**
Многосложные прилагательные и наречия	popular difficult -------------------------- difficultly* quickly*	more …	the most …
		more popular more difficult ---------------------------- more difficultly more quickly	the most popular the most difficult ---------------------------- - most difficultly** - most quickly**
Исключения (прилагательные и наречия)	good well	better	(the) best
	bad badly	worse	(the) worst
	many much	more	(the) most
	little	less	(the) least

* - в основном наречия образуются от прилагательных с помощью окончания –ly.

** - в превосходной степени перед наречиями определенный артикль не ставится.

XXIII. Образуйте от следующих прилагательных наречия с помощью окончания –ly и переведите их на русский язык:

absolute; clear; different; essential; great; high; important; main; new; basic; cheap; common; equal; extensive; external; finite; low; minimal; near; normal; operational; organizational; particular; physical; potential; powerful; practical; scientific; separate; significant; systematical; .

XXIV. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степени:

• от прилагательных

available; bad; broad; cheap; clear; common; different; essential; external; fast; finite; great; good; high; important; impossible; large; late; little; low; main; many; minimal; much; near; necessary; new; old; optimal; potential; powerful; scientific; significant; skilled; small; tiny;

• от наречий

absolutely; badly; extensively; fast; few; little; many; much; near; normally; often; practically; seldom; usually; well.

XXV. Прочитайте и переведите следующие предложения, обращая особое внимание на степени сравнения прилагательных и наречий:

1. Science is, in its broadest sense, systematic knowledge. 2. Digital circuits are the most common physical representation of Boolean algebra and are the basis of all digital computers. 3. They also have much lower capacitance. 4. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is one of the most important organizations for electronic engineers. 5. The film components are much cheaper than the vacuum tubes. 6. They have a lower voltage drop and a higher capacitance. 7. To most engineers, the terms "digital circuit", "digital system" and "logic" are identical in the context of digital circuits. 8. The transistor had the potential to work faster and more reliably and to consume much less power than a vacuum tube. 9. A transistor has at least three terminals for connection to an external circuit. 10. A CPU has the functions of a calculator but it is much more powerful. 11. Electronic components and devices are very small (usually micrometre-scale or smaller).