admit of comparison.

All, serene, excellent, immortal, first, two, total, infinite,
three-legged, bright.

+_Adverbs_+ are compared in the same manner as adjectives. The following
are compared regularly. Compare them.

Fast, often, soon, late, early.

In the preceding and in the following list, find words that may be used as
adjectives.

The following are compared irregularly. Learn them.

_Pos. Comp. Sup. _
----------- ---------- --------
Badly, Ill, worse, worst.
Well, better, best.
Little, less, least.
Much, more, most.
Far, farther, farthest.

Adverbs ending in _ly_ are generally compared by prefixing _more_ and
_most_. Compare the following.

Firmly, gracefully, actively, easily.

+To the Teacher+.--Let the pupils select and parse all the adjectives and
adverbs in Lesson 27. For forms, see p. 189. Select other exercises, and