Comparison Degree

1. By:
Rury Sulastry

2. Irregular adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good Better The best
Bad Worse The worst
Little Less The least
Old Older/elder The oldest/ the
eldest
Far Farther/further The Farthest/
the furthest

3. Example:
 Italian food is better than American food.
 My mother's cooking is worse than your
mother's cooking.
 Of all the students in the class, Max is the worst.

4. (as + adjective + as)
To compare people, places, events or things, when
there is no difference.
e.g:
 Peter is 24 years old. John is 24 years old. Peter
is as old as John.
 Moscow is as cold as St. Petersburg in the
winter.
 Einstein is as famous as Darwin.
 A tiger is as dangerous as a lion.

5. (the same + noun + as )
To compare people, places, events or things, when
there is no difference.
e.g:
 Ronaldo has the same skill as messi.
 My cat has the same spot as your cat.
 She has the same character as my sister.

6. Less
Less and more have opposite meanings.
e.g:
 Charles is more confident than Arnold.
 Arnold is less confident than Charles.