2. COMPARING THINGS OR
ACTIONS
They are equal:
1) as+adjective+as
Ex.: He’s as boring as our English teacher
2) as+adverb+as
Ex.: The English teacher doesn’t work as much
as I do/ as me
3) the same as:
Ex.: Your new iPhone 6 looks the same as your
iPhone 5
3. COMPARATIVE
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
All one syllable adjectives or two syllable adjectives
ending in –y:+-er.
Ex.: The English teacher is nicer than my Maths
teacher.
I’m taller than my brother /him/he is.
English is easier than French (y+er=ier)
With the rest: more+adjective
Ex.: I’m more intelligent than my English teacher.
Adverbs: only with one syllabe adverbs: adverb+-er
Ex. : The Spanish speak faster than the English.
With the rest: more+adverb:
Ex.: The English drive more slowly than the Spanish
5. SUPERLATIVES
All one syllable adjectives or two syllable
adjectives ending in –y:+-est.
Ex.: He’s the nicest teacher in the school
(preposition in when we talk about place)
He’s the tallest of the three
With the rest: most+adjective.
Ex.: He’s the most intelligent student in the
school.
Adverbs follow the same pattern as comparative
adverbs:
One syllable: adverb+est: Ex.: The Spanish drive
the fastest
The rest: most+adverb.: The British drive the
6. IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES
Much-the most
Little-the least
Good-the best
Bad-the worst
Far-the furthest
Ex.: New Zealand is the furthest place from
Spain