2. COMPARATIVE SENTENCES
WITH SHORT ADJECTIVES;
[(ADJECTIVE+ER) THAN]
“My brother is taller than my sister”
WITH LONG ADJECTIVES;
[MORE ADJECTIVE THAN]
“Mike is more intelligent than Jake”
We use comparative sentences
to compare TWO ELEMENTS in
one sentence.

3. Sheldon is more
intelligent than Penny.
Howard is shorter
than Sheldon.
Penny is trendier than
Rajesh is shier than
Howard. Rajesh.
RAJESH
HOWARD
SHELDON LEONARD PENNY

4. SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES
WITH SHORT ADJECTIVES;
[THE (ADJECTIVE+EST)]
“Susan is the tallest in her class”
WITH LONG ADJECTIVES;
[THE MOST ADJECTIVE]
“Alison is the most intelligent in her family”
We use superlative sentences to
compare ONE ELEMENT with all
the elements in a group.

5. Sheldon is the most
intelligent.
Howard is the
shortest.
Rajesh is the shiest. Penny is the
trendiest.
RAJESH
HOWARD
SHELDON LEONARD PENNY

6. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
ADJECTIVES COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Good Better than The best
Bad Worse than The worst
Far Farther than The farthest
Further than The furthest

7. (not) as…as
We can also compare two elements
with the structure:
[ as adjective as]
“London is as interesting as Paris.”
[ not as adjective as]
“Portugal is not as big as Spain.”

8. Howard is not as tall
as Sheldon.
Leonard is as short as
Rajesh.
Leonard is not as
trendy as Penny.
RAJESH
HOWARD
SHELDON LEONARD PENNY