The document provides an overview of different structures used to compare adjectives and adverbs in English, including structures to indicate equality, superiority, inferiority, irregular forms, and double comparisons. It also lists some common adjectives and countries/subjects that can be used to demonstrate these comparative structures.

1. COMPARISON EQUALITY (JUST/ EXACTLY) AS+ Adjective+ AS NOT SO / AS + adjective + AS A looks as historic as B, but not so historic as C AS MUCH (uncountable noun) AS MANY ( plural countable noun) In Spain it doesn’t rain as much as in Britain. I don’t know as many people as you.

2. SUPERIORITY (FAR, MUCH, A BIT, A LITTLE) -ER ……… THAN MORE + Adjective ….THAN THE –EST ……………. OF / IN She is the tallest of the three. She is the tallest in the class.

3. Nice – nicer the nicest Happy – happier the happiest Big – bigger the biggest With some 2 syllable adjectives both –er, -est and more , most forms are possible: common, handsome, polite, quiet wicked, pleasant, cruel, stupid, tired and words ending in –ow (narrow), -er(clever), -le (simple). BUT THE MORE, MOST FORMS ARE MOST COMMON. SIMPLE RULE: MORE and MOST for 2 syllable adjectives except for the ones ending in –y. UNHAPPY- UNHAPPIER- UNHAPPIEST Exception: shy – shyer – the shyest

4. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES GOOD BETTER BEST BAD WORSE WORST FAR FURTHER FURTHEST LITTLE LESS LEAST MUCH / MANY MORE MOST

5. INFERIORITY LESS + ADJECTIVE THAN THE LEAST + ADJECTIVE Philosophy is less difficult than I thought. Top Gun is the least exciting film of all. The red blouse is the one I like (the) least.

6. OTHER COMPARATIVE FORMS DOUBLE COMPARATIVE I’m getting fatter and fatter. ( cada vez estoy más gorda) Briviesca is becoming more and more populated. ( Briviesca cada vez está más poblado) THE –ER….., THE -ER… THE MORE ……, THE MORE….. The sooner , the better. (Cuanto antes mejor) The more difficult the exam is, the better mark I get. (cuanto más difícil es el examen, mejor nota saco) The more you study, the more you learn.( cuanto más estudias, más aprendes)

7. Spain Britain Tanzania HOT WET BIG SMALL POPULATED FRIENDLY PEOPLE

8. Maths Philosophy Spanish lg. Exciting Interesting Boring Difficult Easy Useful