short presentation on comparison in English

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