Grammar
COMPARISON
Comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives
Two syllables ending in -y
To compare people and things with each other.
FORM: +ier than...- happy / happier than - early /earlier than - crazy/ crazier than -lucky / luckirer than
Three or more syllables
One syllable
FORM: more ... than...- expensive / more expensive than - dangerous/ more dangerous than -difficult /more difficult than
FORM: +er than...- big / bigger than - small /smaller than - dark / darker than -clear / clearer than
USE OF MODIFIERS
To make the difference between the things being compared stronger.To make the difference between the thing being compared smaller. To say there is no difference between the things being compared.
Tom's a lot ____ hard-working than I thought he was.
more
complete the sentences with the words bellow:
isn't
Jaime _____ as strong as he looks.
as - bit - isn't - less - more - much
Penny's hair is as blonde ___ mine.
Unfortunately, I'm far less talented than my older brother.
as
Amir's a ___more independent now.
Oleg is ___ more clever than the rest of us.
bit
much
Two or more syllables
SUPERLATIVES
- the most interesting- the most frustating - the most complex
Expresses the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
One syllable
Two syllables ending with "y"
-weak / the weakest- strong / the strongest -hot / the hottest
- heavy / the heaviest- busy / the busiest - funny / the funniest
LET'S CHECK SOME EXAMPLES
COMPARISON
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Grammar
COMPARISON
Comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives
Two syllables ending in -y
To compare people and things with each other.
FORM: +ier than...- happy / happier than - early /earlier than - crazy/ crazier than -lucky / luckirer than
Three or more syllables
One syllable
FORM: more ... than...- expensive / more expensive than - dangerous/ more dangerous than -difficult /more difficult than
FORM: +er than...- big / bigger than - small /smaller than - dark / darker than -clear / clearer than
USE OF MODIFIERS
To make the difference between the things being compared stronger.To make the difference between the thing being compared smaller. To say there is no difference between the things being compared.
Tom's a lot ____ hard-working than I thought he was.
more
complete the sentences with the words bellow:
isn't
Jaime _____ as strong as he looks.
as - bit - isn't - less - more - much
Penny's hair is as blonde ___ mine.
Unfortunately, I'm far less talented than my older brother.
as
Amir's a ___more independent now.
Oleg is ___ more clever than the rest of us.
bit
much
Two or more syllables
SUPERLATIVES
- the most interesting- the most frustating - the most complex
Expresses the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
One syllable
Two syllables ending with "y"
-weak / the weakest- strong / the strongest -hot / the hottest
- heavy / the heaviest- busy / the busiest - funny / the funniest
LET'S CHECK SOME EXAMPLES