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Comparatives

Rob David Novis
Rob David Novis

This document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in English. It discusses the formations for adjectives and adverbs with one syllable, adjectives and adverbs ending in "y", irregular forms, comparing nouns indicating quantity, comparative expressions, and sample conversation questions involving comparisons. Rules and examples are given for different parts of speech.

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Comparatives/superlatives Adjectives with 1 syllable Adverbs with 1 syllable Big Fast Bigger Faster The biggest The fastest The biggest mountain in the Alonso/Webber drives world is .. faster. Cheap Slow Cheaper The cheapest Slower The slowest Rob Novis 2013
Adjectives ending in Y Adverbs ending in ly Easily Easy More easily Easier The most easily The easiest I can learn more easily by English is easier than listening to classical Italian. music. Angrily Angry More angrily Angrier The most angrily The angriest Rob Novis 2013
Adjectives with two or Adverbs with two or more more syllables syllables Intelligent Humanely More intelligent (pietosamente) The most intelligent More humanely The most humanely Rob Novis 2013
Irregular adjectives Irregular adverbs Good Good Better The best Better The best Bad Worse He drives better than The worst me. Far Bad Farther further Worse The farthest the furthest The worst Little fun He drives worse than Less more fun The least the most fun me. Rob Novis 2013
X = X Modena = Reggio equality As + adjective ( no X = -X Modena = - change) + as Milan Modena isnt (rich) As rich as Modena is .. (rich) as rich as Reggio. Modena isnt as rich as Milan. Milan is richer than Modena is as rich as Modena. Reggio. Rob Novis 2013
intensi鍖ers Big amounts Small amounts Not anything like Slightly Signi鍖cantly higher/ Nearly as . As lower A little Far more difficult/ Marginally slower Much less friendly Not nearly as Much better Not anything like Way (informal) Rob Novis 2013
Comparing nouns indicates quantity MORE LESS I have more I have less time than in responsibilities than the past. Mike. There is less crime in There are more people Modena than in Reggio. in Carpi than in Soliera. Rob Novis 2013
Comparatives expressions On the one hand. But It looks very similar on the other hand to.but whats The good news is but different is. the bad news is It might seem.but in Wheras before, we fact its now One bene鍖t is that.though a drawback might be Rob Novis 2013
conversation Are people today luckier than they were 50 years ago? Will tomorrow be more interesting than yesterday? Are you smarter than your parents? In what way(s)? Does life get more complicated the older you become? Would you like to be more beautiful / more handsome than you are now or more intelligent than now? Is the world safer now than it was before 9-11? Is there anything more delicious than your mothers cooking? What is healthier: eating good food or getting lots of exercise? Which is worse: a virus attacking your computer or a virus attacking your body? What would you like to be better at than anyone else in the world? Why? Rob Novis 2013

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  • 1. Comparatives/superlatives Adjectives with 1 syllable Adverbs with 1 syllable Big Fast Bigger Faster The biggest The fastest The biggest mountain in the Alonso/Webber drives world is .. faster. Cheap Slow Cheaper The cheapest Slower The slowest Rob Novis 2013
  • 2. Adjectives ending in Y Adverbs ending in ly Easily Easy More easily Easier The most easily The easiest I can learn more easily by English is easier than listening to classical Italian. music. Angrily Angry More angrily Angrier The most angrily The angriest Rob Novis 2013
  • 3. Adjectives with two or Adverbs with two or more more syllables syllables Intelligent Humanely More intelligent (pietosamente) The most intelligent More humanely The most humanely Rob Novis 2013
  • 4. Irregular adjectives Irregular adverbs Good Good Better The best Better The best Bad Worse He drives better than The worst me. Far Bad Farther further Worse The farthest the furthest The worst Little fun He drives worse than Less more fun The least the most fun me. Rob Novis 2013
  • 5. X = X Modena = Reggio equality As + adjective ( no X = -X Modena = - change) + as Milan Modena isnt (rich) As rich as Modena is .. (rich) as rich as Reggio. Modena isnt as rich as Milan. Milan is richer than Modena is as rich as Modena. Reggio. Rob Novis 2013
  • 6. intensi鍖ers Big amounts Small amounts Not anything like Slightly Signi鍖cantly higher/ Nearly as . As lower A little Far more difficult/ Marginally slower Much less friendly Not nearly as Much better Not anything like Way (informal) Rob Novis 2013
  • 7. Comparing nouns indicates quantity MORE LESS I have more I have less time than in responsibilities than the past. Mike. There is less crime in There are more people Modena than in Reggio. in Carpi than in Soliera. Rob Novis 2013
  • 8. Comparatives expressions On the one hand. But It looks very similar on the other hand to.but whats The good news is but different is. the bad news is It might seem.but in Wheras before, we fact its now One bene鍖t is that.though a drawback might be Rob Novis 2013
  • 9. conversation Are people today luckier than they were 50 years ago? Will tomorrow be more interesting than yesterday? Are you smarter than your parents? In what way(s)? Does life get more complicated the older you become? Would you like to be more beautiful / more handsome than you are now or more intelligent than now? Is the world safer now than it was before 9-11? Is there anything more delicious than your mothers cooking? What is healthier: eating good food or getting lots of exercise? Which is worse: a virus attacking your computer or a virus attacking your body? What would you like to be better at than anyone else in the world? Why? Rob Novis 2013