Comparisons

Comparisons
I . Comparative Adjectives
Short adjectives
Tom is stronger than Ted
Ted is weaker than Tom.
A tiger is faster than a turtle.
A turtle is slower than a tiger.


S + be + adj-er + than ......
An elephant is bigger than a mouse.
A mouse is smaller than an elephant
Tom
Ted
weak/strong
turtle
tiger
slow/fast
elephant
mouse
big/small
Jenny
Joan
ugly/beautiful
old/young
tall/short
small/big
thin/fat
Short adjective Comparative form

smaller
richer
younger
faster

young
fast
small
rich
Short adjective Comparative form

bigger
fatter
thinner
slimmer

thin
slim
big
fat
Short adjective Comparative form

uglier
happier
prettier
noisier

pretty
noisy
ugly
happy
Special adjectives
Short adjective Comparative form

better
worse
farther/further
more

far
much
good
bad
2. Long adjectives
Jenny is more beautiful than Joan.
HCM city is more exciting than Hanoi.
Chinese is more difficult than English.

S + be + more adj + than ....
II. Superlative Adjectives
Short adjectives
Cole is the oldest in the class
Whisky is the tallest man.
New York is the busiest city in the world.

S + be + the adj-est
Short adjective superlative form

smallest
richest
youngest
fastest

young
fast
small
rich
Short adjective superlative form

biggest
fattest
thinnest
slimmest

thin
slim
big
fat
Short adjective superlative form

ugliest
happiest
prettiest
noisiest

pretty
noisy
ugly
happy
Special adjectives
Short adjective Superlative form

best
worst
farthest/furthest
most

far
much
good
bad
2. Long adjectives
HCM is the most exciting city in Vietnam.
Frank is the most hard-working student in the class.
This is the most interesting story I’ve read.


S + be + the most adj


bicycle/ train/ plane (fast/slow)
ocean/lake/sea (large/narrow)
river/sea/stream (deep/shallow)
New York/ Bangkok/Hanoi (exciting/quiet)
Rooney/Be/Peter (old/young)
Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh/Hue (old/modern)
Korea/ Japan/ Philippines (rich/poor)
elephant/lion/cat (big/small)
BMW/ Lexus/ Ford (cheap/expensive)
III. Equivalent Comparison
Robben is as tall as Owen.
Rooney is as good-looking as Bill.
Blake is as good at English as Dave.
Seoul is as expensive as Tokyo.
Your car isn’t as fast as my car.
She isn’t as beautiful as her mother.

S + be + as adj as ....