comparison

Comparison


Various words and structure can be used for comparing
Here I am going to introduce 2 ways

First:
Making comparisons with AS………AS

We use as……….as to say that two things or people are equal in some way
Ex: Maha is 160 cm. Sara is 160 cm.
Maha is as tall as Sara

Make it into negative: to negate the previous sentence we say:
Not as……..as
Rasha is 150 and Maha is 160
Rasha is not as tall as Maha


We can use (as much/ as many…..as) to talk about quantity
Ex: we need as many people as possible
I don't have as much money as I need
I ate as much as I could

Second:

Comparative and superlative adjectives
We use comparative adjectives to compare the qualities of two people or two things

Bill is richer than John


And the superlative is used to compare somebody/something with the whole group
Maha is the tallest girl in the class

Basically, with comparative adjectives we add –er/more ……….than
Ex: clever Ali is cleverer than Sami
Successfull Ali is more successful than Sami

And with superlative we add -est/the most
Ali is the cleverest student
Ali is the most successful student

*At this point we are going to learn when to ad –er/-est and when to add more / the most

One syllable adjectives like old --> simply add –er / -est

With most two-syllable adjectives we use more and most

Famous--> more famous the most famous


Exception: two syllable adjectives that end in –y use –er and –est after changing the –y to –i
Ex: happy--> happier the happiest

Some two syllable adjectives can use either –er/-est or more/the most
Ex: clever--> clever er or more clever
The cleverest or the most clever

Adjectives with three or more syllable… more and the most are used with long adjectives

There are some irregular adjectives like*
Good better best
Bad worse worst


For more information you can visit the following sites:
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/adjcompsup.php

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjektive_steig.htm

To test yourself see:

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/pre/a_grammar/unit06/nepre_grammar06_1/


http://www.english-zone.com/grammar/compare1.html


Your homework for this lesson is:
Download a picture of tow thing or two people and compare using either as …..as or comparative or superlative adjectives