Comparative and

Superlative adjectives
How use comparatives?
We use comparatives to
compare two things or
two people. (e.g She is
taller than her
husband.)

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 How use superlatives?
Superlatives are used,
however, to show the
difference between more
than two things or more than
two people. (e.g Paris is the
biggest city in France)

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You can use the following expressions in comparative
Than
As…..as
You use it to compare two
When comparing with as ...as,
things.
the adjective does not change.
- Our car is bigger than
- I'm almost as good in
your car.
maths as in science.
- It's much colder today
- This book is not as exciting
than it was yesterday.
as the last one.

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EXERCISES

+ Australia is _______ (big) than England.

+ Cats are not ________ (intelligent) as dogs.
+ Do you think the Harry Potter films are
________ (good) than the books?
+ Is Angelina Jolie________ (old) than Sandra
Bullock?

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 REFERENCES
English Grammar Explanations. (2014). Comparative/superlative. Retrieved from:
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/rules/comp.htm
English Club. (n.d). Superlative Adjectives. Retrieved from:
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/adjectives-superlative.htm
My English Page. (n.d). Comparative and Superlatives. Retrieved from:
https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-comparatives-
superlatives.php
Samia. (2017). Comparative & Superlative Adjectives. [Youtube Video]. Retrieved from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLwjcXC1kaQ
Woodward English. (n.d). Comparatives and Superlatives English Grammar Rules.
Retrieved from:
https://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Comparatives_Superlatives.htm

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