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comparatives and superlatives: comparing two actions

adjectives and adverbs
1 M y father drives faster than me. 2 12)))
comparing two people, places, things, etc. You w alk more quickly than l do.
A tla n ta played w orse today than last week.
1 M y sister is a little taller than me. 2 ID)) 2 M a x doesn't speak E n g lish as well as h is w ife does.
San Francisco is more expensive than Chicago. I don't earn as much as m y boss.
T h is test is less difficult than the last one.
O live o il is better fo r you than butter. 1 W e use com parative adverbs to com pare tw o actions.
2 T h e new sofa isn't as comfortable as the • R eg u la r com parative adverbs: sp e llin g rules
old one. fast > faster slowly > more slowly carefully > more carefully
I don't have as many books as I used to.
• Irregu lar com paratives:
well > better badly > worse
1 W e use com parative adjectives to com pare tw o
2 W e can also use (not) as + adverb + as to m ake com parisons,
people, places, things, etc.
• R eg u la r com parative adjectives: sp e llin g rules
superlatives
old > older big > bigger easy > easier
modem > more modern difficult > more difficul K e v in is the tallest player on the team. 2 13)))
• Irregular com parative adjectives: Tokyo is the most expensive city in the w orld.
good > better bad > worse far > farther / T h e sm a ll bag is the least expensive.
further Lucy is the best student in the class.
• O ne-syllable adjectives ending in -ed: W h o dresses the most stylishly in you r fam ily?
T h a t's the worst w e’ve ever played.
bored > m ore bored stressed > more stressed
tired > more tired
• W e use superlative adjectives and adverbs to com pare people, things, or
2 W e can also use (not) as + adjective + as to make
actions w ith a ll o f th eir group.
com parisons.
• F o rm superlatives lik e com paratives, but use -est instead o f -er and most /
f j Object pronouns (me, him, etc.) after than least instead o f more / less.
and as • W e u su a lly use the before superlatives, but you can also use possessive
After than or as we can use an object pronoun adjectives, e.g., my best friend, their most famous song.
(me, him, her, etc.) or a subject pronoun (/, he, • W e often use a superlative w ith present perfect + ever, e.g., It’s the best
she, etc.) + auxiliary verb.
book I’ve ever read.
She’s taller than me. OR She’s taller than I am.
NOT -ShHs-tatler-thafrl.
P in after superlatives
They're not as busy as us. OR They’re not as
busy as we are. NOT -Tkey-'fe-not-aslousy-as-we. Use in (NOT of) before places after a superlative.
It’s the longest bridge in the world. NOT of the world
the same as It’s the best beach in Florida. NOT of Florida
We use the same as to say that two people,
places, things, etc. are identical.
Her dress is the same as mine.

a C o m p le te w it h th e c o m p a ra tiv e o r su p e rla tiv e o f the b C o m p le te w ith o n e w o rd .
bold w o rd (and than i f necessary).
G o in g by m o to rb o a t is more e x c itin g th a n tra ve lin g
W h a t’s the fastest w av to get aro u n d M ia m i? fast by ferry.
1 I th in k s k iin g is _________ horseback rid in g , easy 1 A bus is n ’t as c o m fo rta b le ______a tra in .

2 A m o to rcycle is _________ a scooter, powerful 2 It’s ______m o st expensive car w e ’ve ever bought.
3 I th in k th at tra v e lin g by tra in is _________ fo rm o f 3 T h e tra ffic w as w o rs e ______w e expected.
tra n sp o rta tio n , relaxing 4 T h is is the lo ng est trip I’v e ______been on.

4 Y ou w a lk _________ I do. slowly 5 H e gets hom e late, but h is w ife arrive s later th a n _____
5 _________ tim e to travel is on h o lid a y w eekends, bad 6 T h e ______in te re stin g place I’ve ever v isite d is Venice.
6 _________ I've ever d riv e n is fro m W a sh in g to n , D .C . to 7 I leave h o m e at the sam e t im e ______m y brother.
C h ica g o , far 8 H e d r iv e s ______c a re fu lly th a n h is g irlfrie n d - he's
7 T h e L o n d o n U n d e rg ro u n d i s _________ the subw ay in never had an accident.
N e w Y o rk C ity , old
9 W e d o n 't go a b ro a d ______o fte n as w e used to.
8 T h is is _________ bu s I've ever been on. hot 10 W h a t's the longest fre e w a y _____ the U S ?

9 O f a ll m y fa m ily , m y m o m is _________ d riv e r, good
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