Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

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Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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The Basics
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Adjectives
Type Comparative Superlative
One syllable adjectives er Cheaper The est The cheapest
Two syllable adjectives ending in y ier Happier the iest The happiest
Two or more syllables More adjective More expensive The most adjective The most expensive
Irregulars Good Bad Far Much Little Many Better Worse Farther/further More Less more The best The worst The farthest/furthest The most The least Most
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Spelling

• Consonant, vowel, consonant double the last
  letter
• Big bigger, hot hotter
• Final y becomes an i
• Easy easiest, funny funnier

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Other ways to compare

• To say that two things are the same, use
• as adjectives as.
• Mojitos are just as expensive as other mixed
  drinks.
• To say that one thing is less than another use
• Not so/as adjective as
• Bottled mojitos arent as good as hand-made ones.
• Less/least adjective
• Bottled mojitos are less expensive than hand-made
  ones, but beer is the least expensive.

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Comparisons of Adverbs
Type Comparative Superlative
One syllable er Faster The est The fastest
Adverbs with more than one syllable, including those which end in ly More More quickly The most The most quickly
Irregulars Well badly Better Worse The best The worst
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Other ways to compare

• To say two things are the same use
• As adverb as
• I drink mojitos as often as my friends.
• To say that we do one thing differently from
  another use
• Not so/as adverb as
• I dont make mojitos as well as my boyfriend.

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More Advanced
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A big difference

• Far comparative than
• Nowhere near as.as
• Considerably comparative than
• Not nearly as .as
• A great deal comparative than

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A small difference

• Almost asas
• Nearly asas
• Slightly comparative than
• Not quite asas

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No difference

• Asas
• Not any comparative than
• No comparative than

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Tips

• We can also use much/a lot with comparatives to
  talk about a big difference and a bit/a little to
  talk about a small difference
• Mojitos are a bit more expensive than beer.
• We can use just with asas to add emphasis
• These mojitos are just as good as the others.
• We can say Im not nearly as rich as she is,
  and Im not nearly as rich as her.

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Even More Advanced!
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Other ways of comparing

• Twice/three times/four times as as
• Your mojito is twice as big as mine!
• You can use get more (and more) adjective to
  describe something that continuously changes
• Mojitos are getting more and more popular in
  Seville.
• The comparative.the comparative to say that one
  thing depends on the other
• The bigger the mojitos are, the more expensive!