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

bicycle/ train/ plane ( fast/slow ) ocean/lake/sea ( large/narrow ) river/sea/stream ( deep/shallow ). New York/ Bangkok/Hanoi ( exciting/quiet)[r]

Comparisons

I Comparative Adjectives

1 Short adjectives

Tom is strong er 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

Ted

weak/strong

tiger

slow/fast

mouse

big/small

Joan

ugly/beautiful

old/young tall/shortsmall/bigthin/fat

Short adjective Comparative form

Short adjective Comparative form

Short adjective Comparative form

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

1 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

Short adjective superlative form

Short adjective superlative form

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