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25 - Rules For Making Comparisons

The document provides rules for making comparisons in English. It explains how to form comparisons using -er or -ier for one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives ending in -y. For adjectives with two or more syllables not ending in -y, more is used. It also discusses using than to compare two things and as...as to indicate similarity. Less than and not as...as can be used to show something is less than another. Some adjectives like good and bad are irregular in comparisons. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules.

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25 - Rules For Making Comparisons

The document provides rules for making comparisons in English. It explains how to form comparisons using -er or -ier for one-syllable and two-syllable adjectives ending in -y. For adjectives with two or more syllables not ending in -y, more is used. It also discusses using than to compare two things and as...as to indicate similarity. Less than and not as...as can be used to show something is less than another. Some adjectives like good and bad are irregular in comparisons. Examples are provided to illustrate the rules.

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There are some rules to help you make comparisons in English.

1 If the adjective (describing word) is one syllable, you can add -er.

For example, small smaller; big bigger; nice nicer.

2 If the adjective has two syllables, but ends in -y, you can change the end to -ier.

For example, lucky luckier; happy happier.

3 With other English adjectives of two syllables and more, you can't change their
endings. Instead, you should use more + adjective.

For example, handsome more handsome; beautiful more beautiful and so on.

4 When you compare two things, use 'than'.

"She's younger than me."


"This exercise is more difficult than the last one."

5 When you want to say something is similar, use 'as as'.

For example, "She's as tall as her brother" or "It's as nice today as it was
yesterday."

6 When you want to say one thing is less than another, you can either use 'less than'
or 'not as as'.

For example, "This program is less interesting than I thought" or "This program is
not as interesting as I thought."

7 Remember that some adjectives are irregular and change form when you make
comparisons.

For example, good better; bad worse; far further.

Use either as as or not as as in the sentecnes below.

Example: Ben Nevis is __________ as Mont Blanc (not/high).

Answer: Ben Nevis is not as high as Mont Blanc.


1) The blue car is the red car. (fast)

2) Peter is Fred. (not/tall)

3) The violin is the cello. (not/low)

4) This copy is the other one. (bad)

5) Oliver is Peter. (optimistic)

6) Today it's yesterday. (not/windy)

7) The tomato soup was the mushroom soup. (delicious)

8) Grapefruit juice is lemonade. (not/sweet)

9) Nick is Kevin. (brave)

10) Silver is gold. (not/heavy)

Fill in the comparison with as ... as.

1. John is (tall) _______ Glen.

2. Janet is (beautiful) Jennifer.

3. You are (crazy) my sister.

4. We can run (fast) they can.

5. My mom is (not / strict) your mum.

6. Your mobile phone is (not / trendy) mine.

7. Matrix II was (not / interesting) Matrix I.

8. This yoghurt (not / taste / good) the one I bought yesterday.

9. I can do (many / press-ups) you.

10. I (not / earn / much / money) you do.

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