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Comparative and Superlative Grammar Rules

Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in English grammar with examples and explanations. Understand when to use "than" and "as...as," and explore small and big differences in comparisons.

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Comparative and Superlative Grammar Rules

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  1. Grammar Elementary Comparatives and superlatives II.

  2. Comparison I. • Sheistaller than him. • We use thanaftercomparatives. • bigger than… • more interesting than…

  3. Use Icanswimfasterthan him I canswimfasterthan hecan. Youareyoungerthan me. You are youngerthan Iam. I workedlongerthan her. I workedlongerthan shedid.

  4. Comparison II. • He is not as tall as her. • We use as…as to comparetwothingswhich are/are not equal. • We use anadjectivebetweenas…as.

  5. Use Sheis as cleverashim. Sheisn’t as cleveras he is. Youdon’tworkas hard as me. You don’twork as hard as I do. Denmarkisn’tas far northasNorway. Theweather in London wasthesame as in Prague.

  6. Smalldifferences • a little; a bit; slightly; Sithere.Thischairisa littlemore comfortablethanthatone. Peter wasborn in May 1990. I wasborn in August 1990. Peter isa bit olderthanme. Theexamwasslightlymore difficultthan I expected.

  7. Smalldifferences • not quite; almost; nearly; Peter wasborn in May 1990. I wasborn in June 1990. I’m nearlyas old as Peter. Theblueshirtcosts 500 Kč andthe green one 550 Kč. Thefirstoneisn’tquiteasexpensiveasthe second one. Theblueshirtisalmostasexpensiveasthe green one.

  8. Bigdifferences • a lot; much; far; Peter run a lot faster than Paul. Czech ismuch more difficult than English. A cinemaisfarbetter than televisionforwatchingfilms. • not nearly; Englishisn’tnearlyas difficult as Czech.

  9. Note • less….than; the least; Theweatherwaslessgoodyesterdaythantoday. Mr. Jonesistheleastpopularteacheratourschool. • Wecancompareadverb in a similarway to adjectives. I amgoing to get up earliertomorrowthanyou. He playsthe piano aswellas I do.

  10. Literatura CLARKE, S. MacmillanEnglish Grammar In ContextEssential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008. ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2. MURPHY, R. Essential Grammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2007. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.

  11. Translate: • Tvoje tričko není tak hezké jako moje. • Opava je méně špinavá než Ostrava. • Brno je větší než Olomouc. • Kočka je stejně chytrá jako pes. • Vánoce jsou nejoblíbenější svátky. • Velryba je největší savec.

  12. Děkujiza pozornost.

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