COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS AND NOUNS
SUPERIORITY
ADJECTIVES
(much, a lot, a little) + -er/ more
(not any, no, a bit)
He’s a little/much taller than me.
Irregular adj.: good, bad, far, old, little,
much: Her driving is worse than mine.
Double comparatives -1) constant change:
It’s getting colder & colder
-2) two things changing
together: The older I get, the happier I am.
ADVERBS
(much, a lot, a little) + more
(not any, no, a bit)
He drives a little/much more carefully than
me.
INFERIORITY
(much, a lot, a little) + less
(not any, no, a bit)
He’s a little / much/ a lot less hardworking than me.
EQUALITY
As + adj. + as
Not so/as + adj. + as
He’s not so/as clever as he
used to be.
Double comparatives -1) constant
change: He’s getting less and less
selfish.
-2) two things
changing together: The older he
gets, the less selfish he becomes.
(much, a lot, a little) + less
(not any, no, a bit)
As + adv. + as
Not so/as + adv. + as
He drives a little/much less carefully
than me.
He doesn’t drive so / as
carefully as he used to.
(many, a few, a lot) more + Count Noun
I’d like to have a few more friends than
now.
Mary’s the most intelligent
OF all the students in her
class (of + plural noun).
The most/ the least + adv.
Mary’s the one in the family
who drives the most/least
carefully.
Irregular adv.: the same as
in 1st column – Jane works
the hardest/ the least hard
in her company.
Double comparatives -1) constant change:
He’s driving more and more slowly.
-2) two things changing
together: The older he gets, the more
slowly he drives.
(much, a little, a lot) more + Uncount
Noun
Would you like a little more coffee?
The + -est/ the most + Adj.
Mary’s the tallest girl IN the
class (in + singular group).
Irregular adj.: the same as in
1st column – Jane lives the
furthest from the sea.
Irregular adv.: early, fast, hard, late, near,
soon: She works much harder than me.
NOUNS
SUPERLATIVE
(much, a little, a lot) less + Uncount
Noun
Would you like a little less coffee in
your latte? /ˈlɑːteɪ/
(many, a lot) fewer + Count Noun
I’d like to have many fewer problems
than now.
As + many + Count N + as
His house has as many rooms
as mine.
As + much + Uncount N + as
I drink as much coffee as my
mum.
The same + N + as
He has the same car as me.
Why study?
The more I study, the more I know. The more I know, the more I forget. The more I forget, the less I know.
So why study?
The most + Noun
He has the most money/ the
most children
The least + Unc N
The fewest + Count N
He has the fewest children.
He has the least money.