Summary

Comparative adjective ( equality and inferiority)

Equality
=

as + adjective + as
examples:

high
nice
big

As high
(as...)
as nice
(as...)
as big (as...)

high
big
nice

Not as high
(as...)
not so high
(as...)
not as nice
(as...)
not
so nice (as...
)
not as big
(as...)
not so big
(as...)
Less interest
ing
(than ....)

Robert is as tall as you

Jane
looks as nice as Sheila
Inferiority
-

not as + adjective + as
not so adjective + as
examples:
Steven is not
as tall as you
Helen doesn't look so
nice as Sheila

less + adjective + than

interesting

example:
This film
is less interesting than th
e book.

Comparative adjective superiority (one-syllable adjectives or twosyllable adjectives ending in -y)

general
rule

adjective + er (than)

high
fast

higher
(than)
faster (than)

nice

nicer (than)

big
hot
thin
sad

bigger(than)
hotter(than)
thinner(than
)
sadder

examples:
The church is higher
than the house.
Alonso's car is faster
than Michael's.
ending in
-e

Adjective + r (than)
Example:
Alice is nicer than Jane.

monosyllable
ending
in conson
ant +

Adjective (+final
consonant x2) + er (than)
Examples: