COMPARISON

1. Equal comparison

S + to be + as ADJ as + O
S + V + as ADV as + O

E.g. Jack is as intelligent as Tom.

Jack learns English as well as Tom (does).

S + to be + not + as/so ADJ as + O

S + do/does/did not + V + as/so ADV as + O

E.g. JackTom. (not/

intelligent)

JackTom
(does).

2. Comparative

S + to be + ADJ-er than + O (Short adjectives)

S + to be + more ADJ + than + O (Long adjectives)
S + V + ADV-er + than + O (Short adverbs)
S + V + more ADV + than + O (Long adverbs)
E.g. Jack
Tom. (tall)

Jack .
Tom. (intelligent)
 My friends learn English better than I do.

My father drivesmy
mom does.(careless)

Two people can solve a problem.. than

one person can. (effective)

3. Superlative

S + to be + the ADJ-est (Short adjectives)

S + to be + the most ADJ (Long adjectives)

E.g. Jogging is the safest kind of exercise.

Skydiving is one of the most dangerous sports in the world.

Mary ran the fastest of all so she won the gold medal last year.

My team can solve the problem the most effectively.

Short adjective:
1. one-syllable adjectives:

...

2. two-syllable adjectives ending with -y, -ow, -le, -er

Long adjective:
1. adjectives/adverbs with more than two syllables

2. one-syllable participle adjectives (-ed)

..

3. with fun, real, right, wrong