Modifying comparisons

You can compare things in several ways:

- You can compare two things which are different using the comparative forms of adjectives.
Although my house is smaller than Anna's house, it's more beautiful.

One syllable - double the consonant and add -er. 
big-bigger than
Two syllables ending in Y - change Y to I and add -er.
angry-angrier than
Two or more syllables (not ending in Y) - Use MORE.
famous-more famous than

- You can compare two things which are similar (or not) using as...as
The kitchen is as large as the lounge.
With big difference: nowhere near / not nearly + as+adj.+as
With small difference: not quite / nearly + as+adj.+as
I'm not nearly as good at tennis as my brother.

- You can use some structure to emphasise a strong or weak comparison.
Big difference: much/far - Small difference: a bit     +    COMPARATIVE
The kitchen is much bigger than the lounge.

- You can compare one thing which is different from the others in a group using the superlative form of adjectives.
This is the cheapest flat but it isn't in the best location.


One syllable - double the consonant and add -est. 
big-the biggest
Two syllables ending in Y - change Y to I and add -est.
angry-the angriest
Two or more syllables (not ending in Y) - Use MORE.
famous-the most famous


- You can use some structure to emphasise a strong difference using superlatives.
Big difference: by far     +    SUPERLATIVE
The kitchen is by far the biggest room in this house.


!!!!!!!IRREGULARS
good-better-the best
bad-worse-the worst
far-further-the furthset
well-better-the best
badly-worse-the worst
little-less-the least