Stonger

Comparisons
By Rengga Harimurti
Comparison:
1 or 2 syllables adjectives
+ -er
 nice  nicer
 clever  cleverer
Stonger Comparisons:
+ adjective + -er
much
 much nicer than
far ... than
 far nicer than
+ basic adjective
a lot less ... than
 a lot less nice than
nowhere near as... as
 nowhere near as nice as
Comparison:
3 or more syllables adjectives
+ more
 interesting  more interesting
 colorful  more colorful
Stonger Comparisons:
+ more + adjective
much
 much more interesting than
far ... than
 far more interesting than
+ basic adjective
a lot less ... than
 a lot less interesting than
nowhere near as... as
 nowhere near as interesting as
Examples:
He is much wiser than Simba.

She is far more attractive than you.

Simon is a lot less helpful than you.

I am nowhere near as diligent as him.

 Between things that equal, use just as ... as

Katherine Howard was just as unlucky

as Anne Boleyn. They were beheaded
by their king. Yet, they were queens.
Write sentences comparing the two things.
My room (3 metres square)/your room (5 metres square).(
small)
My room is much smaller than your room.
OR
My room is far smaller than your room.
My room (3 metres square)/your room (5 metres square).(
big)
My room is nowhere near as big as your room.
My room (lime green and sky blue)/ your room (bright red
and orange).(colorful)
My room is just as colorful as your room.
1. Rob Stewart (15 goals this season)/ Ryan Jones (15 goals
this season) (good at football)
Rob Stewart _______________________________
2. Sara (100 metres in 15 seconds)/ Rosanna (100 metres in
25 seconds) (fast)
Sara _______________________________
Rosanna _______________________________
3. Tom (1m 80)/ Callum (1m 80) (tall)
Tom _______________________________
4. The Acme dishwasher ($750)/ the Zenith dishwasher
($350) (expensive)
The Acme _______________________________
The Zenith _______________________________
5. The saucepan (500g)/ the frying pan (3kg) (heavy)
The saucepan _______________________________
The frying pan _______________________________
6. A microwave (60 seconds to heat up a bowl of soup)/ a
fan oven (15 minutes) (quick)
A microwave _______________________________
A fan oven _______________________________