Comparatives/superlatives

Adjectives with 1 syllable

Big Bigger The biggest The biggest mountain in the world is .. Cheap Cheaper The cheapest

Adverbs with 1 syllable Fast Faster The fastest Alonso/Webber drives faster. Slow Slower The slowest
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Adjectives ending in Y Easy Easier The easiest English is easier than Italian. Angry Angrier The angriest

Adverbs ending in ly Easily More easily The most easily I can learn more easily by listening to classical music. Angrily More angrily The most angrily

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Adjectives with two or more syllables

Adverbs with two or more syllables

Intelligent More intelligent The most intelligent

Humanely (pietosamente) More humanely The most humanely

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Irregular adjectives
Good Better The best Bad Worse The worst Far Farther further The farthest the furthest Little Less The least fun more fun the most fun

Irregular adverbs Good Better The best He drives better than me. Bad Worse The worst He drives worse than me.
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X = X Modena = Reggio As + adjective ( no change) + as

equality
X = -X Modena = Milan Modena isnt (rich) As rich as Modena isnt as rich as Milan. Milan is richer than Modena.

Modena is .. (rich) as rich as Reggio. Modena is as rich as Reggio.

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intensiers
Big amounts Not anything like Signicantly higher/ lower Far more difficult/ slower Much less friendly Not nearly as Much better Not anything like Way (informal) Small amounts Slightly Nearly as . As A little Marginally

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Comparing nouns indicates quantity

MORE I have more responsibilities than Mike. There are more people in Carpi than in Soliera. LESS I have less time than in the past. There is less crime in Modena than in Reggio.

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Comparatives expressions
On the one hand. But on the other hand The good news is but the bad news is Wheras before, we now It looks very similar to.but whats different is. It might seem.but in fact its One benet is that.though a drawback might be

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conversation
Are people today luckier than they were 50 years ago? Will tomorrow be more interesting than yesterday? Are you smarter than your parents? In what way(s)? Does life get more complicated the older you become? Would you like to be more beautiful / more handsome than you are now or more intelligent than now? Is the world safer now than it was before 9-11? Is there anything more delicious than your mothers cooking? What is healthier: eating good food or getting lots of exercise? Which is worse: a virus attacking your computer or a virus attacking your body? What would you like to be better at than anyone else in the world? Why?
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