Complete the following sentences.

1. No other boy is as ……………………. as James. (tall / taller / tallest)

2. Milk is ………………….. than any other food. (nourishing / more nourishing / most nourishing)

It is possible to change the degree of comparison of an adjective in a sentence, without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Change the degrees of comparison in the sentences given below.

Correct the following sentences.

Incorrect: He is worst than I.
Correct: He is worse than I.

Incorrect: Horse is usefuller than a car.
Correct: A horse is more useful than a car.

We use several different structures for comparing.

Similarity

To say that people, things or actions are similar in a way, we can use as and like. Adverbs such as too, also and as well can also be used.

Very cannot be used with comparative adjectives. Instead, we use other words like much, far, very much, rather, a lot, any, no, a little and even.

Most one syllable adjectives have their comparative and superlative forms ending in -er and -est. Some two syllable adjectives also have comparative and superlative forms ending in -er and -est.

Similarity and identity

To say that people or things are similar, we can use as or like, so/neither do I and similar structures.