COMPARISON
Different ways to compare in English. Presentation for students of English as a second language.
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE OR ADVERB + THAN
My orders arrived earlier than expected
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A BIT, A LITTLE, SLIGHTLY
Small differences
(QUITE) A LOT, MUCH, FAR
Big difference
This kitchen is much more spacious than mine
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THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IS A LOT QUIETER TOO
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SUPERLATIVE
SUPERLATIVE FORM + IN
THE BURJ DUBAI IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD
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BY FAR, EASILY
TO EMPHASIZE THE DIFFERENCE
THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST WEATHER WE'VE HAD IN YEARS
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(JUST) AS ... AS
THE SAME IN SOME WAY
DON'T ASK ME, IM AS CONFUSED AS YOU ARE
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ALMOST, NEARLY
TO QUALIFY COMPARISONS
SO /AS - NEGATIVE
NOT QUITE
SMALL NEGATIVE DIFFERENCE
IT ISN'T QUITE SO COLD TODAY AS IT WAS YESTERDAY
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NOT NEARLY
BIG DIFFERENCES
THE EXAM WASN'T NEARLY AS HARD AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
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