Comparative structures

We use ... to make the meaning of a comparative form more extreme.

• even

• (so) much or far

• as...as

We can modify a comparison with as..as by using a little, slightly, a bit, a lot or no.

• True

• False

Comparisons with as..as can be modified by...(you may tick more than 1 option)

• nowhere near or nothing like

• even

• just

• almost

• nearly

Tick the superlative adverbs

• more slowly

• coldest

• earliest

• more easily

We can talk about gradual change by...

• using just, almost, nearly,etc.

• using a comparative structure after than.

• repeating a comparative form.

• using a clause after than.

The...(old) he gets, the richer he becomes.

I'm....(energetic) than I used to be.

We're going to be late- Could you walk a bit...(fast)?

The....we talk, the longer the homework will take.

His bag is heavy but hers is even ....(heavy)!