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Comparatives & Superlatives — Better, Best! (A2/B1)

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A2/B1  ⏱ 5 min

📊 Comparatives & Superlatives — Better, Best!

Sydney is bigger than Chittagong. Réunion is smaller than both. But which is more beautiful? Let’s find out — and learn how to compare in English.

📖 The Rules

Comparatives — comparing 2 things:
Short adj: add -er: big → bigger, fast → faster
Long adj (2+ syllables): use more: beautiful → more beautiful
Irregular: good → better, bad → worse, far → farther

Superlatives — comparing 3+ things:
Short adj: add -est: big → the biggest
Long adj: use most: beautiful → the most beautiful
Irregular: good → the best, bad → the worst

🌍 Comparing My Three Homes

Sydney is bigger than Saint-Pierre. The Ivy is more famous than any restaurant in Réunion. But the ocean in Réunion is the most beautiful water I have ever seen.

‘Réunion is ___ than France.’ (small)

‘This is ___ wine I’ve ever tasted.’ (good)

‘French is ___ than Bengali to write.’ (difficult)

She is ____________ (tall) than her sister.

This is ____________ (bad) meal I have ever eaten.

✏️ Compare Anything

Choose 2 cities, 2 foods, or 2 languages you know. Write 3 sentences comparing them. Use comparatives and superlatives.

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