Comparative and superlative adjectives | LearnEnglish - British Council When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with and: The balloon got bigger and bigger Everything is getting more and more expensive Grandfather is looking older and older We often use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another: The faster you drive, the more dangerous
Comparative adjectives | LearnEnglish - British Council Hello Fajar_Hilyan, That's right There are often clear preferences, so we tend to prefer cleverer and cleverest but more stupid and most stupid, for example There's no rule for this; it's just a question of convention and common use
Modifying comparatives | LearnEnglish - British Council Modifying comparatives Do you know how to use phrases like much shorter than , almost as fit as and exactly the same as ? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you
Comparative and superlative adverbs | LearnEnglish - British Council Comparative adverbs Level: beginner We can use comparative adverbs to show change or make comparisons: I forget things more often nowadays She began to speak more quickly They are working harder now We often use than with comparative adverbs: I forget things more often than I used to Girls usually work harder than boys Level: intermediate
modifying comparatives and superlatives - LearnEnglish In this live lesson there will be an introduction to the topic of animals You can learn about modifying comparatives and superlatives, participate in a quiz and practise using the language yourself
Using as and like - LearnEnglish - British Council Hello Carla567, We use like to show two things are similar: His house was big, like my grandmother's house [his house is big and my grandmother's house is also big] We use as + adjective + as to show two things are the same in some way: His house was as big as my grandmother's house
Bestival Scene 2 | LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish - British Council Transcript Stephen: Morning Ashlie Ashlie: Morning Stephen: Sleep well? Stephen: Come on Ash, get up Ashlie: I need coffee! Stephen: I'll put the kettle on Oh Ash, we forgot the sugar I'll see if any of the other campers have some Stephen: Hi there Camper: Hello Stephen: Erm I was I wondering if I could borrow some sugar?
B1 listening - LearnEnglish Listening practice to help you understand the main points of clear, standard speech about everyday or job-related topics Situations include phone calls, meetings and interviews