Crossword : Comparing things in English

How good are you at comparing things in English? In this crossword, you will practise comparative and superlative adjectives: the structures we use to say that something is bigger, more interesting or the best! Find all the words and discover how English makes comparisons simple and fun.

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Clues

Across

1. To like one thing more than another
3. Lasting a short time
5. To be equal or similar
9. To a very high degree
11. Three times as much
12. To recognize differences between things
14. Of short duration
15. Having lived fewer years
16. All members of a group
17. At which place

Down

1. Without pattern or design
2. Not the same as another
4. In a similar way or manner
6. Form used to compare two things
7. Form expressing the highest degree
8. Act of comparing two or more things
10. To look or be like something else
13. Of lower quality than another

Answers

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Across

1. To like one thing more than another → prefer
3. Lasting a short time → quick
5. To be equal or similar → match
9. To a very high degree → extremely
11. Three times as much → triple
12. To recognize differences between things → distinguish
14. Of short duration → brief
15. Having lived fewer years → younger
16. All members of a group → every
17. At which place → where

Down

1. Without pattern or design → plain
2. Not the same as another → different
4. In a similar way or manner → similarly
6. Form used to compare two things → comparative
7. Form expressing the highest degree → superlative
8. Act of comparing two or more things → comparison
10. To look or be like something else → resemble
13. Of lower quality than another → worse

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