Level A2 (approx. band 3-4) · Academic and General Training In IELTS you compare things all the time. In Speaking: "Is your town bigger than the capital?" In Writing Task 1, you compare numbers in a chart. Many learners say "more big", "more better" or "the most cheap". In this episode: • Short words: -er and the -est • Long words: more and the most • The irregular three, and as...as • How big is the difference? • First data language for writing task 1 • Reading lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • One syllable: add -er and use than. For the top of a group, use the and -est. • Long words use more and the most. Never put more and -er together. • good, better, best. bad, worse, worst. Use as...as for things that are the same. • much or far for a big difference. slightly or a little for a small one. Never very with -er. • The second largest, twice as high as, and by far the most are key Task 1 phrases. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.