Making Comparisons Reference

Type Key Words Examples
Superlatives
(The Extremes)
Highest, Lowest, Most, Least, Greatest, Smallest "A is the highest."
"B is the least significant."
Comparatives
(Comparing two)
Higher than, Lower than, More than, Less than "A is higher than B."
"C is less than A."
Equality / Similarity
(The same)
Equal to, The same as, Similar to, Identical "A and B are equal."
"C is the same as A."
Magnitude
(How much bigger?)
Double, Twice, Half, Three times, Slightly, Significantly "A is double B."
"C is slightly higher than A."

Instruction: Match the description to the correct Bar Chart.