English Vocabulary: Crimes, Comparative & Superlative

Crime Vocabulary

• Murder: Deliberately killing someone.
• Kidnapping: Taking somebody and demanding money for their release.
• Burglary: Entering a building (often when no one is there) to steal money or objects.
• Mugging: Taking something from someone by force in the street.
• Pickpocketing: Stealing something from someone’s pocket without being noticed.
• Arson: Illegally setting fire to a building.
• Rape: Violently attacking a person sexually.
• Hijacking: Using force to take control of a plane, etc.
• Fraud: Cheating someone to get money.
• Theft: Stealing secretly and without violence.
• Manslaughter: Killing someone by accident through a dangerous act.
• Smuggling: Bringing illegal goods into a country without paying taxes (e.g., drugs).
• Shoplifting: Stealing something from a shop.

Comparative Adjectives

Superior (more… than…)

Ramon is taller than Nil. (If the word has 1 or 2 syllables, add “-er” and use “than”.)

Ramon is more interesting than Nil. (If it has 3 or more syllables, use “more… than”.)

Equality (as… as…)

Turkey is as big as China. (… is as (adjective) as …)

Inferior (less… than…)

Spain is less big than China. (… is less (adjective) than …)

Superlative Adjectives

(… is the most (adjective) of…)

Subject + is / the most + adjective (superlative) + object

Julia is the tallest girl in the classroom. (If the word has 1 or 2 syllables, add “-est”)

She is the most intelligent girl in the classroom. (If it has more syllables, use “the most”)

Adjectives: Comparative & Superlative Forms

Possessives