What do the four new A2 lessons cover?

Two themes: comparing things (comparative adjectives like bigger and more expensive, and superlatives like the biggest and the most expensive) and talking about quantity (countable vs uncountable nouns, and the words some, any, much, many and a lot of).

Do I need an account to read them?

No. Like the rest of the curriculum, all four lessons are completely free and open — no sign-up, no login, no paywall.

What's the difference between a comparative and a superlative?

A comparative compares two things (Anna is taller than Ben). A superlative picks out the top one in a group of three or more (Anna is the tallest in the team).

When do I use much and when do I use many?

Use many with countable nouns (many friends) and much with uncountable nouns (much time). A lot of works with both, and sounds the most natural in everyday positive sentences.

Where do these lessons fit in the curriculum?

They're A2 — a natural next step after the Past simple. You can read them in any order, but comparatives before superlatives, and countable/uncountable nouns before some/any/much/many, makes each one easier.

Four New A2 Lessons: Comparing Things and Counting Nouns in English

A little while ago we introduced the GrammarMama grammar curriculum and its first complete set of lessons: the Past simple.

You learned to talk about yesterday.

Now let's talk about today — about which coffee is cheaper, which café is the best, and how much time you have before your next meeting.

🆕 Four New A2 Lessons

We've added four new lessons to the A2 level, and they fall into two neat little families:

Comparing things — cheaper, the cheapest, more interesting, the most interesting.
Counting things — when you can say two coffees and when you can only say some coffee, and which quantity word to reach for.

👉 You'll find them all on the English A2 learning path.

⚖️ Comparing Things

The moment you have two of something, you want to compare them. English does this with comparative adjectives, and the rule is mostly about length:

short adjective → add -er (old → older),
long adjective → put more in front (more useful),
and than joins the two things: Anna is taller than Ben.

👉 Comparative adjectives walks through the spelling traps (big → bigger, happy → happier), the irregulars (good → better, bad → worse), and the single most common mistake — ❌ more older.

Then, when you line up three or more things and pick the winner, you need a superlative: the cheapest phone in the shop, the most beautiful beach on the island.

👉 Superlative adjectives explains the little word the that marks a superlative, the in / of that names the group, and the handy one of the best films pattern.

The two lessons are designed as a pair — read the comparative first, and the superlative falls into place.

🔢 Counting the Uncountable

Why can you say two books but never two advices? Because English splits nouns into countable (a book, two books) and uncountable (water, money, advice) — and that one distinction quietly decides a whole string of small choices: a or no a, much or many, is or are.

👉 Countable & uncountable nouns gives you a quick test to tell them apart, the tricky ones that catch everyone out (information, furniture, news), and how a piece of / a glass of lets you count them after all.

Once you can spot the two kinds of noun, the quantity words finally make sense:

some in positive sentences, any in negatives and questions,
many with countable nouns, much with uncountable ones,
and a lot of, the easy one that works with both.

👉 Some, any, much, many, a lot of ties it together — including why Would you like some coffee? breaks the "any in questions" rule on purpose.

🆓 Still Free, Still Open

Like everything in the curriculum, all four lessons are free to read — no account, no login, no paywall. Each one ends with a short quick-check so you can test yourself on the spot.

Bookmark them, share them, come back whenever a much / many moment trips you up.

⭐ Take a Look

The curriculum keeps growing, one lesson at a time.

👉 Open the English A2 learning path, start with comparative adjectives, and take the next confident step in your English.