By katerin Adones

Comparative

• In Spanish as in English, we use comparatives to express comparisons of superiority, equality, and inferiority. which is made be adding -er or a preceding more to the positive form

To express more… than…, one uses the following form:

Shakira is more famous than Maria José Quintanilla

To express less… than…, one uses the following form:

Bart is less inteligent than Lissa.

To express equality, one uses the following forms:

Fernando Gonzáles is as good as Nicolas Massú

Superlative

• The superlative form, which is made by adding -est or a preceding most to the positive form

To express the most, one uses the form:

She is the most beautiful woman in the world

To express the least using an adverb, one uses the form:

This program is the least famous in the word.

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

One-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

tall taller tallest

old older oldest

long longer longest

• One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It.

One-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

big bigger biggest

thin thinner thinnest

fat fatter fattest

• With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Two-Syllable Adjective

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

peaceful more peaceful most peaceful

pleasant more pleasant most pleasant

careful more careful most careful

thoughtful more thoughtful most thoughtful

• If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

Two-Syllable Adjective Ending with -y

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

happy happier happiest

angry angrier angriest

busy busier busiest

• For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

Adjective with Three

or More Syllables

Comparative Form

Superlative Form

generous more generous most generous

important more important most important

intelligentmore

intelligentmost intelligent

There are some irregular comparisons

Choose the correct anwer1.-The comparative of bad is:

a) Bader

b) Worser

c) Worse

d) More bad

2.- The superlative of gentle is:

a) Gentleest

b) Gentlerest

c) Gentlest

d) most gentler

3.- The superlative of hot is:

a) Hotest

b) Hottest

c) Most hot

d) More hot

4.- The comparative of joyful is :

a) joyfuller

b) Joufuler

c) More joyful

d) More joyfuller

Practice

Make comparative or superlative sentences using the words given.

ExampleBob/tall/Richard BOB IS TALLER THAN RICHARD.

1. Tea/cheap/champagne TEA IS CHEAPER THAN CHAMPAGNE 2. Movies/interesting/TV shows MOVIES ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN TV SHOWS 3. Sharon/beautiful/ in the class SHARON IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE CLASS 4. John /happy /in the worldJOHN IS THE HAPPIEST BOY IN THE WORLD.