COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

María Martínez y Carla Monzó.

CONTENTS Comparatives and examples.

Short adjectives. Long adjectives. Irregular adjectives. De inferioridad. De igualdad. De superioridad.

Superlatives and examples. Short adjectives Long adjectives.

COMPARATIVES Short adjectives-Adjectives of just one syllable form the comparative by adding "-

er":

Bright … brighter

Clear … clearer

Fast … faster

-If a one syllable adjective ends in "e", simply add "r":

Nice … nicer

Fine … finer

Ripe … riper

-For some adjectives, it is necessary to double the last letter before adding "-er".

Big … bigger

Slim … slimmer

Flat … flatter

-If the adjective has got two syllables and finish with “-y” we said that it is short. And we change “-y” for “–i” and we add “–er”.

Happy … happier

Funny … funnier

Easy …easier

-Adjectives of two syllables are more complicated. Most adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "more":

Famous …more famous

Thankful … more thankful

Boring …more boring

Faithless … more faithless

Long adjectives-All adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with

"more ".Beautiful …more beautifulComfortable … more comfortableTypical … more typical

Irregular adjectivesIn addition, there are some (common) irregular comparative

adjectives:Good or well…betterBad…worseFar…farther or furtherLittle (quantity)…lessMuch … moreIll …worseOld …older or elder

De superioridad.-we use more… than in longs and add –er than in

shortss. She is faster than me.l. Shoes are more expensive than sandals.

De igualdad. - we use as + adjective*+ asJohn is as tall as you.

*it doesn’t matter if the adjective is short or long

De inferioridad.- we use less + adjective* + than. The film is less interestins than the book.

*it doesn’t matter if the adjective is short or long

SUPERLATIVES

Form superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –est.

Tall…tallest

Old…oldest

Long…longest

With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the superlative with the most.

Peaceful…the most peaceful

Pleasant...the most pleasant

Careful…the most careful

Thoughtful…the most thoughtful