Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

USE OF COMPARATIVES

• Cuando queremos comparar dos cosas.

• "Mas ....que", "Menos .... que"

• Adjetivo corto (menos de dos silabas): -er+ than

• Adjetivo largo (dos silabas o mas) : more + adjetivo

Multiple Choice

The green chair is ………………………………….the blue chair. (comfortable)

• comfortabler

• comfortabler than

• more comfortable

• more comfortable than

Multiple Choice

Mary is ……………………….. Peter. (old)

• old than

• more old than

• older than

• more older than

REGLAS GENERALES

Acabado en “e” muda. Sólo se añade “r”. 

De una sílaba, acabados en vocal+consonante. Se dobla la consonante + er.

De dos sílabas, acabados en consonante+y. Cambiamos la “y” por “i”+er.

Acabados en “l”. Se dobla la “l”+er.

USE OF SUPERLATIVES

• Cuando queremos comparar más de dos cosas

• "Lo mas.." "La mas..." "El mas.. "

• Adjetivo corto (una silaba): the + adjet+-est

• Adjetivo largo ( 2 silabas o mas) : the most +adjetivo.

Multiple Choice

My hair is ………………………………….of my family.( long)

• longest

• the most long

• the longest

• most long

Multiple Choice

Biology is ……………………………………… subject in school. (difficult)

• difficultest

• the difficultest

• most difficultest

• the most difficult

ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES

• Good - better than - the best

• Bad - worse than -the worst

• Little - less than - the least