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COMPARATIVES
AND
SUPERLATIVES


RULES AND SPECIAL USES
COMPARISONS OF
 MAJORITY
                      Adjective        Comparative         Superlative
One syllable          old              older               the oldest
                      cheap            cheaper             the cheapest
                      safe             safer               the safest
                      large            larger              the largest
                      big              bigger              the biggest
Ending in -y          easy             easier              the easiest
2 or more syllables   expensive        more expensive      the most expensive
                      beautiful        more beautiful      the most beautiful
Irregular             good             better              the best
                      bad              worse               the worst
                      far              further / farther   the furthest / farthest

            Comparatives are always followed by the word «than»:
               • He is older than you
               • The plug is more expensive than the adapter
COMPARISONS OF
MINORITY
                      Adjective
                      old
                      cheap
                      safe
                      large
                      big
       less           noisy                     than
      (meno)          expensive                  (di)
                      beautiful
                      good
                      bad
                      far

    • The European plug is less large than the British plug
    • My adapter is less expensive than my plug
COMPARISONS OF
EQUALITY
                     Adjective
                     old
                     cheap
                     safe
                     large
                     big
       (as)          noisy                        as
      (tanto)        expensive               (quanto)
                     beautiful
                     good
                     bad
                     far

    • The A plug is (as) large as the B plug
    • The adapter is (as) expensive as the plug
ELDER, ELDEST AND
THE LEAST

     ELDER - ELDEST        THE LEAST


       older than
       elder than     the most expensive
                      the least expensive
       the oldest
       the eldest
SPECIAL USES OF
COMPARATIVES
                                         slow
Per tradurre l’espressione
italiana «sempre più»
seguita da un aggettivo, gli       slower and slower
inglesi ripetono due volte la
forma del comparativo.                (sempre più lento)

Se l’aggettivo di riferimento
è formato da una sola
sillaba, viene aggiunta la
desinenza –er.
                                       expensive
Se l’aggettivo è formato da
più sillabe, viene preceduto
da «more and more».
                                more and more expensive
                                    (sempre più costoso)

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Comparatives

  • 2. COMPARISONS OF MAJORITY Adjective Comparative Superlative One syllable old older the oldest cheap cheaper the cheapest safe safer the safest large larger the largest big bigger the biggest Ending in -y easy easier the easiest 2 or more syllables expensive more expensive the most expensive beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful Irregular good better the best bad worse the worst far further / farther the furthest / farthest Comparatives are always followed by the word «than»: • He is older than you • The plug is more expensive than the adapter
  • 3. COMPARISONS OF MINORITY Adjective old cheap safe large big less noisy than (meno) expensive (di) beautiful good bad far • The European plug is less large than the British plug • My adapter is less expensive than my plug
  • 4. COMPARISONS OF EQUALITY Adjective old cheap safe large big (as) noisy as (tanto) expensive (quanto) beautiful good bad far • The A plug is (as) large as the B plug • The adapter is (as) expensive as the plug
  • 5. ELDER, ELDEST AND THE LEAST ELDER - ELDEST THE LEAST older than elder than the most expensive the least expensive the oldest the eldest
  • 6. SPECIAL USES OF COMPARATIVES slow Per tradurre l’espressione italiana «sempre più» seguita da un aggettivo, gli slower and slower inglesi ripetono due volte la forma del comparativo. (sempre più lento) Se l’aggettivo di riferimento è formato da una sola sillaba, viene aggiunta la desinenza –er. expensive Se l’aggettivo è formato da più sillabe, viene preceduto da «more and more». more and more expensive (sempre più costoso)