Comparative and superlative

1. COMPARATIVE AND
SUPERLATIVE

2. ¿QUÉ SON?
SON ADJETIVOS QUE SE USAN PARA
COMPARAR PERSONAS U OBJETOS.
EXISTEN DOS TIPOS: COMPARATIVES
(PARA COMPARAR UNA COSA CON OTRA)
Y LOS SUPERLATIVES (PARA COMPARAR
UNA COSA CON UN GRUPO DE COSAS)

3. Comparative:
Compare 2 people or things
Usually end in “-er”
Can be preceded by “more” or “less”
Followed by than

4. EXAMPLES:
Agustin is taller than Miguel.
Mc Donalds is more expensive than
Burger King

5. Ways to form
comparative adj.
En caso de ser un adjetivo “largo” es decir mas de
dos silabas we add the word “more” ANTES del
adjetivo.
Cuando los adjetivos son “cortitos” es
decir menores de dos silabas we add “-
er”. Esta particula indica el comparativo
y va al final de cada adjetivo.
nice -> nicer
large -> larger
beautiful -> more beatiful
expensive -> more expensive

6. Superlative:
Compare 1 thing to several others
Usually end in “-est”
Can be preceded by “most”
Usually preceded by “the”

7. EXAMPLES:
Juan is the tallest person in the family
Julieta is the most beatiful girl in the
class

8. Ways to form
superlative adj.
En caso de ser un adjetivo “largo” es decir mas de
dos silabas we add the word “most” ANTES del
adjetivo.
Cuando los adjetivos son “cortitos” es
decir menores de dos silabas we add “-
est”.
nice -> nicest
large -> largest
beautiful -> most beatiful
expensive -> most expensive

9. good -> better/best
bad -> worse/worst
far -> further/furthest
CAUTION: The following adjectives:
good
bad
worse
Have irregular comparative and
superlative.
C S

10. Si el adjetivo termina en “e” solo se agrega una “r”
en caso de ser comparative o “st” si es superlativo
large -> larger/largest
CAUTION:
RULES TO SPELL THEM:
Si el adjetivo termina en vocal+consonante se
duplica la consonante antes de introducir las
particular “er” o “est”
big -> bigger/biggest

11. CAUTION:
RULES TO SPELL THEM:
Si el adjetivo termina en consonante+Y se añade
una “i” en el lugar de la “Y”. Las particulas “er” y
“est” se añaden con normalidad despues de la “i”
happy -> happier/happiest
silly -> sillier/silliest

12. CAUTION:
RULES TO SPELL THEM:
1 syllable
“es/est”
thinner
oldest
louder
tallest
2 syllable (usually)
“more/most”
more joyful
most solid
most awkawrd
EXCEPT: Adj that
end in “Y”
3 syllable (ALWAYS)
“more/most”
more beautiful
most grateful
more intelligent
most wonderful