17 Jan 2016

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
·          Los adjetivos tienen un grado comparativo y un grado superlativo.
·          El grado comparativo sirve para decir que algo o alguien es MÁS ..... QUE
·          El grado superlativo sirve para decir que algo o alguien es EL/LA MÁS .....del mundo, del colegio, de la ciudad,...
SHORT ADJECTIVES ( ONE SYLLABLE) AND ADJETIVES ENDING IN -Y:
·          Los comparativos añaden -er than
·          Los superlativos añaden -est, pero antes del adjetivo ponemos el artículo THE
MEANING
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
alto
tall
taller than
the tallest
bajo
short
shorter than
the shortest
oscuro
dark
darker than
the darkest
claro
light
lighter than
the lightest
barato
cheap
cheaper than
the cheapest
seguro
safe
safer than
the safest
rápido
fast
faster than
the fastest
lento
slow
slower than
the slowest
grande
large
larger than
the largest
largo
long
longer than
the longest
alto
high
higher than
the highest
viejo
old
older than
the oldest
joven
young
younger than
the youngest
grande
big
bigger than
the biggest
delgado
thin
thinner than
the thinnest
gordo
fat
fatter than
the fattest
pesado
heavy
heavier than
the heaviest
fácil
easy
easier than
the easiest
feo
ugly
uglier than
the ugliest
guapa
pretty
prettier than
the prettiest
enfadado
angry
angrier than
the angriest
feliz
happy
happier than
the happiest
ruidoso
noisy
noisier than
the noisiest

LONG ADJETIVES (TWO SYLLABLES OR MORE)
·          Los adjetivos largos forman el comparativo con : MORE + ADJETIVO (NO SE AÑADE -ER) + THAN
·          Los adjetivos largos forman el superlativo con: THE MOST + ADJETIVO (NO SE AÑADE -EST)

MEANING
ADJETIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
bonito
beautiful
more beautiful than
the most beautiful
caro
expensive
more expensive than
the most expensive
cómodo
comfortable
more comfortable than
the most comfortable
popular/ famoso
popular
more popular than
the most popular
peligroso
dangerous
more dangerous than
the most dangerous
emocionante
exciting
more exciting than
the most exciting

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

MEANING
ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
bueno
good
better than (mejor que...)
the best (el mejor...)
malo
bad
worse than (peor que...)
the worst (el peor...)
lejano
far
further than (más lejano que ...)
the furthest (el más lejano)

EXAMPLES:

COMPARATIVES
SUPERLATIVES
 BMW cars are cheaper than Ferrari.
Rolls Royce are the most expensive cars in the world.
My mum is younger than my dad.
My mum is the youngest daughter in her family.
Justin Bieber is more popular than One Direction
Adele is the most popular singer in the world at the moment.


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