COMPARATIVE ADJETIVES

El comparativo termina en er (older) o se forma

con more (more expensive)
Usamos adjetivos comparativos para comparar gente y cosas.
Ejemplo: My brothers taller than me.
Usamos adverbios comparatives para comparar acciones.
Ejemplo: He drives more slowly than me.
Tupuedesusartambien( not ) as + (adjective/adverb) + as.
Ejemplo: Im not as tall as my brother/ Hedoent drive as fast as
me.
Compara not as.. as y than:
Ejemplo: Rome is not as old as Athens
Tennis isnt as popular as football
Football is more popular than Tennis.
Adverb
Regular

Comparative

Adverb
Irregular

Quickly

more quickly

Hard

Slowly

less slowly

Well

Careful
Expensive
Polite
Interesting

more careful

Badly

Comparative

Harder
Better
Worse

more expensive
more polite
more interesting

Adjetive
Short
Big

Comparative
Shorter
Bigger

One syllable: + er
One vowel + one consonant:

Hot

Hotter

double final consonant.

Thin

thinner

Busy

Busier

Easy

Easier

Heavy
Early

Heavier
Earlier

Consonant + y: y + ier

more relaxed

Two or more syllables: more +

Good

Better

adjective
Irregular

Bad

Worse

Relaxed

far

Further

SUPERLATIVES

EL SUPERLATIVO TERMINA EN -EST (OLDEST) O SE

CONSTRUYE CON MOST . (MOST EXPENSIVE).
Adjective
Cold
Hot
Pretty
Beautiful
Good
Bad
Far

Comparative
Colder
Hotter
Prettier
More beautiful
Better
Worse
Further

Superlative
The coldest
The hottest
The prettiest
The most beautiful
The best
The worst
The furthest

Usamos the + superlative adjectives para decir el cual es la cual es el

biggest, etc., en un grupo.
Ejemplo: Its the highest mountain in Europe. Shes the best in
the class.
Se usa the delante del superlativo: the oldest . / the most expensive..