Qualifying adjectives

 They express the qualities of the noun to

which they modify.

 Are located in front of the noun.

 Unlike in Spanish, the adjectives do not

change. It does not matter if it is: singular
or plural, feminine or masculine.

 / Beautiful / old / tall / fat /

COMPARATIVE: ER
SUPERLATIVE : EST

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

LONG LONGER LONGEST

If the adjective consists of two or more
syllables we will place forward the words
MORE and the MOST.

POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Beautiful More beautiful The most

beautiful
Expensive :  costoso
 My car is more expensive than yours.
Big : grande
 Michigan
Stadium is
The biggest.
Beautiful : hermoso
 Our puppies are the most beautiful.
Fat : gordo
 That is the fattest cat in the world.
Good :  bueno
 Pope John Paul II was a very good person.
Happy :  feliz
Healthy : saludable
 Eating healthy is essential.
Small : pequeño
 World’s smallest monkey
Thin : delgado
Handsome : apuesto
Strong :  fuerte
Young : joven
Old : viejo
Short : bajo
 He is shorter than her.
Intelligent : inteligente
Friendly : amistoso
Responsible : responsable
Pessimistic : pesimista
Selfish : egoísta
Generous : generoso
Lazy : haragán
Jealous : celoso
Tall : alto
 He is the tallest in the team.
Complete the chart with the comparative
and the superlative.
Positive Comparative superlative

generous

lazy

old

strong

happy

young
Complete the sentence
 Mandy is _________________ girl.
 He gets up at 12:00 he is the _________.
 Charly is _________ than me.
 My grandmother is _________than my mom.
 My dog is __________ than your cat.
 Vegetables are _________ than burgers.

 tall / big / healthy / beautiful / old / lazy