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List of Comparatives and Superlatives (Lista de comparativos y superlativos)

Adjetivo

Comparativo

Superlativo

Espaol

angry

angrier

angriest

enfadado, enojado

bad

worse

worst

malo

big

bigger

biggest

grande

bitter

bitterer

bitterest

amargo, resentido, agrio

black

blacker

blackest

negro

bland

blander

blandest

soso

bloody

bloodier

bloodiest

sanguinolento

blue

bluer

bluest

deprimido

bold

bolder

boldest

audaz

bossy

bossier

bossiest

mandn

brave

braver

bravest

valiente

brief

briefer

briefest

breve

bright

brighter

brightest

brillante, luminoso

broad

broader

broadest

ancho, amplio

busy

busier

busiest

ocupado, ajetreado

calm

calmer

calmest

tranquilo

cheap

cheaper

cheapest

barato

chewy

chewier

chewiest

correoso, gomoso

chubby

chubbier

chubbiest

rechoncho

classy

classier

classiest

elegante

clean

cleaner

cleanest

limpio, sano

clear

clear

clearest

claro, despejado

clever

cleverer

cleverest

listo, ingenioso

close

closer

closest

cerca

cloudy

cloudier

cloudiest

nubiado

clumsy

clumsier

clumsiest

torpe

coarse

coarser

coarsest

spero, grosero

cold

colder

coldest

fro

cool

cooler

coolest

fresco

crazy

crazier

craziest

loco

creamy

creamier

creamiest

cremoso

creepy

creepier

creepiest

espeluznante, repugnante

crispy

crispier

crispiest

crujiente

cruel

crueler

cruelest

cruel

crunchy

crunchier

crunchiest

crujiente

curly

curly

curliest

rizado, crespo, quebrado

curvy

curvier

curviest

curvo

cute

cuter

cutest

mono

damp

damper

dampest

hmedo

dark

darker

darkest

oscuro, moreno

deadly

deadlier

deadliest

mortal, mortfero

deep

deeper

deepest

profundo

dense

denser

densest

denso

dirty

dirtier

dirtiest

sucio

dry

drier

driest

seco

dull

duller

dullest

aburrido, soso, tonto, romo

dumb

dumber

dumbest

estpido

dusty

dustier

dustiest

polvoriento

early

earlier

earliest

pronto, temprano

easy

easier

easiest

facl

faint

fainter

faintest

leve, tenue, vago, ligero

fair

fairer

fairest

claro, sereno, recto, justo

fancy

fancier

fanciest

lujoso

far

further/farther

furthest/farthest

lejos, distante

fast

faster

fastest

rpido

fat

fatter

fattest

gordo

few

fewer

fewest

pocos

fierce

fiercer

fiercest

fiero, encarnizado

filthy

filthier

filthiest

aaqueroso, obsceno

fine

finer

finest

fino

firm

firmer

firmest

firme, estricto

fit

fitter

fittest

apto, en forma

flaky

flakier

flakiest

desconchado

flat

flatter

flattest

llano, liso, plano

fresh

fresher

freshest

fresco, nuevo, original

friendly

friendlier

friendliest

agradable, amable,
amistoso

full

fuller

fullest

lleno, completo

funny

funnier

funniest

gracioso, curioso, raro

gentle

gentler

gentlest

tierno, afectuoso, suave

gloomy

gloomier

gloomiest

oscuro, abatido, decado

good

better

best

bueno

grand

grander

grandest

grandioso, ambicioso,
impotente

grave

graver

gravest

grave

greasy

greasier

greasiest

grasiento

great

greater

greatest

grande, genial

greedy

greedier

greediest

goloso, codicioso, vido

gross

grosser

grossest

asqueroso, grosero, craso

guilty

guilter

guiltiest

culpable

hairy

hairier

hairiest

velludo, peludo

handy

handier

handiest

prctivo, til, habilidoso,


maoso

happy

happier

happiest

feliz, contento, alegre

hard

harder

hardest

duro, difcil

harsh

harsher

harshest

spero, duro

healthy

healthier

healthiest

sano, saludable

heavy

heavier

heaviest

pesado, grueso, fuerte,


duro

high

higher

highest

alto, elevado, agudo

hip

hipper

hippest

moderno

hot

hotter

hottest

caliente, caluroso, picante

humble

humbler

humblest

humilde

hungry

hungrier

hungriest

hambriento

icy

icier

iciest

helado, fro

itchy

itchier

itchiest

pica

juicy

juicier

juiciest

jugoso, zumoso, suculento

kind

kinder

kindest

amable, benvolo, carioso

large

larger

largest

grande

late

later

latest

tarde, restrasado, reciente

lazy

lazier

laziest

perezoso

light

lighter

lightest

ligero, claro

likely

likelier

likeliest

probable

little

littler

littlest

pequeo, poco

lively

livelier

liveliest

animado, vivo

lonely

lonlier

lonliest

solitario

long

longer

longest

largo

loud

louder

loudest

fuerte, alto

lovely

lovelier

loveliest

precioso, bello, lindo

low

lower

lowest

bajo

mad

madder

maddest

enfadado, enojado, loco

mean

meaner

meanest

malo, mezquino, tacao

messy

messier

messiest

sucio, desordenado,
desastroso

mild

milder

mildest

afable, suave, leve

moist

moister

moistest

hmedo

narrow

narrower

narrowest

estrecho, escaso

nasty

nastier

nastiest

asqueroso, desagradable

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest

malo, travieso, picante

near

nearer

nearest

cercano, prximo

neat

neater

neatest

ordenado, aseado, pulcro

needy

needier

neediest

necesitado

new

newer

newest

nuevo, fresco, reciente,


moderno

nice

nicer

nicest

simpatico, agradable,
bueno

noisy

noisier

noisiest

ruidoso, clamaroso

odd

odder

oddest

raro, extrao

oily

oilier

oiliest

grasiento, aceitoso

old

older/elder

oldest/eldest

viejo, anciano, antiguo

plain

plainer

plainest

claro, sencillo

polite

politer

politest

educado, corts

poor

poorer

poorest

pobre

pretty

prettier

prettiest

bonito, lindo, hermoso

proud

prouder

proudest

orgulloso, soberbio, digno

pure

purer

purest

puro

quick

quicker

quickest

rpido

quiet

quieter

quietest

tranquillo, silencioso

rare

rarer

rarest

raro

raw

rawer

rawest

crudo, agrietado

rich

richer

richest

rico, abundante

ripe

riper

ripest

maduro, curado

risky

riskier

riskiest

arriesgado, peligroso

roomy

roomier

roomiest

espacioso

rough

rougher

roughest

spero, tosco, bruto, ronco

rude

ruder

rudest

maleducado, grosero,
tosco

rusty

rustier

rustiest

oxidado

sad

sadder

saddest

triste, lamentable, penoso

safe

safer

safest

seguro

salty

saltier

saltiest

salado

sane

saner

sanest

cuerdo, sensato

scary

scarier

scariest

espantoso, asustadizo

shallow

shallower

shallowest

superficial, poco profundo

sharp

sharper

sharpest

afilado, cerrado, agudo

shiny

shinier

shiniest

brillante, reluciente

short

shorter

shortest

corto, bajo, chaparro

shy

shyer

shyest

tmido

silly

sillier

silliest

tonto

simple

simpler

simplest

sencillo, simple, facl

sincere

sincerer

sincerest

sincero, genuino

skinny

skinnier

skinniest

flaco

sleepy

sleepier

sleepiest

adormilado, sooliento

slim

slimmer

slimmest

delgado, fino

slimy

slimier

slimiest

viscoso, pegajoso,
empalagoso

slow

slower

slowest

lento

small

smaller

smallest

pequeo

smart

smarter

smartest

listo, inteligente, agudo

smelly

smellier

smelliest

apestoso

smoky

smokier

smokiest

humeante, ahumado

smooth

smoother

smoothest

liso, suave, llano, fluido

soft

softer

softest

blando, suave

soon

sooner

soonest

pronto

sore

sorer

sorest

dolorido

sorry

sorrier

sorriest

lamentable

sour

sourer

sourest

agrio, cido

spicy

spicier

spiciest

picante, especiado,
sazonado

steep

steeper

steepest

empinado, pronunciado

stingy

stingier

stingiest

tacao, rcano, raqutico

strange

stranger

strangest

raro, extrao, desconocido

strict

stricter

strictest

estricto, rgido

strong

stronger

strongest

fuerte, slido, intenso,


marcado

sunny

sunnier

sunniest

soleado, radiante

sweaty

sweatier

sweatiest

sudoroso

sweet

sweeter

sweetest

dulce

tall

taller

tallest

alto

tan

tanner

tannest

bronceado, moreno

tasty

tastier

tastiest

rico, sabroso, apetitoso

thick

thicker

thickest

grueso, denso, espeso,


poblado

thin

thinner

thinnest

delgado, fino

thirsty

thirstier

thirstiest

sediento

tiny

tinier

tiniest

diminuto, minsculo

tough

tougher

toughest

fuerte, resistente, duro,


difcil

true

truer

truest

cierto, verdadero, leal, fiel

ugly

uglier

ugliest

feo

warm

warmer

warmest

caliente, templado, clido

weak

weaker

weakest

dbil, flojo

wealthy

wealthier

wealthiest

rico, pudiente

weird

weirder

weirdest

raro, extrao

wet

wetter

wettest

mojado, hmedo, lluvioso

wide

wider

widest

ancho, amplio, extenso

wild

wilder

wildest

salvaje, silvestre,
descontrolado

windy

windier

windiest

ventoso

wise

wiser

wisest

sabio, sensato, prudente

worldly

worldlier

worldliest

mundano, terreno

worthy

worthier

worthiest

virtuoso, digno

young

younger

younges

joven

Superlative
1. 1 + 1 = ? This is the ..... mathematics problem you will ever have
2. John did well in the test, Sally did better, but Miho got the ..... grade
3. Everest is the world's ..... mountain.
4. Miho is the ..... student in the class. This means that she was born later than everyone else.
5. The ..... ..... thing that you can do as an ESL is learn words.
6. She is the ..... singer I have ever heard. Her voice is like a cat wailing in the night.
7. What's the ..... joke you've ever heard?
8. Yesterday it was 39C, the ..... day of the year so far
9. For some students mathematics is the ..... ..... subject they take
10. The ..... planet in the solar system is Jupiter.
11. Lord of the Rings was the ..... ..... film I have ever seen.
12. We had a great holiday. In fact, I think it was the ..... ..... I have ever had.
13. The mobile phone must be one of the ..... ..... inventions of all time
14. A Ferrari is one of the ..... ..... cars you can buy
15. It was one of the ..... days of my life when our old dog died.
16. This is the ..... ..... chair I have sat in for a long time

6 bad
16 comfortable
9 difficult
1 easy
12 enjoyable
11 exciting

14 expensive
7 funny
2 good
3 high
8 hot
5 important

Comparative
1. The weather in Africa is ..... than the weather in Europe.
2. This grammar topic is much ..... than the last one.
3. I'm ..... at mathematics that at science.
4. In most schools a D is a ..... grade than an A.
5. A camel is not as ..... as a giraffe.
6. She's 10 minutes ..... than her twin sister.

10 large
15 sad
13 useful
4 young

7. Is it ..... ..... to be rich or to be popular?


8. My father drives ..... ..... than my mother.
9. An elephant is ..... than a mouse, but much lighter than a blue whale.
10. My sister can run twice as ..... as me.
11. Notebook computers are usually ..... ..... than desktop computers.
12. The cafeteria is ..... ..... today than it was yesterday.
13. English food is not as ..... as Korean food.
14. My friend is richer than me and lives in ..... house.
15. She does not seem as ..... now as before she was married.
16. This grammar quiz was even ..... ..... than usual.
4 bad
16 boring
8 careful (carefully)
12 crowded
13 delicious (delicious)
2 easy

11 expensive
3 good
15 happy (happy)
9 heavy
1 hot
7 important

14 large
10 quick (quickly)
5 tall
6 young

Comparatives and Superlatives (Los comparativos y superlativos)

Como hemos visto, los adjetivos describen cualidades de sustantivos. Algunas de estas cualidades pueden
variar en el grado o intensidad. Al igual que en espaol, cuando queremos hacer comparaciones
contrastamos cualidades o atributos por medio de adjetivos en sus diversos grados.

Grades of Adjectives (Grados de adjetivos)


Los adjetivos que pueden variar en el grado o intensidad tienen formas comparativas y superlativas. En la
siguiente seccin, hay las reglas sobre cmo formar estas formas comparativas y superlativas.

El grado positivo
El grado positivo de los adjetivos, que hemos visto anteriormente, es la cualidad en el grado ms simple.
fast, hard, smart, pretty, clean, large, small, old, easy...
Ejemplos:
Juan is fast. (Juan corre rpido.)
Angela's room is clean. (La habitacin de Angela est limpia.)
I am tall. (Soy alto.)
New York is big. (Nueva York es grande.)
El grado comparativo
Al hacer comparaciones, podemos destacar la superioridad, inferioridad o igualdad de calidad de uno u
otro. La estructura de cada uno de estos grados de comparacin es diferente.
1. Comparativos de superioridad. En las comparaciones de superioridad, el adjetivo, que est en la
forma comparativa (vase ms adelante), es seguido por "than".
o Ejemplos:
Juan is faster than Mark. (Juan corre ms rpido que Mark.)

o
Angela's room is cleaner than Sue's. (La habitacin de Angela est ms limpia que la de
Sue.)
I am taller than Beth. (Soy ms alto que Beth.)
New York is bigger than Los Angeles. (Nueva York es ms grandeque Los Angeles.)
2. Comparativos de inferioridad. Para formar este tipo de comparacin podemos usar las
conjunciones "not as...as" or "less...than". En ambos casos, el adjetivo est en el grado positivo.
o Ejemplos:
Mark is not as fast as Juan. (Mark no corre tan rpido como Juan.)
Sue's room is less clean than Angela's. (La habitacin de Sue no es tan limpia como la de
Angela.)
Beth is not as tall as me. (Beth no es tan alta como yo.)
Los Angeles is not as big as New York. (Los Angeles no es tan grande como Nueva York.)
3. Comparativos de igualdad. Con el adjetivo en el grado positivo, utilizamos la conjuncin
"as...as" para formar las comparaciones de igualdad.
o Ejemplos:
Mark is as fast as Juan. (Mark corre tan rpido como Juan.)
Sue's room is as clean as Angela's. (La habitacin de Sue es tan limpia como la de Angela.)
Los Angeles is as big as New York. (Los Angeles es tan grande como Nueva York.)
4. Nota: Podemos modificar un comparativo con un cuantificador (much, a lot, a little...).
o

Ejemplos:
Juan is a lot faster than Mark. (Juan corre mucho ms rpido que Mark.)
I am a little taller than Beth. (Soy un poco ms alta que Beth.)

El grado superlativo
El grado superlativo denota la calidad en el grado ms alto y como en espaol, se usa "the" delante del
adjetivo en la forma superlativa (vase ms adelante).

Ejemplos:
Juan is the fastest. (Juan es el ms rpido.)
Angela'a room is the cleanest. (La habitacin de Angela es la ms limpia.)
I am the tallest. (Soy el ms alto.)
New York is the biggest city in the United States. (Nueva York es la ciudad ms grande de los
Estados Unidos.)

Nota: Si el adjetivo es posesivo, no se usa "the". Adems no se usa "the" si comparamos algo con si
mismo.

Ejemplos:
His smartest student is Lisa. (Su estudiante ms lista es Lisa.)
New York is coldest in January. (Nueva York es ms fro en enero.)

Form (Forma)
Hay unas reglas para formar el comparativo y superlativo.
1. Para adjetivos de una slaba:
Comparativo
aade: "-er" (

Superlativo
aade: "-est" (

faster)

fastest)

2. Para adjetivos de una slaba que terminan en "e":


Comparativo
aade: "-r" (

Superlativo
aade: "-st" (

nicer)

nicest)

3. Para adjetivos de una slaba que terminan en consonante + vocal + consonante:


Comparativo
aade: consonante + "er" (

Superlativo
aade: consonante + "-est" (

hotter)

hottest)

4. Para adjetivos de dos silabas que terminan en "y":


Comparativo
sustituye "y" por: "-ier" (

Superlativo
sustituye "y" por: "-iest" (

funnier)

funniest)

5. Para adjetivos de dos o ms silabas:


Comparativo
aade: "more"/"less" (

Superlativo
aade "the most"/"the least": (

more beautiful)

the most beautiful)

6. Adjetivos irregulares:
Adjetivo

Comparativo

Superlativo

good

better

best

bad

worse

worst

far

further

furthest

Nota: Algunas cualidades no pueden variar en intensidad o grado porque son extermos, absolutos o
adjetivos de clasificacin. Estas cualidades no tienen forma comparativa o superlativa.

Extremos

freezing (helado)

excellent
(excelente)

Absolutos

dead (muerto)

unique (nico)

Clasificacin

married (casado)

domestic
(domstico)

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