Comparative and Superlative

Adjectives and Adverbs

(que têm a mesma forma).

John loves fast cars. (adjective)

John drives fast.

A late student came into the classroom.

I got up late this morning.

It’s a high mountain.

The bird flew very high.
 Grau dos adjetivos
Comparativo

Igualdade:
af.: Mary is as beautiful as Joan.

neg: Mary is not as beautiful as Joan.

Mary is not so beautiful as Joan.

Inferioridade: Mary is less beautiful than Joan.

Superioridade: adj. (de uma ou duas sílabas)

Mary is nicer than Joan. (nice)

Mary is prettier than Joan. (pretty)

Mary is more intelligent than Susan.

(para outros adjetivos)
 Superlativo

The + adj. + est (de uma ou duas sílabas)

She’s the nicest girl in the classroom.
The most + adj. (para outros adjetivos).
She’s the most beautiful woman in the city.
The least + adj

Formas irregulares

good – better than – the best

bad – worse than – the worst
far – farther than – the farthest.
Expressões com comparativo de superioridade = cada vez
mais

The weather is getting colder and colder.

The city is more and more interesting.

The + comparativo … the + comparativo = quanto

mais…mais
The easier the better.
The more expensive the more difficult to buy.
 Grau dos advérbios

Comparativo

Igualdade: af.:I’ll be there as early as possible.

Inferioridade: Mary drives less carefully than Joan. Superioridade: adv.

(de uma ou duas sílabas)
Mary drives faster than Paul.
Mary drives more carefully than Joan.
 Superlativo

The + adv. + est (de uma ou duas sílabas)

Mary drives the fastest. (fast).

Advérbios terminados em ly.

Comparativo
Mary works more slowly than Susan.

Superlativo
The most + adv. (para outros adjetivos)
She dances the most gracefully.

Formas irregulares
well – better – the best
badly – worse – the worst
far – farther – the farthest
(FMU) That table is __________ than this one.
a) long
b) more long
c) longest
d) longer
e) most long
PUC) Papyrus was used ____________ than paper.
a) early
b) earlier
c) more early
d) earliest
Selecione o comparativo e o superlativo correto das seguintes
palavras, respectivamente: big and good.

a) biger/ the bigest // goodier/ the Goodiest

b) big/ the bigger // best/ the best
c) bigger/ The bigest // best/ the best
d) bigger/ the Biggest // better/ the best
The more we looked at your garden, _________ we liked it.
a) better
b) the less
c) most
d) the best
e) more
Selecione o comparativo e o superlativo correto das
seguintes palavras, respectivamente: large and small.

a) larger/ the largest // smaller/ the smallest

b) largger/ the larger // smaler/ the smallest
c) larger/ the larggest // smaler/ the smalest
d) largger/ the largest // smaller/ the Smalest
 Exercises
Compare two movies. Follow the model:

a) Midnight in Paris is the best movie,I’ve ever seen.

b) (the most)
c) (more than)
d) (the... est)
e) (... er than)
F) (as... as)
g) (not as... as)

OBS: págs. 55 e 57.