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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

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Adjetive Comparative Superlative

Big Bigger than The biggest
Small smaller than The smallest
Young younger than The youngets
Old older than The oldest
Fat fatter than The fattest.
Short shorter than The shortest
Tall higher than The tallest
Thin thinner than The thinnest
New newer than The newest
Ugly uglier than The ugliest
Rich richer than The richest
Poor poorer than The poorest
Hot hotter than The hottest

Beautiful More beautiful The most

beautiful
Expensive The
Interesting The

far Fartther/further
Good
Bad

1. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjective in

brackets.
a. My brother is _more handsome_ than yours (handsome)
 b. DiCaprio`s new film _is better_than titanic (good)
c. Men are usually _stronger_ than women (strong)
d. Young people are _fitter_ than old people (fit)
e. My last essay was _worse_ than the others (bad)
2. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective in brackets.
a. I am the _youngest_ student in my class (young)
b. Motorcycling is one of _the most dangerous_ sports (dangerous)
c. My aunt, Celia, is _the busiest_ person in the family (busy)
d. Tokio is _ the biggest_ city on Earth (big)
3. Putt he adjectives in brackets in the correct form – comparative or superlative
a. Greta Garbo was _____________________ actress of the 1920s and 1930s
(famous)
b. I think curly hair is _____________________ than straight har (nice)
c. Germany versus holland was _____________________ match in the world
cup (bad)
d. Comedians are often _____________________ than other people in real life
(sad)
e. This is _____________________ season in Ronaldinho´s (successful)
f. Charlie Chaplin was _____________________ than Buster Keaton (funny)

4.Write comparisons about your childhood and your age at the momento. Use
comparatives and superlatives. Also talk about your city, your likes and dislikes
etc.
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List of Comparatives and Superlatives
(Lista de comparativos y superlativos)
Lista de los adjetivos más comunes, con su forma comparativa y superlativa.

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo Español

angry angrier angriest enfadado, enojado

bad worse worst malo

big bigger biggest grande

amargo, resentido,
bitter bitterer bitterest
agrio

black blacker blackest negro

bland blander blandest soso

bloody bloodier bloodiest sanguinolento

blue bluer bluest deprimido

bold bolder boldest audaz

bossy bossier bossiest mandón

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 cheap cheaper 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 áspero, grosero

cold colder coldest frío

cool cooler coolest fresco

crazy crazier craziest loco

creamy creamier creamiest cremoso

espeluznante,
creepy creepier creepiest
repugnante

crispy crispier crispiest crujiente

cruel crueler cruelest cruel

crunchy crunchier crunchiest crujiente

rizado, crespo,
curly curly curliest
quebrado

curvy curvier curviest curvo

cute cuter cutest mono

damp damper dampest húmedo

dark darker darkest oscuro, moreno

deadly deadlier deadliest mortal, mortífero

deep deeper deepest profundo

dense denser densest denso

dirty dirtier dirtiest sucio

dry drier driest seco

aburrido, soso, tonto,

dull duller dullest
romo

dumb dumber dumbest estúpido

dusty dustier dustiest polvoriento

early earlier earliest pronto, temprano

easy easier easiest facíl

leve, tenue, vago,

faint fainter faintest
ligero

claro, sereno, recto,

fair fairer fairest
justo

fancy fancier fanciest lujoso

far further/farther furthest/farthest lejos, distante

fast faster fastest rápido

fat fatter fattest gordo

few fewer fewest pocos

fierce fiercer fiercest fiero, encarnizado

filthy filthier filthiest asqueroso, 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

 agradable, amable,
friendly friendlier friendliest
amistoso

full fuller fullest lleno, completo

funny funnier funniest gracioso, curioso, raro

tierno, afectuoso,
gentle gentler gentlest
suave

oscuro, abatido,
gloomy gloomier gloomiest
decaído

good better best bueno

grandioso, ambicioso,
grand grander grandest
impotente

grave graver gravest grave

greasy greasier greasiest grasiento

great greater greatest grande, genial

goloso, codicioso,
greedy greedier greediest
ávido

asqueroso, grosero,
gross grosser grossest
craso

guilty guilter guiltiest culpable

hairy hairier hairiest velludo, peludo

práctivo, útil,
handy handier handiest
habilidoso, mañoso

happy happier happiest feliz, contento, alegre

hard harder hardest duro, difícil

harsh harsher harshest áspero, duro

healthy healthier healthiest sano, saludable

pesado, grueso,
heavy heavier heaviest
fuerte, duro

high higher highest alto, elevado, agudo

hip hipper hippest moderno

caliente, caluroso,
hot hotter hottest
picante

humble humbler humblest humilde

hungry hungrier hungriest hambriento

icy icier iciest helado, frío

itchy itchier itchiest pica

jugoso, zumoso,
juicy juicier juiciest
suculento

amable, benévolo,
kind kinder kindest
cariñoso

large larger largest grande

tarde, restrasado,
late later latest
reciente

lazy lazier laziest perezoso

light lighter lightest ligero, claro

likely likelier likeliest probable

little littler littlest pequeño, 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

enfadado, enojado,
mad madder maddest
loco

malo, mezquino,
mean meaner meanest
tacaño
 sucio, desordenado,
messy messier messiest
desastroso

mild milder mildest afable, suave, leve

moist moister moistest húmedo

narrow narrower narrowest estrecho, escaso

asqueroso,
nasty nastier nastiest
desagradable

naughty naughtier naughtiest malo, travieso, picante

near nearer nearest cercano, próximo

ordenado, aseado,
neat neater neatest
pulcro

needy needier neediest necesitado

nuevo, fresco,
new newer newest
reciente, moderno

simpatico, agradable,
nice nicer nicest
bueno

noisy noisier noisiest ruidoso, clamaroso

odd odder oddest raro, extraño

oily oilier oiliest grasiento, aceitoso

old older/elder oldest/eldest viejo, anciano, antiguo

plain plainer plainest claro, sencillo

polite politer politest educado, cortés

poor poorer poorest pobre

pretty prettier prettiest bonito, lindo, hermoso

orgulloso, soberbio,
proud prouder proudest
digno

pure purer purest puro

quick quicker quickest rápido

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

áspero, tosco, bruto,

rough rougher roughest
ronco

maleducado, grosero,
rude ruder rudest
tosco

rusty rustier rustiest oxidado

triste, lamentable,
sad sadder saddest
penoso

safe safer safest seguro

salty saltier saltiest salado

sane saner sanest cuerdo, sensato

scary scarier scariest espantoso, asustadizo

superficial, poco
shallow shallower shallowest
profundo

sharp sharper sharpest afilado, cerrado, agudo

shiny shinier shiniest brillante, reluciente

short shorter shortest corto, bajo, chaparro

shy shyer shyest tímido

silly sillier silliest tonto

simple simpler simplest sencillo, simple, facíl

sincere sincerer sincerest sincero, genuino

skinny skinnier skinniest flaco

 adormilado,
sleepy sleepier sleepiest
soñoliento

slim slimmer slimmest delgado, fino

viscoso, pegajoso,
slimy slimier slimiest
empalagoso

slow slower slowest lento

small smaller smallest pequeño

listo, inteligente,
smart smarter smartest
agudo

smelly smellier smelliest apestoso

smoky smokier smokiest humeante, ahumado

liso, suave, llano,

smooth smoother smoothest
fluido

soft softer softest blando, suave

soon sooner soonest pronto

sore sorer sorest dolorido

sorry sorrier sorriest lamentable

sour sourer sourest agrio, ácido

picante, especiado,
spicy spicier spiciest
sazonado

empinado,
steep steeper steepest
pronunciado

tacaño, rácano,
stingy stingier stingiest
raquítico

raro, extraño,
strange stranger strangest
desconocido

strict stricter strictest estricto, rígido

fuerte, sólido, intenso,

strong stronger strongest
marcado
sunny sunnier sunniest soleado, radiante

sweaty sweatier sweatiest sudoroso

sweet sweeter sweetest dulce

tall taller tallest alto

tan tanner tannest bronceado, moreno

rico, sabroso,
tasty tastier tastiest
apetitoso

grueso, denso, espeso,

thick thicker thickest
poblado

thin thinner thinnest delgado, fino

thirsty thirstier thirstiest sediento

tiny tinier tiniest diminuto, minúsculo

fuerte, resistente,
tough tougher toughest
duro, difícil

cierto, verdadero, leal,

true truer truest
fiel

ugly uglier ugliest feo

caliente, templado,
warm warmer warmest
cálido

weak weaker weakest débil, flojo

wealthy wealthier wealthiest rico, pudiente

weird weirder weirdest raro, extraño

mojado, húmedo,
wet wetter wettest
lluvioso

ancho, amplio,
wide wider widest
extenso

salvaje, silvestre,
wild wilder wildest
descontrolado

windy windier windiest ventoso

 sabio, sensato,
wise wiser wisest
prudente

worldly worldlier worldliest mundano, terreno

worthy worthier worthiest virtuoso, digno

young younger youngest joven