COMPARATIVES

WE USE COMPARATIVES WHEN WE WANT DIRECTLY COMPARE TWO THINGS, PLACES OR

PEOPLE.

WE ADD -ER AT THE END OF SHORTS ADJETIVES TO FORM THE COMPARATIVE.

AND AFTER THE ADJETIVE WE USE THAN

CRAZY………………..CRAZIER…………………CRAZIER THAN
ADJETIVE COMPARATIVE
LONG LONGER
SMALL SMALLER
BIG BIGGER
HIGH HIGHER
SHORT SHORTER
LOUD LOUDER
SLOW SLOWER
DEEP DEEPER

STRUCTURE:
CARLY + VERB TO BE + COMPARATIVE ADJETIVE + THAN + LUCIA
CARLY IS SHORTER THAN LUCIA

WHEN THE ADJETIVE IS LARGE WE ADD MORE BEFORE THE ADJETIVE.

ADJETIVE COMPARATIVE
BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL
ADORABLE MORE ADORABLE
DELICIOUS MORE DELICIOUS
DANGEROUS MORE DANGEROUS

EXAMPLE:
MARIA IS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN FEDERICA
THE CHEESECAKE IS MORE DELICIOUS THAN THE RED VELVET
 BRUNO BRIAN

• BRUNO IS TALLER THAN BRIAN

• BRIAN IS SHORTER THAN BRUNO

COOKY RORY

• COOKY IS SMALLER THAN RORY

• RORY IS BIGGER THAN COOKY

EXERCISE:
MAKE 3 SENTENCES ABOUT YOUR CLASSMATES
1)…………………………………………………………………………………………….(OLD)

2)…………………………………………………………………………………………….(FUNNY)

3)……………………………………………………………………………………………. (TALL)
 SUPERLATIVES
WE USE SUPERLATIVES TO COMPARE A THING, PERSON OR PLACE TO A GROUP.
IT’S THE HIGHEST OR LOWEST DEGREE OF A CHARACTERISTIC.

WE ADD -EST OR -ST AT THE END OF SHORTS ADJETIVES TO FORM THE SUPERLATIVE.
THE ALWAYS GOES BEFORE THE SUPERLATIVE
HAPPY…………………..HAPPIEST …………………THE HAPPIEST

ADJETIVE SUPERLATIVE
LONG LONGEST
SMALL SMALLEST
BIG BIGGEST
HIGH HIGHEST
SHORT SHORTEST
LOUD LOUDEST
SLOW SLOWEST
DEEP DEEPEST

EXAMPLES:
MARIA ES LA CHICA MAS LINDA DEL AULA

MARIA + IS+ THE+ SUPERLATIVE ADJETIVE+ ….

MARIA IS THE PRETTIEST GIRL IN THE CLASROOM.

WHEN THE ADJETIVE IS LARGE WE ADD MOST BEFORE THE ADJETIVE.

ADJETIVE SUPERLATIVE
BEAUTIFUL MOST BEAUTIFUL
ADORABLE MOST ADORABLE
DELICIOUS MOST DELICIOUS
DANGEROUS MOST DANGEROUS

EXAMPLES:

SABRINA IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT IN HER MATH GROUP

DANNIEL’S PIZZA IS THE MOST DELICIOUS IN THE CITY.
 • THE JIRAFFE IS THE TALLEST OF THE ANIMALS.
• THE LION IS THE MOST DANGEROUS OF THEM
• THE ELEFANT IS OF THE GROUP.

EXERCISE:
MAKE 3 SENTENCES WITH THE PICTURE
1)…………………………………………………………………………………………….

2)…………………………………………………………………………………………….

3)…………………………………………………………………………………………….