Personality Traits: Week #8: Ujarrás

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Mysterious

Proud

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 Some personality traits
Illustration Traits Illustration Traits

Shy Outgoing

Sad introvert

Desperate easygoing

Boring gracious

Angry proud

Scary serious
 Comparatives and Superlatives
• Mike is as extrovert as Nancy.
Rule #1
• The Mercedes is as expensive
As: Compares equal or
as the Audi
similar traits. Adjective
does not change.

Both are: • Genesis is as outgoing as

Jaylan.
extrovert • Cartago is as religious as
expensive Limón.
 Exceptions to er/than/est Rule

Wet :
The yard is wetter than steps.
Rule #2: The roof is the wettest.
One syllable words with :
Consonant+Vowel+Consonant
doubles the last consonant

Sad:
Big-fat-red
Ronald is sadder than Ricky.
Dan is the saddest of all.
Bigger-fatter
redder
 Rule #2:
Words ending in “e”
add “r”

Late
Buses are later than trains.
Trains are the latest.

Fake
Shawn is faker than Anita.
Ramona is the fakest.
 “er” “more
Rule #4 than”
Some adjectives take
both “er” and “more” Owls are Owls are
cleverer than more clever
Narrow-simple turtles. than turtles.

Girls are Girls are

quieter than more quiet
boys. than boys.
Rule #5:
Adjectives ending in “Y” change
the “Y”to “ier”
• Joel is busier than
Javier
busy • Shamal is the
busiest.

• Beyonce is prettier
than Jordan.
“ Y” pretty • Liz Taylor is the
prettiest.

• Silvia is crazier than

crazy Tamara.
• Janelle is the craziest.
 Irregular Comparative/Superlative Forms
Rule #6:
Some adjectives change from the positive

Sylvester Stallone is a good actor. comparative degree to the superlative.

Good • Clint Eastwood is better than Sylvester

Stallone.
• Al Pacino is the best.

Reggae music is bad

• Rock music is worse than reggae music. Much-more-most
Bad • Rave music is the worst.
Far-further/farther-

furthest/farthest
MacDonald’s is a little expensive.
• Burger king is less expensive than
Little
MacDonald’s.
• Super Burger is the least expensive.