Comparatives: Uso esta estructura para hacer comparaciones

 Se agrega al adjetivo "er" o "r"( si ya termina en "e")

small–smaller
 Si el adjetivo es corto y termina en vocal + consonante, se duplica la
consonante.
big– bigger, excepto new- newer
 Si termina en "y" se cambia por "ier".
happy – happier
 Si el adjetivo es largo (de 3 silabas para arriba) o termina en “ed” o “ ing”
antepondré more conservando el adjetivo en su forma normal.
intelligent- more intelligent / boring- more boring/ tired- more tired

Nota: Para hacer comparaciones al mismo nivel usamos as+ adjective+ as

Superlatives: Uso esta estructura para destacar un o unos elementos de

alguna categoría en particular.

Para formar el superlativo, se deben seguir las siguientes reglas:

 Se agrega al adjetivo "est" o "st", si ya termina en "e"

small – the smallest
 Si el adjetivo es corto y termina en vocal + consonante, se duplica la
consonante.
big – the biggest, excepto new- newest.
 Si termina en "y" se cambia por "iest".
happy – the happiest
 Si el adjetivo es largo ( de 3 silabas para arriba) ) o termina en “ed” o “ ing”
antepondré the most conservando el adjetivo en su forma normal.
Intelligent- the most intelligent/ / boring- the most boring/ tired- the
most tired

Ojo con los Irregulares

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better The best
(bueno) mejor el mejor
bad worse The worst
(malo) peor el peor
Much /many More The most
(mucho/muchos) mas el mas
Little/few Less The least
(poco/pocos) menos el menos
Far further the furtest
(lejos) farther the farthest
(más lejos) (el más lejano)
 Complete the chart.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Spanish

Big bigger The biggest grande
Small
Young
fashionable
Fat
Short
important
Thin
New
Little
Good
Poor
Much/Many
Polite
Bad
Rich
Comfortable
Greedy
Hard
tall
happy
Breakable
Hot
dangerous
Old
slow
Boring
Acceptable
ugly
Exercises

Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.

1. A rock is ______________________________than a leaf. (heavy)

2. Our house is ____________________________ than yours. (big)
3. The princess is ____________________________ than the witch. (beautiful)
4. Tom is a _________________________ student than Mary. (good)
5. Computers are _____________________ than telephones. (expensive)
Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.
1. It is the _________________________ shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the ______________________________ day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the ___________________________ person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the ______________________class. (popular)
5. Which is the ___________________________ subject at school? (difficult)
Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives
given.
1. This armchair is __________________ than the old one. (comfortable)

2. Trains are _____________________than airplanes. (slow)

3. I bought the _____________________souvenir I could afford. (expensive)

4. In this classroom there are ___________________ girls than boys. (many)

5. Ann is the_____________________child in the family. (young)

6. That TV set is the ______________________________of all. (cheap)

7. You are ______________________________here than there. (safe)

8. Fifi is ____________________________than Kate. (pretty)

9. This is the _________________________ film i have ever seen. (exciting)

10. Tim is ________________________________than Peter. (talented)

Circle the best

1. Cheetahs run more fast/faster than lions.

2. I did my job far better/well than my partners.
3. It’s really late can you drive more fast/faster.
4. I studied hard/ hardly than last time.

Answer true(T) or false(F)

Michael Brandon Ben Tom

Hight 1.50cm. 1.80 cm 1.81 cm 1.50cm.
Weight 63 kg 65 kg 90kg 100 kg.

1 _____ Tom is shorter than Brandon.

2_____ Ben is taller than Tom and Michael.

3____ Michael is as tall as Tom.

4_____Ben is much taller than Brandon.

5____ Brandon is a little heavier than Michael.

6_____Tom is a far heavier than Ben.

Create sentences using as…as with adjectives from the box.

Warm – sweet- expensive- strong- interesting- crowded

1 Iphone 6 / Iphone 7

_______________________________________________________________

2 History / Science

______________________________________________________________

3 Brazil / Colombia

_______________________________________________________________

4 Chine/ Japan

______________________________________________________________

5 Ice-cream/ chocolate

______________________________________________________________

6 The rock/ John Cena

____________________________________________________________
Complete with comparatives or superlatives

1. This computer is (new) _______________than your computer.

2. Lisa’s favorite movie is (bad) ______________than mine.

3. George is (young) _________________than Melissa.

4. Lucy is (much/many) ________________honest girl in the class. .

5. Dominican Republic is (poor) ______________than USA.

6. Your car is (fast) _________________in the race.

7. America and Africa are (big) _________than my Europe and India.

8. In the city, this house is (big) _____________.

9. The elephant is (big) ______________than the lion.

10. Motorbikes are (dangerous) _____________than cars.

11. Our house is (old) _____________in the neighborhood.

12. This is (good) ______________show in television history.

13. Of all my toys this is (fun) _______________one.