Comparative Form

La forma comparativa
We use comparative adjectives when we compare two
people, animals or things.
To form the comparative We add / -r / -er / ier
Examples:
small smaller
Adjective
nice nicer
+ r/er/ier
big bigger than
funny funnier More +
colorfull more colorfull adjective
All one-syllable and most two syllable adjectives take er.
clean cleaner
fast faster
One-syllable adjectives ending in e, take r.
nice nicer
large larger
One-syllable adjectives ending in one vowel + consonat,
double the consonat before the -er.
hot hotter
big bigger
Adjectives with three or more syllables and some-two
syllables adjectives take more + adjective.
expensive more expensive.
careful more careful.

Irregular Comparatives

good - better
Bad - worse
many / much - more
far farther / further
 Superlative Form
La forma superlative
We use superlative adjectives when we compare one
person, animal or thing with a several of the same kind.
To form the superlative We add / -st / -est / iest
Examples:
small the smallest
Adjective
nice the nicest
+ st/est/iest
big the biggest of /
the
funny the funniest in
Most +
colorfull the most colorfull adjective
All one-syllable and most two syllable adjectives take est.
clean the cleanest
fast the fastest
One-syllable adjectives ending in e, take st.
nice the nicest
large the largest
One-syllable adjectives ending in one vowel + consonat,
doubl the consonat before the -est.
hot the hottest
big the biggest
Adjectives with three or more syllables and some-two
syllables adjectives take most + adjective.
expensive the most expensive.
careful the most careful.

Irregular Superlatives

good the best

Bad - the worst
many / much the most
far farthest / furthest
 as + Adjective + as Tan - como

We use as + adjective + as to make

comparisons when the things we are
comparing are equal in some way:

Examples

The weather this summer is as bad as last year.

The biggest bull is as big as a small elephant.
 Not as + Adjective + as
We use not as as to make comparisons
between things which arent equal:
Examples

Geography isnt as interesting as History.

It isnt as heavy as I thought it would be.
Rory hasnt grown as tall as Tommy yet.
Pepito didnt run as fast as Luchito.