Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used

to compare two or more things.

Generally, comparatives are formed using -er and

superlatives are formed using -est.

Los comparativos y superlativos son formas especiales de los adjetivos. Ellos se

usan para comparar dos o mas cosas.Generalmente los comparativos se forman usando ER y los superlativos EST al final

del adjetivo

USE OF COMPARATIVES

Comparatives are used to compare two things. Youcan use sentences with “than”,

a) Michael is taller than John.

Michael John

Los comparativos se usan paracomparar dos cosas o grupos enoraciones se usa than seguido delcomparativo

a) Michael es mas alto que John.

USE OF SUPERLATIVESSuperlatives are used to compare more than two things.Superlative sentences usually use “the”, because there is onlyone superlative.

a) Bryan is the tallest in the class.

b) John is tall, and Michael is taller, but Bryan is the tallest.

Michael JohnBryan

Los Superlativos se usan para comparar mas de dos cosas, antesdel superlativo siempre se usa la palabra THE ya que hay solo unsuperlativo.a) Bryan es el mas alto de la clase.

b) John es alto, y Michael es bajo, pero Brayan es el mas bajo.

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Con una sola sílaba que termina en E. Examples: wide, fine, cute

Se agrega al final del adjetivo-r: wider, finer, cuter

Se agrega al final del adjetivo-st: widest, finest, cutest

Solo una silaba con una vocal y una consonante al final. Examples: hot, big, fat

Se dobla la consonante del final y se agrega-er: hotter, bigger, fatter

Dobla la consonante, y agrega -est:hottest, biggest, fattest

Dos silaba que terminan en Y. Examples: happy, silly, lonely

cambia y por i, luego agrega -er: happier, sillier, lonelier

cambia y por i, luego agrega -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest

Reglas

Reglas

Con dos sílabas o mas que no terminan en Y. Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful

Usa “more” antes del adjetivo: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful

Usa “most” antes del adjetivo: mostmodern, mostinteresting, most beautiful

Adjective form Comparative Superlative

Ejemplo

She is more beautiful than her sister (frase en comparativo)

She is the most beautiful in her family ( frase en superlativo)

Irregular adjectives like good or bad change thespelling:

a) GoodComparative: better thanSuperlative: the best

b) BadComparative: worse thanSuperlative: the worst

Los adjetivos irregulares se escribendiferentes en comparativo y superlativo

adjective comparative superlative

short

tall

fast

slow

ugly

handsome

beautiful

weak

Justin Bieber is more handsome than

Joe Jonas

DOTA is funnier than Audition!

Titanic is the longest

movie I’ve seen.

Mario Galaxy is the best

videogame I have played.