O Adjectivo - Comparativo e Superlativo Escrito por João Carreiro Quinta, 08 Janeiro 2009 22:52 - Actualizado em Sábado, 31 Janeiro 2009 11:36 O Adjectivo - Comparativo e Superlativo - Os adjectivos de uma só sílaba formam o comparativo de superioridade acrescentando – er + than e o superlativo acrecentando -est. Exemplo: He is taller than his brother, but he is not the tallest in his class. - Os adjectivos com 3 ou mais sílabas formam o comparativo de superioridade com: more + ajectivo+ than, e o superlativo com : the most + adjectivo. Exemplo: She’s more intelligent than her brother, but she’s not the most intelligent person in her family. - A maioria dos adjectivos com duas sílabas formam o comparativo de superioridade com: more + adjectivo+than e o sperlativo com the most+adjectivo - Os adjectivos de duas sílabas que terminam em y (pretty, happy, ...), -le (noble, gentle, ...), -o w (yellow, narrow, ... ) e –er (clever, tender, ...) formam o comparative -er + adjectivo+ than e o superlativo 1 / 13
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O Adjectivo - Comparativo e Superlativo
Escrito por João CarreiroQuinta, 08 Janeiro 2009 22:52 - Actualizado em Sábado, 31 Janeiro 2009 11:36
O Adjectivo - Comparativo e Superlativo
- Os adjectivos de uma só sílaba formam o comparativo de superioridade acrescentando –er + than e o superlativo acrecentando -est.
Exemplo: He is taller than his brother, but he is not the tallest in his class.
- Os adjectivos com 3 ou mais sílabas formam o comparativo de superioridade com: more+ ajectivo+ than, e o superlativo com: the most + adjectivo.
Exemplo: She’s more intelligent than her brother, but she’s not the most intelligentperson in her family.
- A maioria dos adjectivos com duas sílabas formam o comparativo de superioridade com: more+ adjectivo+thane o sperlativo com the most+adjectivo - Os adjectivos de duas sílabas que terminam em y (pretty, happy, ...), -le (noble,gentle, ...), -ow(yellow, narrow, ... ) e –er(clever, tender, ...) formam o comparative -er + adjectivo+ than e o superlativo
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O Adjectivo - Comparativo e Superlativo
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com –est.
Exemplo: She’s prettier than me, but her sister is the prettiest and the cleverest girl I know.
- Com alguns adjectivos de duas sílabas (quiet; clever; narrow; simple; common, ...)pode-se usar as duas formas.
Exemplo: It's noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter /more quiet?
Comparativos irregulares
Normal
Comparativo
Superlativo
good
little
much/many
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bad
far
late
old
better
less
more
worse
farther ( referente a distância ) / further ( não referente a distância )
later
older/ elder ( referente a membros de família )
the best
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the least
the most
the worst
the farthest ( referente a distância ) /the furthest ( não referente a distância)
the last (o final) / the latest (o mais recente)
the oldest / the eldest ( referente a membros de família )
Crescimento gradual
- Comparativo + and + comparative (cada vez mais) - the + comparative ... the + comparative (quanto mais tanto mais)
Exemplo: . Life is getting more and more difficult (a vida está cada vez mais difícil)
The more you study, the more you learn (quanto maisestudas, mais aprendes)
- Comparativo de igualdade: as + adjective+ as
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Exemplo: He is as intelligent as his sister
- Comparativo de inferioridade: less+ adjective+ than, or not so + adjective+ as
Exemplo: He is less hard-working than his sister, or He is not so hardworking as hissister
EXERCISES ( Click here to see the correction)
A. Write sentences using the comparative of the adjective in brackets.
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6. A month’s holiday/ A week’s holiday (good)
7. Finland/Portugal (cold)
B. Use the comparative or the superlative of the adjectives in brackets.
1. Serra da Estrela is the_________________ (high) mountain in Portugal.
2.The Tagus river is ____________________ (long) ________ the Douro river.
3. In your opinion who is the ______________ (good) footballer in the world.
4. Listening to good music is much ______________ (relaxing) way to pass the time thanwatching TV.
C. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.
1. A gold ring is __________________ (expensive) than a silver one. Diamond rings are______________________ (expensive) of all.
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2. Oporto is ______________ (far) from Lisbon than Coimbra, but Bragança is still____________ (far). Bragança is the _______________ (far) from Lisbon.
3. Have you any ______________ (far) questions on this subject?
4. “The Tempest” is Shakespeare’s ______________ (late) play.
5. “The Valley of the Horses” is Jean Auel’s ________________ (late) novel. But she is alreadywriting another one.
6. London is ______________ (big) Lisbon. London is one of the __________ (big) cities in theworld.
7. I don’t like my new History teacher. My former teacher’s classes were much _________(interesting).
8. Winter days are ____________ (short) and ___________ (cold) than spring days.
9. Aren’t the Chinese ______________ (hard-working) than the Japanese?
D. Complete, using the correct form of the adjective in brackets
1. Watching TV is not _____________ (interesting) as going to the cinema.
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2. This bag is as _________________ (heavy) the other one.
3. This park is not _______________ (big) as others I’ve been to.
4. Playing football is __________ (exciting) sport I know.
5. My new flat is much ______________ (large) than my old one.
6. Lucy is _________________ (lazy) student of her class.
7. My car is _______________ (old) as yours.
8. This village is ____________________ (beautiful) and ____________ (quite) I’ve ever beento.
9. This book is _______________ (expensive) I thought.
10. Mr Brown must lose weight. He is _____________ (heavy) man I know.
11. She’s been on a diet. She’s really much ___________ (thin) now.
12. This hill is not _____________ (high) as the one we've just passed.
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E. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets
1. Peter is doing ____________ (little) work than before and getting _________ (bad) marks.
2. There is ________________ (many) fish in the sea than you can tell.
3. Tom was the ______________ (good) student and so he received ____________ (many)prizes.
4. He lives at the _______________ (far) end of the street.
5. My house is much ___________ (far) away from the town centre than yours.
6. The _____________ (late) time I saw him he was growing a beard.
7. Have you got any ___________________ (far) questions on the matter?
8. Mrs West’s __________ (old) boy is in the Navy.
F. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjective in brackets
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1. I speak _____________ (good) English than my sister.
2. August used to be the __________ (hot) month of the year.
3. There is nothing as ___________ (exciting) travelling.
4. Is Mount Fuji ____________ (high) mountain in Japan?
5. J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, is one of the __________ (rich) women in Britain.
6. I don't find History ____________ (interesting) as Geography.
7. Nothing is _____________ (important) than health.
8. I feel _________ (bad) today than yesterday.
9. Your essay is not good. I think you can do _________ (good)
10. Are you on a diet? You look much ____________ (thin)
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G. Complete with the correct form of the adjective in brackets, so as to express gradualincrease.
The first one is already done for you.
1. The world's problems are getting more and more difficult (difficult) to solve.
2. Experts are getting ____________________________ (concerned) about the future ofour planet.
3. As I was feeling ___________________________ (bad) I decided to go to thedoctor and see what was wrong with me.
4. Nowadays finding a permanent job is becoming __________________ (difficult)
5. As the interview went on he became ____________________ (convinced) that he wouldget the job.
6. Ever since you decided to do a lot of practice, you grammar has been getting_________________________ (good)
7. Sunday family dinners at my parents are getting ________________ (frequent)
H. Complete expressing gradual increase.
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E.g. The more we recycle, the cleaner our world will be.
1. The _____________ (active) we become in environment defence, the more __________(aware) of the environmental issues the world will become.
2. The ____________ (great) the danger, the __________ (careful) we should be whentransporting chemical waste.
3. The __________ (toxic) a product is the ___________ (cautious) its transportation should be.
4. The ____________ (soon) we all start recycling in our houses, the ____________ (good) theenvironment will become.
I. Complete this text about Irish music choosing the correct form of the adjectives inbrackets.
Ireland’s __________________ 1. (more important/most important) musical export may be therock band U2, but when people talk about Irish music they are usually referring to a much_________ (older/oldest), and __________ 2. (most traditional/more traditional) style of popular music.
The ______________ 3. (most big/ biggest) names of popular music may play in the sameplaces as the rock stars, but almost every Irish town and village has a pub where you can showup and find a session of traditional Irish music. You can even join if you feel like it.
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Perhaps _____________ 4. (the better/ the best) known of the Irish groups is The Chieftains.The Cranberries were one of the__________________5. (more famous/ most famous) groupsin the 90’s.
Traditional music has its __________ 6. (stronger/ strongest) followers in Eire.
