Comparatives and

S uCpo e
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mparatives
Similar
objects
As
as
He's notasstupidashe
looks!
Russian is not
quiteasdifficultasChinese.
Those sewer rats are as
big as my cat!
My English class is not as
entertaining as my Arts
class

Different
adjectives

than
1.- 1 syllable
objects
Add -er
My father is taller
than me
Its colder today
than it was
yesterday
2.- 2 or more syllable
adjectives
Hidalgo subway station is
more crowded than
Jurez
I find station
basketball to be
less boring than
football soccer

Addjectives ending
in -y
Happy Happier
Lucky Luckier
Spooky
Spookier
I am busier this week than the
last week.

SUPERLATIVES
1 syllable adjective
+ est
The tallest building in Mexico is
Torre Reforma
The biggest mammal is the blue
whale
The farthest planet
from Earth is Pluto
Siberia is one of
the coldest places
in the world

2 or more syllable
adjectives: most/least
adjective/adverb
One of the most difficult
languages is Turkish
My cousin Lalo is the least
responsible person of my
family

Adjectives ending in
-y
Hungryhungries
t
Angryangriest

She won the lottery! She

is the luckiest person!
He answered in the
angriest manner
possible

Particular cases
comparatives
Good
better
Bad worse
Far farther

superlative
s
Good best
Bad worst
Far
farthest