TUTORIAL

USO DE ADJETIVOS PARA COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS EN LA ASIGNATURA DE INGLES

OBJETIVOS
Al concluir el estudio de este tutorial, el estudiante debe ser capaz de: Reconocer los diferentes tipos de adjetivos y utilizarlos para realizar composiciones comparativas y superlativas. Formular preguntas con How. CONTENIDOS a) b) c) d) e) f) Definiciones, Tipos de adjetivos Reglas para el uso de adjetivos Lista y gramtica de los adjetivos Ejercicios de aplicacin Preguntas y ejercicios con How

ELABORACIN DEL GUION DEFINICIN DE MARCOS MARCO1: Principal MARCO2: Adjetivos cortos, comparativos y superlativos MARCO3: Adjetivos largos, irregulares y especiales MARCO4: Lista de adjetivos MARCO5: Ejercicios MARCO6: Respuestas MARCO7: Ejercicio con cancin MARCO8: Preguntas con how MARCO9: Lectura

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TUTORIAL: USO DE ADJETIVOS PARA

COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS Y PREGUNTAS CON HOW EN LA ASIGNATURA DE INGLS

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Adjetivos cortos, comparativos y superlativos Adjetivos largos, irregulares y especiales Lista de adjetivos Ejercicios Respuestas Ejercicio con cancin Preguntas con how Lectura

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES WITH ADJECTIVES

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Adjectives: Are words used to describe things or people they are the same before singular or plural it means that adjectives never accept plural. Most adjectives can be used after a verb and before a noun. E.g.

1. The

white
adjective

house.
noun

2. In the ESMIL there are many

Notice the adjective is singular.

beautiful
adjective

cadets.
noun

SHORT ADJECTIVES (ONE OR TWO SYLLABLES) We form the comparative by adding -er to the adjective, and the superlative by adding -est.

Adjetives Clean Fast Tall Long

Comparatives Cleaner Faster Taller Longer

Superlatives The cleanest The fastest The tallest The longest

Note the spelling changes like these, when an adjective ends in consonant preceded by a vowel, dobble the consonant and add -er or -est. Big Fat Hot Mad Sad Bigger Fatter Hotter Madder Sadder The biggest The fattest The hottest The maddest The saddest

For adjectives ending in -y, change -y to -i and add for comparatives er or -est for superlatives. Dry Dirty Ungry Bussy Happy Ugly Curly Drier Dirtier Ungrier Bussier Happier Uglier Curlier The driest The dirtiest The ungriest The bussiest The happiest The ugliest The curliest

The adjectives that end in -e just add -r for comparatives and -st for superlatives. Large Nice Safe Arriba Larger Nicer Safer The largest The nicest The safest

LONG, IRREGULAR AND SPECIAL ADJECTIVES

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LONG ADJECTIVES (THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES) We usually form the comparative and superlative of long adjectives (with three syllables or more) with more and the most. Adjetives Interested Romantic Religious Beatiful Famous Comparatives More interested More romantic More religious More beautiful More famous Superlatives The most interested The most romantic The most religious The most beautiful The most famous

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Adjective Bad Ill Far Good Well Little Late Many Much Comparative Worse Worse Further/Farther Better Better Less Later/Latter More More Superlative Worst Worst Fartest/Furtest Best Best Least Latest/Last Most Most

SPECIAL CASES Most two syllables adjectives that used both er and more for comparatives and est and the most for superlatives. Adjective Clever Funny Shallow Simple Comparative Cleverer - More clever Funnier - More funny Shallower - More shallow Simpler - More simple Superlative The clevest The most clevest The funniest - The most funny The shallowest -The most shallow The simplest The most simple

Two syllables adjectives that end in -ed, -ful, -ing, -ish, -ous, -st and -x, use more and less for comparatives and the most and the least for superlatives. Adjective Worried Harmful Caring Selfish Comparative More worried More harmfu More caring More selfish Superlative The most worried The most harmful The most caring The most selfish

With longer adjectives and most that end in -ly use more and the most. Difficult Quickly Slowly More dificult More quickly More slowly The most dificult The most quickly The most slowly

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A COMPLETE LIST OF ADJECTIVES

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REGULAR ADJECTIVES Adjectives with (-er) (-est) Angry Big Busy Cheap Clean Cold Cool Crazy Curly Dirty Dumb Fast Fat Friendly Funny Glad Great Happy Healthy Hot Large Late Lazy Long Loud Adjectives with (more) (most) Arrogant Awful Bad-Tempered Beautiful Boring Comfortable Commercial Confident Confused Confusing Controversial Creative Crowded Dangerous Delicious Diligent Disgusting Dreadful Easygoing Exciting Expensive Fascinating Forgetful Generous Hard-Working

Lovely Mad Near Nice Noisy Odd Old Pretty Sad Salty Safe Shy Silly Small Smart Steep Strange Strong Ugly Warm Weird Wet Wise

Helpful Horrible Impatient Intelligent Interesting Modern Pathetic Patient Pleasant Polite Polluted Prejudiced Resonable Regular Reliable Ridiculous Serious Sociable Slippery Special Stupid Succesful Surprising Terrible Terrific Valuable Wonderful Handsome Unfortunate

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES Adjective Bad Ill Far Good Well Little Comparative Worse Worse Further/Farther Better Better Less Superlative Worst Worst Fartest/Furtest Best Best Least

Late Many Much

Later/Latter More More

Latest/Last Most Most

Short adjectives (one or two syllables) Comparative Superlative N +BE +ADJ +ER +THAN +N N +BE +THE +ADJ +EST +C

Long adjectives (three or more syllabes) Comparative Superlative N +BE +MORE +ADJ +THAN +N N +BE +THE +MOST +ADJ +C

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SOME EXERCISES TO PRACTICE THE USE OF ADJECTIVES FOR BOTH COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
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Compare Ben and Louise. Write comparative sentences, using the adjective given each. Louise Im 19 Ive got two brothers I weigh 59 Kg and Im 1.72 m Im a very good tennis player

Ben Im 18 Ive got one sister I weigh 79 Kg and Im 1.75m Im not very good at tennis

Example: (young) Ben is younger than Louise. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2. (old) (big/family) (heavy) (tall) (good) Why do British people go abroad for their holidays? Complete the sentences, using the information given.

Example : 76% (weather/good) 76% go abroad because the weathers better. 21% (hotels/comfortable) 5% (wine and cigarettes/cheap) 11% (sea/warm)

10% (beaches/clean) 23% (people/friendly) 15% (food/interesting) 10% (night-life/exciting) 12% (get a sun-tan/easily) 2% (bars stay open/late) 3. Write sentences about the planets, using a superlative.
Sun Mercury Venus Earth m

Uranus Neptune

Mars Jupiter Saturn Pluto

Example: (Mercury/close/sun) Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (Mars/near/Earth) (Pluto/distant/from the sun) (Venus/hot) (Jupiter/big) (Mercury/difficult to see)

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ANSWERS
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1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Louise is older than Ben. Louise family is bigger than Bens. Bens heavier than Bens. Bens taller than louise. Ben is a better player than Ben or Louise is Better at tennis than Ben.

2. 21% go abroad because the hotel are more comfotable. 5 % go abroad because wine and cigarretes are cheaper. 11% go abroad because the seas (is) warmer. 10% go abroad because the beaches are cleanes. 23% go abroad because the people are friendler /more friendly. 15% go abroad because the foods (is) more interesting. 10% go abroad because the night life more exciting. 12% go abroad because they get a sun-tan more easily. 2% go abroad because the bars stay open later. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. arriba Mars is the nearest planet to Earth. Pluto is the most distant planet to earth. Vennus is the hottest planet. Jupiter is the biggest planet. Mercury is the most difficult planet to see.

A SONG EXERCISE
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NAME:___________________________ Complete the song with the adjectives given : Radical acceptable clinical deep practical young liberal respectable intellectual simple responsible wonderful fanatical presentable beautiful absurd logical magical criminal vegetable cynical dependable sensible

The Logical Song By Supertramp When I was___________, it seemed that life was so_____________, A miracle, oh it was_______________ , ______________. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Oh joyfully, oh playfully, watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be ______________, _____________ , _________________ , ___________. And they showed me a world where I could be so _____________, ______________,_______________ , ____________. There are times

when all the world's asleep, The questions run too ________ For such a ___________ man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds ____________ But please tell me who I am. Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a ____________, A _____________ , ______________ , ____________. Won't you sing up your name, we'd like to feel you're _______________ , _____________, _____________, a ____________! At night, when all the word's asleep, The questions run too ________ For such a _________ man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds _____________ But please tell me who I am. Who I am...... Who I am......

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QUESTIONS WITH HOW

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These kind of questions are used to ask about distances and other measurements, so we use how to ask about: How How How How How How How How How far big high deep long hot cold old beatiful = distance (far away) = size = height - altitude = depth - profundity = length - time = temperature = temperature = age = beauty

Use How with the verb to be to make up questions: E.g. How far is Cuenca from Quito? Its about 450 km. How old is your sister? Shes 20 years old. How big is the building? Its quite big. How high is the volcano? Its around 6000 meters. How deep is the lake? Its 200 meters depth. How long is the Amazon river? Its 14.000 Km long. How long is the trip to Europe? Its around 12 hours by plane. How hot is your coffee? Its not very hot. How cold is the south pole? Its freezing. How beautiful is your girlfriend? Shes cute. arriba

READING
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ECUADOR

Ecuador is the best Andean country in South America, with around 13 millon people, about half of its population is Indian, most of them speak Quichua, and live in communities. They depend on agriculture, many of them grow maize and potatoes. Economically, Ecuador is quiet prosperous. Nowdays it exports oil, bananas, coffee. Politically Ecuador is one of the most unstable countries in South

America, It is probably the one that changes more presidents than others, because since 1990 it has changed ten ones, which means that it is the country with the highest average in America. Quito is the capital of Ecuador. It is in the north of the Sierra Region. At 2850 m above sea level, it is the second highest capital city in the world.It is a beautiful city. In 1978, it was declared part of the Cultural Heritage of Manking. Quito contains the best examples of Spanish colonial architecture in the world. The colonial part of the city has narrow streets and some magnificent churches. La Compaa church is perhaps the most impressive church in Latin America. Its altar is covered with gold leaf. The San Francisco church is very old. It is about 400 years old. Guayaquil is the largest city in Ecuador. The population is about two million people. It is a port in the Coast Region and it is a commercial centre. There are lots of businesses, for example banking, industry and shipping. It is also a modern city. There are lots of tall buildings, nightclubs and shopping centres. Guayaquil has some good tourist attrations. There is a waterfrom booulevard called the Malecon. The Rotonda is a traditional monument on the Malecon . It shows Simon Bolivar and San Martin shaking hands. The Cathedral is perhaps the most beautiful church in Guayaquil. It is near the Centenario Park. There are a lot of land iguanas in the Centenario Park. Ecuador has many beautiful places to visit, such us : the Galapagos Islands which is considered the most beautiful place over country, there are many beaches to go, Salinas that maybe is the most expensive one, Atacames that is smaller but also interesting, Pedernales is the new one, growing faster than any one. The highest volcanos in Ecuador are : The Chimborazo that is in the Sierra region. It is 6267 meters high. It is the highest volcano in Ecuador.The second highest volcano is Cotopaxi. It is 5896 m. High. There are many others attractive volcanos to climb such us : Pichincha, Corazon, Cayambe, Illiniza, Antisana.

UNDERLINE ALL THE SUPERLATIVES

ADJECTIVES, COMPARATIVES

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