COMPARISONS

(NOT)

AS

+ adj. + AS

(NOT)

AS

(NOT)

LESS + adj.

(NOT

LESS

(NO) TAN

adj.

COMO

EQUALITY
BIG

AS

(NO) TAN

THAN

GRANDE

(NO) MENOS + adj.

COMO
QUE

INFERIORITY
RICH

THAN

(NO) MENOS

WE COMPARE 3 OR MORE

WE COMPARE 2

SHORT ADJECTIVES
adj.+ER THAN

MS + adj. + QUE

1 SYLLABLE *

LONGER THAN

2 SYLLABLE *
Ending in y
-ow
-le
-er

HAPPIER THAN
SLOWER THAN
SIMPLER THAN
TENDERER THAN

SUPERIORITY

SHORT ADJECTIVES
THE

SUPERLATIVE

adj.+EST + ( IN / OF)

EL MS + adj.

1 SYLLABLE *

THE LONGEST

2 SYLLABLES *
Ending in y
-ow
-le
-er

THE HAPPIEST
THE SLOWEST
THE SIMPLEST
THE TENDEREST

RICO

QUE
LONG ADJECTIVES

MORE + adj. + THAN

2 SYLLABLE *
Not ending in y
-ow
-le
-er
3 SYLLABLES or more *

MS + adj. + QUE
MORE POLITE THAN

MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN

LONG ADJECTIVES
THE MOST + adj. + ( IN / OF)

2 SYLLABLE *
Not ending in y
-ow
-le
-er
3 SYLLABLES or more *

EL MS + adj.

THE MOST POLITE

THE MOST ATTRACTIVE

* SPELLING NOTES
SPELLING

ADJECTIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

DOBLE CONSONANT

Big

bigger

the biggest

Fat

fatter

the fattest

Slim

slimmer

the slimmest

Thin

thinner

the thinnest

Lucky
Healthy
Busy
Pretty
Easy
Friendly
Nice

luckier
healthier
busier
prettier
easier
friendlier
nicer

the luckiest
the healthiest
the busiest
the prettiest
the easiest
the friendliest
the nicest

Wide

wider

the widest

Large

larger

the largest

C + V + C + C

+ Y

IER / IEST

R / ST

IRREGULAR FORMS
ADJECTIVE

COMPARATIVE

SUPERLATIVE

GOOD

BETTER (THAN)

THE BEST

BAD

WORSE (THAN)

THE WORST

LITTLE

LESS

(THAN)

THE LEAST

MUCH / MANY

MORE

(THAN)

THE MOST

FAR

FARTHER
FURTHER
OLDER
ELDER

OLD

(THAN)
(THAN)
(THAN)
(THAN)

THE FARTHEST
THE FURTHEST
THE OLDEST
THE ELDEST

SPECIAL MEANINGS

Ms lejos
Adicional, ms adelante
Antiguo, mayor
Mayor (en familia)