COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES

1. Para adjetivos de una sílaba:

Comparativo Superlativo

añade: "-er" (faster) añade: "-est" (fastest)

2. Para adjetivos de una sílaba que terminan en "e":

Comparativo Superlativo

añade: "-r" (nicer) añade: "-st" (nicest)

3. Para adjetivos de una sílaba que terminan en consonante + vocal +

consonante:

Comparativo Superlativo

añade: consonante + "er" (hotter) añade: consonante + "-est" (hottest)

4. Para adjetivos de dos silabas que terminan en "y":

Comparativo Superlativo

sustituye "y" por: "-ier" (funnier) sustituye "y" por: "-iest" (funniest)

5. Para adjetivos de dos o más silabas:

Comparativo Superlativo

añade "the most"/"the least": (the

añade: "more"/"less" (morebeautiful)
mostbeautiful)

6. Adjetivos irregulares:

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo

good better
best

bad worse
worst

far further
furthest
 Nota: Algunas cualidades no pueden variar en intensidad o grado porque son extermos,
absolutos o adjetivos de clasificación. Estas cualidades no tienen forma comparativa o
superlativa.

Ejemplos:
Extremos
freezing (helado)
excellent (excelente)
Absolutos
dead (muerto)
unique (único)
Clasificación
married (casado)
domestic (doméstico)
 EJERCICIOS

1 Complete the sentences.

My mother is _____________ than my father. (OLD)

What is _____________ movie you have ever seen?(FUNNY)
That movie was bad, but it wasn't_____________I have ever seen.(BAD)
Rachel's hair is not as _____________ as Sarah's.(LONG)
Yesterday's exam was _____________han the one last month.(DIFFICULT)
Peter is as _____________as Alex.(FAST)
I think Mary is _____________woman I have ever seen.(BEAUTIFUL)
Her room is only a little bit _____________than mine.(BIG)
He is _____________when he is playing football.(HAPPY)
Michael's house is _____________from the train than Betty's. (FAR)

2 Decide si las frases son correctas o incorrectas. Si son incorrectas, piensa en como se
pueden corregir.

He was more older than I imagined him.

This is one of the better restaurants in the area.

He was by far the fastest competitor in the race.

3 Pon los adjetivos entre paréntesis en la forma adecuada de comparativo o superlativo.

James: I'm going skiing next week.

Tina: I'd love to have a holiday in November, but my children are at school now, so
it's _____________ (convenient) for them to go during the school holidays.I know it's probably
_____________ (bad) time to go on holiday, because everybody else is going too and the hotel
prices are _____________ (expensive) than now.

James: I know, but the Christmas holiday is also _____________ (lively) time for the skiing
resorts. If you want to make a lot of friends, it's _____________ (good) to go in December than
in November.

Tina: My favourite time for going on holiday is September. The weather is _____________
(dry) than in October and everything is _____________ (cheap) and _____________ (quiet)
than in August, especially if you want to go to the beach. I think September
is _____________(beautiful) time of the year.

James: I agree with you. It's definitely_____________ (sensible) to go on holiday when

everybody else is working!
4 Reescribe las frases utilizando el comparativo del adjetivo entre paréntesis.

John is 30. Mike is 20.

(old) John __________________________

A city is noisy. A village is quiet.

(noisy) A city __________________________

Jogging is boring. Swimming is fun.

(boring) Jogging __________________________

Mary lives 20 minutes away from the centre. Jane lives 5 minutes away from the centre.

(far) Mary __________________________

A bike costs 200 euros. A motorbike costs 20000 euros.

(expensive) A motorbike __________________________

In summer it's 30 degrees above zero. In winter it's 10 degrees below zero.

(hot) In summer __________________________

Paul is good at Maths. Larry is not so good at Maths.

(good) Paul __________________________

Harriet is bad at drawing. Diana is not so bad at drawing.

(bad) Harriet __________________________

5 Escoge el adjetivo que mejor complete las siguientes frases. Ponlo en la forma de
comparativo o superlativo según el contexto:
big, comfortable, expensive, fast, friendly, funny, heavy, interesting, long, narrow.

A sofa is _____________ than a chair.

Travelling by plane is _____________ than travelling by train.

The Volga is _____________ river in Europe.

This is _____________ novel I have ever read.

The circus is _____________ than the cinema.

Lead is _____________ than aluminium.

Dogs are _____________ than cats.

The Ritz is one of _____________ hotels in the world.

A Jeep is _____________ than a Mini.

A path is _____________ than a road.

6 Elige la respuesta correcta.

Laura is ..... in our class.

A) taller
B) the tallest

Reading a book is ..... than playing computer games.

A) more interesting
B) the most interesting

Jerry is ..... than Tom.

A) fitter
B) more fit

This is ..... film I have ever seen.

A) better
B) the best

Your flat is ..... than mine.

A) biger
B) bigger

This is ..... restaurant in the town.

A) worse
B) the worst

The test was not as ..... as I expected.

A) easier
B) easy

Jane is less ..... than her parents.

A) richer
B) rich

A pub is ..... than a café.

A) noisier
B) more noisy

This is ..... present I have ever received.

A) the most lovely

B) the loveliest