Review:

Comparatives
and
Superlatives
2º B
 Equality Comparative
(NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE + AS =
tan .... como

-My sister is as intelligent as him.

-He is not as tall as Gasol.
-The weather in Mexico is as hot
as in Spain.
-The weather in England is not as
hot as in Spain.
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Inferiority Comparative
LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN = menos ...que

He is less tall than Gasol.

The weather in England is less hot than in
Spain.
This exam is less difficult than the last one.
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Superiority Comparative
1) Short adjectives: ADJECTIVE + er + THAN =
más ... que

He is taller than Gasol.

The weather in Spain is hotter than in
England.
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Superiority Comparative
2) Long adjectives: MORE + ADJECTIVE +
THAN = más ... que

This exam is more difficult than the last one.

My sister is more intelligent than him.
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Superlatives
1) Short adjectives: THE + ADJECTIVE + est + (NOUN) +
(IN /OF) = el /la más ...

Jack is the tallest in the class.

The Nile is the longest river in the world.
I am the fastest of the class.
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Superlatives
Watch out!
-The article “ THE” normally appears before the superlative
form.
-The superlative form can be followed by a complement
introduced by:
IN → When we refer to a PLACE
OF → in the rest of cases.
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Superlatives
2) Long adjectives: THE MOST + ADJECTIVE + (NOUN)+
(IN /OF) = el / la más ...

Laura is the most energetic girl of the group.

This is the most boring film I´ve ever seen.
This is the most difficult exam I´ve done.
Chocolate cake is the most delicious dessert in the world
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Irregular forms
ADJECTIVE / *WORD COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Good better The best
Bad worse The worst
Far farther /further The farthest /furthest
*well (adv) better The best
*badly (adv) worse The worst
*much/many/a lot of more The most
*little less The least
*few fewer The fewest
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1. Write the right comparative and superlative form of the 11

following adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Long
Cheap
Thin
Strange
Pretty
Happy
1. Write the right comparative and superlative form of the 12

following adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
Clever
Narrow
Modern
Beautiful
Dangerous
Important
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2. Write the comparative of the words in
brackets:
1. A rock is _______________ than a leaf. (heavy)
2. Our house is _____________ than yours. (big)
3. The princess is ____________ than the witch.
(beautiful)
4. Tom is a ______________ student than Mary.
(good)
5. Bicycles are ___________ than motorbikes.
(safe)
6. July is ___________ than January. (hot)
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2. Write the comparative of the words in
brackets:
7. A lion is _____________ than a cat.
(dangerous)
8. Helen is______________ than Mary. (funny)
9. Computers are____________ than telephones.
(expensive)
10. I think golf is ____________ than football.
(boring)