Comparatives

Palavras de 1 sílaba ou 2 (se terminar em “y”) – acrescentar “er”

Tall – taller

Happy – happier

John is taller than Sam

Marta is happier than Joshua

Palavras com 2 silábas (que não acabem em “y”) ou mais: more ….than

Intelligent than John is more intelligent than Rui

Difficult Marta is more difficult than Sophia

Clever Leonor is more clever than Rita

Superlative

Palavras de 1 sílaba ou 2 (se terminar em “y”) – acrescentar “est”

Tall – the tallest

Happy – the happiest

John is the tallest boy in class

Marta is the happiest girl I know

Palavras com 2 silábas (que não acabem em “y”) ou mais: more ….than

Intelligent John is the most intelligent boy in school

Difficult Marta is the most difficult person on Earth

Clever Leonor is the most clever child on our street

Good better than the best

Bad worse than the worst

Far farther than the farthest

Little less than

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