SUBJECT: ENGLISH II

ACTIVITY: COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

STUDENT: FRANCISCO ANTONIO PEÑA MATUTE

ACCOUNT: 321450015
TEACHER: SEINY SARAHI CERROS NAVARRETE

CORQUÍN, COPÁN
MAY, 2023
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES IN ENGLISH, AS
THEIR NAME SUGGESTS, ARE USED TO
COMPARE TWO ELEMENTS OF A SENTENCE
AND DESCRIBE THEIR DIFFERENCES.

Short adjectives add "er" to
the end.
Examples
Adjective: Old ( viejo)
My mother is older than my father.
Adjective: Fast( rápido)
I’m faster than you.
Adjective: long (largo)
My hair longer than yours
Rules to form the comparative in English
Long adjectives use the formula:
“more” or “less” + adjective.
Examples
Adjective: Expensive ( caro)
The red car is less expensive
than the blue one
Adjective: Beautiful ( hermoso)
My horse is more beautiful than
his.
Adjective: ambitious( ambisioso)
She is more ambitious than her
sister.
There are also some adjectives, which
generally have two syllables, with
which “er” or “more” can be used.
Examples
Adjective : Clever ( Listo)
The teacher is more clever than the
students
The teacher is cleverer than the students.
Adjective: Narrow ( estrecho)
My room is narrower than yours
My room is more narrow than yours
Adjective: Clean ( limpio)
My coat is cleaner than yours
My coat is more clean than yours
Rules to form the comparative in English

Irregular comparative adjectives

Although most fall into the category Examples
of regular, there are some Adjective: Good
adjectives that are irregular and are
in very common use. You’re better than he is.

Adjective: Bad ( malo)

Coke is worse than Pepsi

Adjective: Far (lejos)

Pedro is further away than Juan