COMPARATIVES

and
SUPERLATIVES
 COMPARATIVE

SUPERIORITY
1. One syllable hard 1. Add -‐er hardER
2. One syllable ending late 1. Add -‐r lateR
in -E
3. One syllable ending big 1. Double the biggER
in vowel + consonant consonant
2. Add -‐er
4. Two syllables narrow 1. Add –er narrowER
ending in -OW
5. Two syllables pretty 1. Change –i for –y prettiER
ending in -Y 2. Add -‐er
6. Two or more interesting 1. Write More interesting
syllables more.........than than

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good -­‐-­‐-­‐ betterlittle -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ less
Bad -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ worsefar -­‐-­‐-­‐ farther/further
 SUPERLATIVE

SUPERIORITY
1. One syllable hard 1. Add -‐est The hardEST
2. One syllable ending late 1. Add -‐st The lateST
in -E
3. One syllable ending big 1. Double the The biggEST
in vowel + consonant consonant
2. Add -‐est
4. Two syllables narrow 1. Add –est The narrowEST
ending in -OW
5. Two syllables pretty 1. Change –i for –y The prettiEST
ending in -Y 2. Add -‐est
6. Two or more interesting 1. Write The most interesting
syllables
the most…….…….

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good -­‐-­‐-­‐ the bestlittle -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ the least
Bad -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐ the worstfar -­‐-­‐-­‐ the farthest / the furthest
EXERCISE
 COMPARATIVE

INFERIORITY
1. less + adjective (than)
+
less + happy + (than)
Ex: Marina is less happy than the other teacher.

2. not as + adjective as
+
not as + happy + a
Ex: Marina is not as happy as Rafa.
 SUPERLATIVE

INFERIORITY
The least
+ adjective

Ex: Marina is the least happy teacher.

 COMPARATIVE

EQUALITY
as + adjective as
+

a + tal + a
Ex: Marina is as tall as Rafa.
TOO and ENOUGH
 1. TOO + adjective
USE: Show something is EXCESSIVE
Ex:
-‐ Marina thinks her hands are TOO big.
-‐ My father and I prefer watching a football match because the film is TOO boring.

2.
adjective + ENOUGH
Ex: USE: Show something is SUFFICIENT
-‐ Marina thinks she is clever ENOUGH.

3. NOT + adjective + ENOUGH

USE: Show something is INSUFFICIENT
Ex:
-‐ My father and I prefer going to Malaga because Madrid isn’t close ENOUGH for a weekend.
EXERCISE:
1. This computer is …to…o…s…lo…w…t…o …do.. thoisdocatlhcuislactialocnu.lation. (slow)
2. Elaine is …ol…d…e…no…u…g…h …to..etnotenr theerrhee. re. (old)
3. This suitcase is …to…o…h…ea…v…y…to…c…artroyc. arry. (heavy)
4. It isn't …su…n…ny…e…n…o…u…gh. to sunbathe. (sunny)
5. Are you …ta…ll…e…no…u…g…h …to…r.e. atochrethacaht sthealtf?shelf? (tall)
6. You're …to…o…y…ou…n…g…to. tdordivreiv. e. (young)
7. You aren't …ol…d…e…no…u…g…h .t.otodrdivriev.e. (old)
8. That sweater is big, it's …to…o…b…ig…f…or…y.o. ufo. r you. (big)
9. The garden isn't …bi…g …en…o…u…gh……to…ptlaoypfloaoytfboaollt.ball. (big)
10. This coffee is …to…o…s…tr…on…g…f.ofromr me.e. (strong)