COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

-We use compartive adjectives to compare 2 people, 2 animals, 2 things or 2 -We use superlative adjectives to compare 1 person, 1 animal, 1 thing or
places. 1 place with the rest.

LONG ADJECTIVES. MORE...THAN LONG ADJECTIVES. THE MOST...

- more than 2 syllables. - adjectives ending with -ED -ING. - more than 2 syllables. - adjectives ending with -ED -ING.

more beautiful than (mas bonito que) more boring than (mas aburrido que) the most beautiful ( el más bonito ) the most boring (el más aburrido )
more expensive than ( mas caro que) more tired than (mas cansado que) the most expensive ( el más caro ) the most tired (el más cansado )

SHORT ADJECTIVES -ER THAN SHORT ADJECTIVES THE ...-EST

- 1 or 2 syllables - 1 or 2 syllables

longer than ( mas largo que) the longest( el más largo)

shorter than (mas corto que) the shortest (el más corto)

EQUALITY COMPARATIVE. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

-We use equality comparative to say that 2 people, 2 animals, 2 things or 2 places ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
are equal or the same.
good ( bueno) better than the best
AS...AS bad ( malo) worse than the worst
as beautiful as ( tan bonito como) far (lejos) farther/further than the farthest/furthest
as short as ( tan bajito como/ tan corto como) much/many (mucho/s) more than the most
little/few (poco/s) less than the least
SPELLING RULES FOR SHORT ADJECTIVES
Short adjectives that use MORE ...THAN and THE MOST... (exceptions)
CONSONANT+Y : -IER/-EST 1 syllable ending CVCx2 -ER/-EST
modern
useful
easy : easier /easiest hot : hotter / hottest serious
heavy: heavier / heaviest thin : thinner / thinnest famous