• COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

a. Comparatives

I think you're taller than me. (tall)

This tennis ball is smaller than this basket ball. (small)
One-syllable adjectives,
we add –er
A cat is faster than a turtle (fas
Today is colder than yerterday. (cold)
She is younger than her brother. (young)

He is older than his friend. (old)

My car is newer than yours. (new)
Tea is cheaper than champagne. (cheap)
With adjectives ending in y, you change the y to i and add er/ .
lucky → luckier  happy → happier pretty→ prettier   Sunny
→Sunnier
Easy →  easier
English is easier than mathematics (easy)
With one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant, remember
to double the final consonant before –er/

China is bigger than Italy. (big)

Mark is sadder than you. (sad)
Carlos looks wetter than Nick. (wet)
Exceptions
good → better bad → worse far → further/farther .

The pizzas in la Bellanapoli are better than the ones

in . (Good)
This winter is worse than last year’s winter. (bad)
Mars is further than the Moon from planet Earth.
(far)
Today was worse than yesterday.

Two or more syllables, you use more

+ adjective + than

Good health is more important than money 

  SUPERLATIVES 
THE +ADJETIVE +EST

One syllable add -est Tall → The tallest Fast → the fastest
cold →the coldest
My house is the largest in my street late →the latest
Nice →the nicest
Ana is the tallest in her class
With one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant,
remember to double the final consonant before -est
This is the saddest poem Fat → the fatter Big →biggest

With adjectives ending in y, you change the y to i and add

-est
Happy→ The happiest Funny→The funniest
My cousin is the prettiest girl in the world.
 Two or more syllables, you use  the
most + adjective
David is the most handsome man in the world
My learns are the best
beautiful → the most beautiful
  dangerous → the most dangerous
ADJETIVE Comparative Superlative

Bad Worse The worst

Malo Peor El peor

Good Better The best

Bueno Mejor El mejor

Little Less The least

Poco Menos El menos

Many More The most

Muchos Más La mayoría

Much More The most

Mucho Más La mayor parte

Far Further o Farther The farthest o the furthest

Lejos Más lejos El más lejano