English 2/6

Comparative and superlative.

1. Short adjectives

We use the comparative form od adjectives to compare two people or things:

I´m taller than Emma

We use the superlative form of the adjectives to compare three or more people or things:

Tom is the tallest boy in our class. 

Form

To form the comparative of short adjectives, we add-er (than): 

fast-faster (than)

claver- cleverer (than)

To form the superlative of short adjectives , we use the+ -est:

fast- the fastest

clever- the cleverest

*Adjectives ending in -e:

nice-nicer

*Adjectives ending in consonant+vowel+consonant:

big-bigger

*Adjectives ending in consonant+-y:

 heavy-heavier.

2. Long adjectives.

To form the comparative of long adjectives, we use more+adjective (than)

beautiful-more beautiful

expensive- more expensive

To form the superlative of long adjectives, we use the most+adjective

beautiful-the most beautiful

expensive-the most expensive.

3. Irregular adjectives

Good-better (than).the best
Bad-worse (than)-the worst
Far-further than- the furthest?

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Voluntary activity: Write a comparison between two things, situations, people...whatever you want. For example:

What is better? Vacation at the beach or in the mountain?

What do you prefer: living in the city or in the village?

My brother/sister and me.

Swimming in the pool or in the sea?

The idea is to use comparative and superlative forms in your writing. 

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