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Comparatives

Equality

Superlative

Short adjectives: add "-er"

Ajective is followed by "than."

Long adjectives: use "more"

If the adjective ends in –e, add –r.

If the adjective (CVC), double the final consonant and add –er.

If the adjective ends with a consonant + y, change –y to –i and add –er.

For 3 or more syllable adjectives add more

small – smaller

Big – bigger

Ex.

Ex.

Sonora is BIGGER than Nayarit.

A cat is SMALLER than an elephant.

Ex.

Ex.

intelligent – more intelligen

Beautiful – more beautiful

Ex.

Ex.

large – larger

nice – nicer

flat – flatter

big – bigger

funny – funnier

easy –easier

expensive – more expensive

beautiful – more beautiful

as + adjective + as

NOT as + adjective + as

Is used to show that two people or things are similar

Hermosillo is as hot as Mexicali

Education is as important as health.

My cellphone is not as expensive as yours.

We are not as safe as years ago.

Add –EST to short adjectives

MOST to long adjectives.

Describe within a large group of its kind.

big --- the biggest

intelligent --- the most intelligent

Idea

Person

An object

1 syllable adjectives ending in -e: add -st

Most 1 syllable ajectives: + est

1 syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant: double the last consonant + est

Adjectives of 1 or 2 syllables ending in -y: y changes to -i + est

2 (not ending in -y), 3 or more syllables adjective: the most

Safe-The safest

Wide-The widest

Cheap-The cheapest

Tall- The tallest

hot-the hottest

big-The biggest

happy-The happiest

early-The earliest

Interesting-the most interesting

Comfortable- the most comfortabe