COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES

1. Difference Comparatives

   • Short
     • For. short adjectives (up to two syllables) such as small, tall and thin, for example, just add the suffix –er for comparatives and the suffix –est for superlatives. They should always be preceded by the
       • and the adjective ends with the CVC sequence, that is, consonant-vowel-consonant, do not forget to duplicate the last letter, as is the case with big, which becomes bigger in the comparative and biggest in the superlative.
         • EXEMPLOS:
           • Lucas is taller than Leo.
             • Will your mother arrive later than you?
   • Long
     • For larger adjectives, you don't need to make any changes to your form. Just use more or less before comparatives and the most (least) or least before superlatives.
       • EXEMPLOS:
         • • She is the most beautiful girl i have ever seen.
             • your car is more expensive than mine.

2. Comparative Equality

   • The comparative degree of equality is formed with as … as.
     • EXEMPLOS:
       • My car is as dirty as yours.
         • I wanted to be as smart as Camila.

3. Comparative adjectives are used to compare the differences between the two objects they modify (larger, smaller, faster, higher). They are used in sentences in which two nouns are compared, as follows: Noun (subject) + verb + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

   • Exceptions
     • Good > Better
       • Bad > worst
         • Far > further
           • Much/many > More
             • Little > less