COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1. COMPARATIVES

   • short adjectives
     • 1 or 2 syllable (ending -y)
     • tall+ er+ than
       • Pablo is taller than Juan
   • long adjectives
     • 2 or more syllables
     • more + beautifull + than
       • Lucas is more beautifull than Hugo

2. SUPERLATIVES

   • Short adjectives
     • 1 or 2 syllable (ending -y)
     • the + big+ est
       • this char is the biggest
   • Long adjectives
     • 2 or more syllables
     • the most+ boring
       • this class is the most boring

3. EXCEPCIONS

   • GOOD
     • (C) better than
       • (S) the best
   • BAD
     • (C) worse than
       • (S) the worst
   • FAR
     • (C) further than
       • (S) the furthest

4. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY

   • When we want to say 2 thing are the same or not the same
   • (not) as...as...
     • your phone is as expensive as mine
     • your hair isn't as long as mine

5. COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY

   • We want to say that something is inferior to another thing
   • (C) less than...
     • Forests are less visited than beaches
   • (S) The least +
     • The machines that worked the least efficiently were replaced.