Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives and superlatives

1. Compare people, places or things

   • A superlative compares one thing to all the others in the same group
   • A comparative compare two things

2. One syllable

   • Comparative
     • Adjective+ER
       • Add "than" after the comparative
         • Example: Furia is fastER THAN Trueno.
   • Superlative
     • Adjective+EST
       • Example: Furia is the fastETS.

3. One syllable ending in -E

   • Comparative
     • Adjective+R
       • Example: Manuela is niceR than Paul.
   • Superlative
     • Adjective+ST
       • Example: Manuela is the nicEST kid in the school.

4. One syllable: consonant+short vowel+consonant

   • Comparative
     • Double the last consonant and add ER
       • Example: A bed is bigGER than a book.
   • Superlative
     • Double the last consonant and add EST
       • Example: That bed is the biGEST in the mall.

5. Two syllables ending in -Y

   • Comparative
     • Remove the -Y and add IER
       • Example: Sofia is happIER than Rosa.
   • Superlative
     • Remove the -Y and add IEST
       • Example: Sofia is the happIEST girl in class.

6. Two or more syllable

   • Superlative
     • The most+adjective
       • Example: Tamara is the most famous singer in the world.
   • Comparative
     • More+adjective
       • Example: Tamara is more famous than Flor.

7. Common exceptions

   • Good
     • Worse
       • Comparative
       • Worst
         • Superlative
   • Bad
     • Better
       • Comparative
       • Best
         • Superlative