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Comparative and Superlative: Understanding Degrees in English and Spanish

Learn how to form comparative and superlative adjectives in English and Spanish for superior, equal, and inferior comparisons. Practice examples and irregular forms included.

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Comparative and Superlative: Understanding Degrees in English and Spanish

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  1. Comparative and Superlative By katerin Adones

  2. Comparative • In Spanish as in English, we use comparatives to express comparisons of superiority, equality, and inferiority. which is made be adding -er or a preceding more to the positive form

  3. To express more… than…, one uses the following form: Shakira is more famous than Maria José Quintanilla

  4. To express less… than…, one uses the following form: Bart is less inteligent than Lissa.

  5. To express equality, one uses the following forms: Fernando Gonzáles is as good as Nicolas Massú

  6. Superlative • The superlative form, which is made by adding -est or a preceding most to the positive form

  7. To express the most, one uses the form: She is the most beautiful woman in the world

  8. To express the least using an adverb, one uses the form: This program is the least famous in the word.

  9. Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives add- er add- est

  10. He is the tallest man in the world He is taller than she

  11. One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It.

  12. He is the thinnest in africa He is thinner than him

  13. With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with moreand the superlative with most.

  14. It is the most thoughtful monkey in the world

  15. If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y, change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form. For the superlative form change the y to i and add –est.

  16. Lissa is happier today than she was yesterday. Today Yesterday

  17. For adjectives with three syllables or more, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.

  18. Net Flander is more generous than Omero

  19. There are some irregular comparisons Adjetive Comparative Superlative Good Better Best Bad worse worst Many More Most Far farther Farthest

  20. Choose the correct anwer 1.-The comparative of bad is: • Bader • Worser • Worse • More bad 2.- The superlative of gentle is: • Gentleest • Gentlerest • Gentlest • most gentler

  21. 3.- The superlative of hot is: • Hotest • Hottest • Most hot • More hot 4.- The comparative of joyful is : • joyfuller • Joufuler • More joyful • More joyfuller

  22. PracticeMake comparative or superlative sentences using the words given. Example Bob/tall/Richard BOB IS TALLER THAN RICHARD. 1. Tea/cheap/champagne TEA IS CHEAPER THAN CHAMPAGNE 2. Movies/interesting/TV shows MOVIES ARE MORE INTERESTING THAN TV SHOWS 3. Sharon/beautiful/ in the class SHARON IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE CLASS 4. John /happy /in the world JOHN IS THE HAPPIEST BOY IN THE WORLD.

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