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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES. María Martínez y Carla Monzó . Contents. Comparatives and examples . Short adjectives . Long adjectives . Irregular adjectives . De inferioridad. De igualdad. De superioridad. Superlatives and examples . Short adjectives Long adjectives .

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

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  1. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES María Martínez y Carla Monzó.

  2. Contents • Comparatives and examples. • Short adjectives. • Long adjectives. • Irregular adjectives. • De inferioridad. • De igualdad. • De superioridad. • Superlatives and examples. • Short adjectives • Long adjectives.

  3. Comparatives • Short adjectives -Adjectives of just one syllable form the comparative by adding "-er": Bright … brighter Clear … clearer Fast … faster -If a one syllable adjective ends in "e", simply add "r": Nice … nicer Fine … finer Ripe … riper -For some adjectives, it is necessary to double the last letter before adding "-er". Big … bigger Slim … slimmer Flat … flatter

  4. -Iftheadjective has gottwosyllables and finish with “-y” we said that it is short. And wechange“-y”for“–i” and weadd“–er”. Happy … happier Funny … funnier Easy …easier -Adjectives of two syllables are more complicated. Most adjectives of two syllables form the comparative with "more": Famous …more famous Thankful … more thankful Boring …more boring Faithless … more faithless

  5. Long adjectives -All adjectives of three or more syllables form the comparative with "more ". Beautiful …morebeautiful Comfortable … morecomfortable Typical … more typical • Irregular adjectives In addition, there are some (common) irregular comparative adjectives: Good or well…better Bad…worse Far…farther or further Little (quantity)…less Much … more Ill …worse Old …older or elder

  6. De superioridad. -we use more… thanin longs and add –erthanin shorts s. Sheisfasterthanme. l. Shoes are more expensivethansandals. • De igualdad. - we use as + adjective*+ as John isastallas you. *itdoesn’tmatteriftheadjectiveis short orlong • De inferioridad. • we use less + adjective* + than. The film islessinterestinsthanthebook. *itdoesn’tmatteriftheadjectiveis short orlong

  7. superlatives • Formsuperlativeforms of a one-syllableadjectivebyadding –est. Tall…tallest Old…oldest Long…longest • With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the superlative with the most. Peaceful…the most peaceful Pleasant...the most pleasant Careful…the most careful Thoughtful…the most thoughtful

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