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Topic N° 01: ADJECTIVES (COMPARTIVE AND SUPERLATIVE )

FORM: Adjective + noun

Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

brave

braver

bravest

brief

briefer

briefest

bright

brighter

brightest

broad

broader

broadest

busy

busier

busiest

calm

calmer

calmest

cheap

cheaper

cheapest

chewy

chewier

chewiest

chubby

chubbier

chubbiest

classy

classier

classiest

clean

cleaner

cleanest

clear

clearer

clearest

clever

cleverer more clever

cleverest most clever

close

closer

closest

cloudy

cloudier

cloudiest

clumsy

clumsier

clumsiest

coarse

coarser

coarsest

cold

colder

coldest

cool

cooler

coolest

crazy

crazier

craziest

creamy

creamier

creamiest

creepy

creepier

creepiest

angry

angrier

angriest

bad

worse

worst

more beautiful

most beautiful

big

bigger

biggest

crispy

crispier

crispiest

bitter

bitterer more bitter

bitterest most bitter

cruel

crueler

cruelest

crunchy

crunchier

crunchiest

black

blacker

blackest

curly

curlier

curliest

bland

blander

blandest

curvy

curvier

curviest

bloody

bloodier

bloodiest

cute

cuter

cutest

blue

bluer

bluest

damp

damper

dampest

bold

bolder

boldest

dark

darker

darkest

bossy

bossier

bossiest

beautiful

deadly

deadlier

deadliest

funny

funnier

funniest

deep

deeper

deepest

gentle

gentler

gentlest

dense

denser

densest

gloomy

gloomier

gloomiest

more difficult

most difficult

good

better

best

grand

grander

grandest

dirty

dirtier

dirtiest

grave

graver

gravest

dry

drier

driest

greasy

greasier

greasiest

dull

duller

dullest

great

greater

greatest

dumb

dumber

dumbest

greedy

greedier

greediest

dusty

dustier

dustiest

gross

grosser

grossest

early

earlier

earliest

guilty

guiltier

guiltiest

easy

easier

easiest

hairy

hairier

hairiest

handy

handier

handiest

happy

happier

happiest

hard

harder

hardest

harsh

harsher

harshest

healthy

healthier

healthiest

heavy

heavier

heaviest

difficult

expensive

more expensive

most expensive

faint

fainter

faintest

fair

fairer

fairest

fancy

fancier

fanciest

far

further farther

furthest farthest

fast

faster

fastest

high

higher

highest

fat

fatter

fattest

hip

hipper

hippest

few

fewer

fewest

hot

hotter

hottest

fierce

fiercer

fiercest

humble

humbler

humblest

filthy

filthier

filthiest

hungry

hungrier

hungriest

fine

finer

finest

icy

icier

iciest

firm

firmer

firmest

interesting

fit

fitter

fittest

flaky

flakier

flakiest

flat

flatter

flattest

fresh

fresher

freshest

friendly

friendlier

friendliest

full

fuller

fullest

more interesting

most interesting

itchy

itchier

itchiest

juicy

juicier

juiciest

kind

kinder

kindest

large

larger

largest

late

later

latest

lazy

lazier

laziest

light

lighter

lightest

likely

likelier

likeliest

little

littler

littlest

lively

livelier

liveliest

lonely

lonelier

loneliest

long

longer

longest

loud

louder

loudest

lovely

lovelier

loveliest

low

lower

lowest

mad

madder

maddest

mean

meaner

meanest

messy

messier

messiest

mild

milder

mildest

modern

more modern

most modern

moist

moister

moistest

narrow

narrower

narrowest

nasty

nastier

nastiest

naughty

naughtier

naughtiest

near

nearer

nearest

neat

neater

neatest

needy

needier

neediest

new

newer

newest

nice

nicer

nicest

noisy

noisier

noisiest

odd

odder

oddest

oily

oilier

oiliest

old

older elder

oldest eldest

plainer

plainest

plain

polite

politer more polite

politest most polite

poor

poorer

poorest

popular

more popular

most popular

pretty

prettier

prettiest

proud

prouder

proudest

pure

purer

purest

quick

quicker

quickest

quiet

quieter

quietest

rare

rarer

rarest

raw

rawer

rawest

rich

richer

richest

ripe

riper

ripest

risky

riskier

riskiest

roomy

roomier

roomiest

rough

rougher

roughest

rude

ruder

rudest

rusty

rustier

rustiest

sad

sadder

saddest

safe

safer

safest

salty

saltier

saltiest

sane

saner

sanest

scary

scarier

scariest

shallow

shallower

shallowest

sharp

sharper

sharpest

shiny

shinier

shiniest

short

shorter

shortest

shy

shyer

shyest

silly

sillier

silliest

simple

simpler

simplest

sincere

sincerer

sincerest

skinny

skinnier

skinniest

tired

more tired

most tired

sleepy

sleepier

sleepiest

tough

tougher

toughest

slim

slimmer

slimmest

true

truer

truest

slimy

slimier

slimiest

ugly

uglier

ugliest

slow

slower

slowest

warm

warmer

warmest

small

smaller

smallest

weak

weaker

weakest

smart

smarter

smartest

wealthy

wealthier

wealthiest

smelly

smellier

smelliest

weird

weirder

weirdest

smoky

smokier

smokiest

wet

wetter

wettest

smooth

smoother

smoothest

wide

wider

widest

soft

softer

softest

wild

wilder

wildest

soon

sooner

soonest

windy

windier

windiest

sore

sorer

sorest

wise

wiser

wisest

sorry

sorrier

sorriest

worldly

worldlier

worldliest

sour

sourer

sourest

worthy

worthier

worthiest

spicy

spicier

spiciest

young

younger

youngest

steep

steeper

steepest

stingy

stingier

stingiest

strange

stranger

strangest

strict

stricter

strictest

strong

stronger

strongest

Use:

sunny

sunnier

sunniest

sweaty

sweatier

sweatiest

sweet

sweeter

sweetest

Use the comparative form to talk about how two things are different. I am taller than you. This book is thicker than that one.

tall

taller

tallest

Form:

tan

tanner

tannest

tasty

tastier

tastiest

thick

thicker

thickest

1) If an adjective has one syllable, add er to the end. If it ends in e already, just add r. tall => taller nice => nicer thick => thicker late => later

thin

thinner

thinnest

thirsty

thirstier

thirstiest

tiny

tinier

tiniest

Comparatives

2) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write er. But never write a w twice. big => bigger new => newer (NOT newwer) thin => thinner slow => slower (NOT slowwer)

slim => slimmer My brother is thinner than me. 3) If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add er. funny => funnier silly => sillier Which of these books is funnier? 5) Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below. good => better bad => worse far => further Add than after a comparative adjective to compare one thing with another. However, this is not always necessary. My house is smaller than yours.

Superlatives

Use: Use the superlative form to describe something that is greater than any other thing. The Amazon is the longest river in the world. Helen is the most intelligent student in the class. Form: 1)

3) If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add est. funny => the funniest silly => the silliest It’s the silliest film I’ve ever seen! 4) For other adjectives with two or more syllables, DON’T add est. Write most before the adjective. interesting => the most interesting surprising => the most surprising It’s the most interesting book I’ve ever read. 5) Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below. good => the best bad => the worst far => the furthest 6) a) In is often (but not always) used after a superlative adjective to describe where this statement is true. London is the biggest city in England. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Write the before all superlatives. My brother is the tallest person in my

2) If an adjective is short and has one syllable, add est to the end. If it ends in e already, just add st. tall => the tallest nice => the nicest thick => the thickest late => the latest 2) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write est. But never write a w twice. big => the biggest new => the newest (NOT newwest) thin => the thinnest slow => the slowest (NOT slowwest) slim => the slimmest The biggest cat in the world is the lion.

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Exercise: Dictar los ejercicios 1. Today is colder than yerterday. (Hoy hace más frío que ayer) 2. China is bigger than Italy. (China es más grande que Italia) 3. She is younger than her brother. (Ella es más joven que su hermano) 4. He is older than his friend. (Él es más viejo que su amigo) 5. I stayed longer than I expected. (Yo me quedé más tiempo del que esperaba) 6. My car is newer than yours. (Mi automóvil es más nuevo que el tuyo)

7. His house is bigger than mine. (Su casa es más grande que la mía) 8. Tea is cheaper than champagne. (El té es más barato que el champán) 9. We are smarter than they. (Nosotros somos más inteligentes que ellos) 10. I am taller than my bothers. (Yo soy más alto que mis hermanos) 11. Gold is more valuable than silver. (El oro es más valioso que la plata) 12. His car is more expensive than my car. (Su automóvil es más caro que mi automóvil) 13. My brother prepares his homework more carefully than his classmates. (Mi hermano prepara su tarea más cuidadosamente que sus compañeros) 14. She is more ambitious than her sister. (Ella es más ambiciosa que su hermana) 15. I am more intelligent than you. (Yo soy más inteligente que tú) 16. She is more elegant than my aunt. (Ella es más elegante que mi tía) 17. His idea is better than the last one. (Su idea es mejor que la anterior) 18. This contract is worse than the previous one. (Este contrato es peor que el anterior) 19. He swims better than his cousin. (Él nada mejor que su primo) 20. She drives worse than her sister. (Ella maneja peor que su hermana)