Sujeto + verbo + Adjetivo -ER + than + objeto...
Para crear la forma Comparativa de un Adjetivo, se agrega "-er" al final del mismo, por ejemplo...
Fast > faster
Small > smaller
Long > longer
High > higher
Examples
Ants are smaller than mice.
British
American
My hair is longer than yours.
Rabbits are faster than tortoises.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "-y", se cambia la "-y" por "-i" antes de agregar "-er", por ejemplo...
Happy > happier
Busy > busier
Tiny > tinier
Examples
Emily is happier than me.
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American
She's busier than before.
The blue pencil is tinier than the red pencil.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "-e", solo se agrega "-r", por ejemplo...
Late > later
Simple > simpler
Examples
Charles is gentler than Paul.
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American
She left the party later than me.
This exercise is simpler than the other.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "consonante + vocal + consonante", se escribe dos veces la ultima consonante, por ejemplo...
Big > bigger
Fat > fatter
Examples
Today is hotter than yesterday.
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American
That house is bigger than yours.
My cat is fatter than my grandma's cat.
Long Adjectives
Si el Adjetivo tiene tres o mas sílabas, el Comparativo se forma escribiendo "more" antes del Adjetivo, por ejemplo...
Intelligent > more intelligent
Important > more important
Modern > more modern
Sujeto + verbo + MORE + Adjetivo + than + objeto……
Examples
Monkeys are more intelligent than birds.
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American
I think my issue is more important than yours.
This building is more modern than the one next to it.
Es importante tener en cuenta que a veces, la forma Comparativa de los Adjetivos de dos sílabas se puede formar tanto al agregar "-er" como al escribir "more" antes del Adjetivo, por ejemplo...
Clever > cleverer / more clever
Simple > simpler / more simple
Narrow > narrower / more narrow
Si tiene dudas, apueste a lo seguro y use more pero recuerde que ambas opciones son correctas.
Irregular Adjectives
Algunos Adjetivos tienen formas irregulares, recuerde estos Comparativos...
Good > better
Bad > worse
Far > farther/further
Little > less
Much > more
Examples
She sings better than me.
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American
Maria can run farther than Tom.
The weather in this city is worse than in the jungle.
Sujeto + verbo + the + Adjetivo -EST + objeto…
Para crear la forma Superlativa de un Adjetivo, se agrega "-est" al final del mismo, por ejemplo...
Fast > fastest
Small > smallest
Long > longest
High > highest
Examples
My bag is the smallest of the three.
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American
His Ferrari is the fastest car in the neighbourhood.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "-y", se cambia la "-y" por "-i" antes de agregar -est, por ejemplo...
Happy > happiest
Busy > busiest
Tiny > tiniest
Examples
This dog is the tiniest of its kind.
British
American
I am the happiest man in this place.
My boss is the busiest man on Earth.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "-e", solo se agrega "-st", por ejemplo...
Late > latest
Simple > simplest
Examples
You are the gentlest girl here.
British
American
It's the latest version of that phone.
I think it's the simplest way to solve the problem.
Si el Adjetivo termina en "consonante + vocal + consonante", se escribe dos veces la ultima consonante, por ejemplo...
Big > biggest
Fat > fattest
Examples
My dog is the fattest of all.
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American
That was the biggest discovery of all times.
It must be the hottest day ever.
Long Adjectives
Si el Adjetivo tiene tres o mas sílabas, el Superlativo se forma escribiendo "most" antes del Adjetivo, por ejemplo...
Intelligent > most intelligent
Important > most important
Modern > most modern
Sujeto + verbo + the + MOST + adjetivo + objeto…
Examples
That's the most expensive car.
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American
Bob is the most intelligent student in the class.
This is the most important thing I've ever done.
Es importante tener en cuenta que a veces, la forma Superlativa de los Adjetivos de dos sílabas se puede formar tanto al agregar "-est" como al escribir "most" antes del Adjetivo, por ejemplo...
Clever > cleverest / most clever
Simple > simplest / most simple
Narrow > narrowest / most narrow
Si tiene dudas, apueste a lo seguro y use most pero recuerde que ambas opciones son correctas.
Irregular Adjectives
Algunos Adjetivos tiene formas irregulares, recuerde estos Superlativos...
Good > best
Bad > worst
Far > farthest/furthest
Little > least
Much > most
Examples
I think it is the best song.
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American
That was the worst day of my life.
It is the furthest planet from the Sun.
1 Comparative Adjectives are used to compare...
2 To make Comparative Adjectives, you add _____ at the end of it.
3 Some adjectives have Irregular forms.
4 Superlative Adjectives are used to compare one thing to all the others in a group.
5 To make Superlative Adjectives, you add _____ at the end of it.
6 The Comparative form of Good id Gooder.
7 Sometimes you can add "More" before an Adjective to make the Comparative form.
8 You generally write _____ after the Comparative Adjectives.
9 You generally write _____ before the Superlative Adjectives.
10 Sometimes, you can form the Comparative of Adjectives with two syllables either by adding -er or by preceding the adjective with more.
11 The Comparative form of "Big" is "More Big".
12 Elephants are _____ lions.
13 That Tower is _____ in the city.
14 Tom is _____ than me in Maths.
15 If the Adjective ends in "-y", change the "-y" to "-i" before adding "-er" or "-est".
