Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

1 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVES 1) -er + than: Small-smaller Nice-nicer Old-older 2) CVC: CC-er + than: Big-bigger Hot-hotter Thin-thinner
3) Ending in -ed: more + A (adj.) + than:

SUPERLATIVES 1) the A-est: The smallest The nicest *The oldest 2) CVC: the CC-est: The biggest The hottest The thinnest 3) Ending in -ed: the most + Adjective Pleased-the most pleased

Pleased-more pleased

*We can use elder/eldest + noun, but only with members of the same family: "My elder/older brother got married last year"

2 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVES 1) Ending in C + y: -ier than: Happy/happier Busy/busier 2) Both forms: narrow, clever, common, simple, pleasant, tired, quiet...: Narrower/more narrow Cleverer/more clever 3) Ending in full/less: more + A + than: More careful More hopeless 4) Ending in ing/ed: more + A + than: More interesting/surprised than 5) The rest: afraid, certain, correct, exact ... : more + A + than: More afraid than SUPERLATIVES 1) Ending in C + y: the iest: Happy-happiest Busy-busiest 2) Both forms: narrow, clever, common, simple, pleasant, tired, quiet...: Narrowest/most narrow Cleverest/most clever 3) Ending in full/less: the most + A: The most careful The most hopeless 4) Ending in -ing/ed: the most + A: The most boring/surprised 5) The rest: afraid, certain, correct, exact. .. : the most + A: The most afraid

3 SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVES More + A + than: More interesting than SUPERLATIVES The most + Adjective: The most interesting

Irregular
COMPARATIVES Good/well-better than Bad: worse than Far: farther/further than Little: less Much/Many: more SUPERLATIVES Good/well-the best Bad: the worst Far: the farthest/furthest Little: least Much/Many: most

Less/The least
COMPARATIVES Less than: less happy than SUPERLATIVES The least: the least happy

Little (adj.), less (comparative), least (superlative). Less than: CON TODOS LOS ADJETIVOS DE 1, 2 3 SLABAS.

THE COMPARISON /kmprsn/ OF ADJECTIVES

The giraffe is taller than the man. The CD is more expensive than the cassette. The top of the mountain is higher than the clouds.

THE SUPERLATIVE
1) After a superlative we can use in or of. We use in with places and with groups of people, e. g. team. I'ts the most expensive hotel in Oxford. Who is the best player in the team? Shes the best singer in the group. This question is the most difficult of all. Who is the cleverest student of the class? Shes the most intelligent student of all the students. Peter is the oldest of them all. August is the wettest month of the year.
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2) We often use a clause after a superlative: That was the most delicious meal (that) I've ever eaten= CLAUSE Melanie is the nicest person (you could meet) = CLAUSE COMPARISON /kmprsn/ OF ADVERBS 1) Same as in adjectives: early, fast, hard, high, late, long, near. Can't you run faster than that? 2) Ending in -ly: more/most: carefully, easily, nicely, slowly. We could do this more easily with a computer. 3) But, in informal English: cheaper/est, louder/est, quicker/est. You should drive slower in fog. (INFORMAL) You should drive more slowly in fog. (FORMAL)

AS ... AS
1) We use as ... as to say that things are equal /ikwl/ or unequal /nikwl/ Our hotel is as big as yours. It isn't as cold as yesterday. 2) In a negative sentence we can also use so...as, but this is less common than as ... as. This flat isn't as/so big as our old one. 3) Note also the same as: The result of the match was the same as last year

THAN ME/THAN I AM
1) Compare than me and than I am. Both are correct, and they have the same meaning. You're twenty years older than me. Youre twenty years older than I am. Harriert's husband isnt as tall as her. Harriert's husband isn't as tall as she is. she is= SUBJECT PRONOUN 2) After than or as, a personal pronoun on its own has the object form, e. g. me. 3) But if the pronoun has a verb after it, then we use the subject form, e. g. I.

MUCH FASTER
1) We can put a word or phrase: much, any, far, a lot, rather, slightly, a bit, a little, before a comparative to say how much faster, cheaper, etc.something is. En una frase normal van delante del verbo principal pero detrs del to be, igual que los adverbios, Examples: I am not much/any good at maths. I much prefer swimming to cycling.

I dont much/any like people who show off. Its much faster by tube. Much more expensive = mucho ms caro A bus is far cheaper than a taxi. A bus is much cheaper than a taxi. Business is rather better this year. rather than(preposicin)= mejor que We need a lot more water. This bed is a bit more comfortable. A computer will do it much more efficiently. Too much cheaper no se puede decir, pero s; much + comparative 2) We can also use no and any. No has a negative meaning. Your second throw at the basket was no nearer than your firsf. (EL SEGUNDO LANZAMIENTO FU IGUAL QUE EL PRIMERO) No estuvo ms cerca, as que fue igual. 3) We can use any in negatives and questions and if. Your second throw wasn't any nearer than your first. Are you sleeping any better since you've been taking the pills? If we leave any latter /lt-r / than seven, we'll get caught in the rush hour. (SI SALIMOS MS TARDE DE LAS 7, NOS PILLAR LA HORA PUNTA).
Any better = ALGO MEJOR Latter /lt/ adj. ltimo Sustantivo: the latter (pl the latter) (formal) Este, esta, estos, estas The latter was not as good as the former (antiguo, anterior, el primero). Esta no fue tan buena como aquella.

FASTER AND FASTER

1) We use expressions like faster and faster and more and more expensive to say that something is increasing all the time. The caravan was rolling faster and faster down the hill. The queue was getting longer and longer.(CADA VEZ MS LARGA).
Cathy got more and more bored in her job. In the end she left. Cathy se aburra cada vez ms en su trabajo. Al final se lo dej / se fu.

2) We can also use less and less for something decreasing. As each new problen arose, we felt less and less enthusiastic /njuzistk - nu/
Entusiasta. Conforme surga un nuevo problema, nos sentamos cada vez con menos entusiasmo.

EXERCISES WITH Faster and faster Vicky works very hard at her studies, but she's worried that she's making no progress. Complete her sentences. I spend more and more (more) time on my work. Yo gasto cada vez ms tiempo en mi trabajo. My list of things to do gets longer and longer (long). My lista de cosas para hacer es cada vez ms larga. My problems are just getting worse and worse (bad). Mis problemas van cada vez peor.

THE FASTER, THE BETTER

1) We use this pattern / ptn - ptrn / estructura, to say that a change in one thing goes with a change in another. There's no time to lose . *The faster you drive, the better. *Cuanto ms rpido conduzcas mejor. *The sooner we leave, the sooner well get there. *Cuanto antes salgamos antes llegaremos. Are you looking for a cheap holiday? - Yes, *the cheaper the, better. *Cuanto ms barato mejor.

THE FASTER, THE BETTER

1) Complete each sentence using the information in brackets. (The rent is high). The bigger a flat is, the higher the rent is. the rent = SUJETO is = VERBO (You learn quickly). The younger you are, the more quickly you learn. (The roads are quiet). The earlier you leave, the quieter the roads are. (The choice is wide). The bigger a supermarket is, the wider the choice is. (I get confused). The more I try to work this out, the more confused I get. (You can speak fluently). The more you practice, the more fluently you can speak. (The beaches get crowded). The better the weather is, the more crowded the beaches get.