Support material / Material de apoyo

Learning activity 3 / Actividad de aprendizaje 3

You will practice more about superlatives and comparatives. / Usted aprender
ms sobre comparativos y superlativos.

When you want to compare one thing to another you usually use comparative and
superlative adjectives. Lets review how these adjectives are formed. / Cuando
usted quiere hacer una comparacin entre una cosa y otra usualmente emplea
adjetivos comparativos y superlativos. Veamos cmo se forman estos adjetivos.

Presentation / Presentacin

This is a summary about superlative and compartive adjectives you can use to
compare people, objects and places. / Este es un resumen sobre adjetivos
comparativos y superlativos, los cuales usted puede usar para comparar
personas, objetos y lugares.

Adjective form /
Comparative form / Superlative form /
Adjetivo en forma
Forma comparative Forma superlativa
bsica
Cold / Frio Colder / Ms frio The coldest / El ms frio

Example: Medellin is colder than Cartagena. Bogot is the coldest. / Ejemplo:

Medelln es ms frio que Cartagena. Bogot es la ms fra.

Only one syllable adjective,

with one vowel and one
Comparative form / Superlative form /
consonant at the end / Adjetivo
Forma comparative Forma superlative
de una silaba con una vocal y
una consonante al final
The biggest / El
Big / Grande Bigger / Ms grande
ms grande
Example: Medellin is bigger than Cartagena. Bogot is the biggest / Ejemplo:
Medelln es ms grande que Cartagena. Bogot es la ms grande.
 Two syllables adjective,
Comparative form / Superlative form /
ending in y / Adjetivo de
Forma comparative Forma superlativa
dos silabas terminado en y

The windiest /
Windy / Ventoso Windier / Ms ventoso
El ms ventoso
Example: Spring is windier than summer. Autumn is the windiest / Ejemplo: la
primavera es ms ventosa que el verano. El otoo es el ms ventoso.

Two or more syllables not

Comparative form / Superlative form /
ending in y / Dos o ms
Forma comparative Forma superlativa
silabas terminado en y
The most
More interesting /
Interesting / Interesante interesting /
Ms interesante
El ms interesante
Example: Daniel is more interesting than Julian. Daryl is the most interesting. /
Ejemplo: Daniel es ms interesante que Julian. Daryl es el ms interesante.

Irregular adjectives / Comparative form / Superlative form /

Adjetivos irregulares Forma comparative Forma superlativa
Good / Bueno Better / Mejor The best / El mejor
Bad / Malo Worse / Ms malo The worst / El peor
Examples / Ejemplos:

Eating vegetables is better than eating fast food. / Comer verdura es mejor
que comer comida rpida.

Cooking at home is the best way to eat healthy. / Cocinar en casa es la mejor
forma de comer saludable.

Sleeping four hours is worse than sleeping five hours. Sleeping more than
eight hours is the worst. / Dormir cuatro horas es ms malo que dormir cinco
horas. Dormir ms de ocho horas es lo peor.

Practice / Prctica
A. Complete the chart according the given adjective. / Complete la tabla de
acuerdo al adjetivo dado.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Smart Smarter The smartest
1. Heavy
2. Good
3. Old
4. Low
5. Bad
6. Wet
7. Young
8. Easy
9. Long
10. Small

B. Organize the following words as to make correct sentences using superlative

forms. / Organice las siguientes palabras para hacer oraciones correctas
usando las formas superlativas.

Example:

most /is/ world / Bogota /beautiful/ in / city /the/ the

Bogot is the most beautiful city in the world.

1. sport / interesting / most / is / Football / the

______________________________________________

2. group / is / the / adventurous / Tom / in / most / the

______________________________________________

3. me / subject / most / Mathematics / is / the / boring / for

______________________________________________

4. father / is / careful / most / the / My / driver

______________________________________________

5. right / / most / is / Life / the / essential / human

______________________________________________
 6. earth / are / Models / glamorous / on / most / people / the
_______________________________________________

7. his / Einstein / most / was / person / the / intelligent / time / of

_______________________________________________

8. element / breathing / Air / necessary / for / most / the / is

_______________________________________________

9. my / am / group / person / most / I / studious / the / in

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10. to / the / are / most / uncommon / find / plants / Four-leaves-cloves

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Production / Produccin

A. Write a short text describing the following pictures. Use comparative and
superlative forms. / Escriba un texto corto que describa las siguientes fotos. Use
comparativos y superlativos.

Picture A Picture B
The countryside / El campo The city / La ciudad

Fuente: SENA Fuente: SENA

 Living in a city is noisier than living in the countryside

Document control / Control de documento

Name Position Dependence Date

Theme expert
Direccin de
Author Johana Asesor English
Formacin August
Mndez Dot Works -
Profesional. 2014
Sarmiento Programa de
Direccin General
Bilingismo
Copy editor Centro
Luz Clarena September
Adaptation Lnea de Agroindustrial.
Arias 2014
Produccin Regional Quindo