COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Today we have worked in class the formation of adjectives in the comparative and superlative grade.
Here you have a summary of some of the adjectives learnt today and some others new.

Adjective	comparative	superlative
tall  alto	taller más alto	the tallest el más alto
big grande	bigger más grande	the biggest  el más grande
intelligent inteligente	more intelligent más inteligente	the most intelligent el más inteligente
expensive caro	more expensive  más caro	the most expensive el más caro

• John is tall, but Bill is taller than John.
  John es alto pero Bill es más alto que John.
• Jack is very tall. He is the tallest man in the team.
  Jack es muy alto. El es el hombre más alto del equipo.

Remember that the adjectives with one and two syllabes use the same rule.

1 syllable	Comparative adj + er + than	Superlative The + adj + est
small pequeño	smaller than más pequeño que	the smallest el más pequeño
tall alto	taller than más alto que	the tallest el más alto
young joven	younger than más joven que	the youngest el más joven
old viejo	older than más viejo que	the oldest el más viejo
new nuevo	newer than más nuevo que	the newest el más nuevo
long largo	longer than más largo que	the longest el más largo
short corto	shorter than más corto que	the shortest el más corto
big grande	bigger than más grande que	the biggest el más grande
fat gordo	fatter than más gordo que	the fattest el más gordo

Adjectives with three or more syllabes:

Long Adjectives	Comparative more+adj+than	Superlative the most + adj
expensive caro	more expensive than   más caro que	the most expensive el más caro
modern moderno	more modern than más moderno que	the most modern el más moderno
beautiful hermoso	more beautiful than más hermoso que	the most beautiful el más hermoso
elegant elegante	more elegant than más elegante que	the most elegant el más elegante
interesting interesante	more interesting than más interesante que	the most interesting el más interesante
dangerous peligroso	more dangerous than    más peligroso que	the most dangerous el más peligroso

Activity 1:

1. This computer is (new)  than your computer. 

2. Lisa is (old)  than George. 

3. George is (young)  than Lisa. 

4. Lucy is (young)  in the class. 

5. That car is (expensive)  than this car. 

6. That car is (expensive)  in the market. 

7. Your car is (fast)  than this car. 

8. Your car is (fast)  in the race. 

9. This house is (big)  than my house! 

10. This house is (big)  in the neighbourhood. 

Activity 2:
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative. 

1. William Shakespeare is (famous)  writer in England. 

2. The elephant is (big)  than the lion. 

3. Sergio is (old)  than Malcolm. 

4. Our house is (old)  in the neighbourhood. 

5. That book is (interesting)  than the newspaper. 

6. This cake is (delicious)  than that one. 

7. This is (bad)  programme in television history. 

8. That picture is (clear)  than this one. 

Activity 3: 

Q1 of 10: My mother is _____ than my father.

 old

 older

 the oldest

 the old

Q2 of 10: What is _____ movie you have ever seen?

 funny

 funnier

 the funniest

 the funny

Q3 of 10: That movie was bad, but it wasn't _____ I have ever seen.

 baddest

 worsest

 worse

 the worst

Q4 of 10: Rachel's hair is not as _____ as Sarah's.

 long

 longer

 the longest

 more long

Q5 of 10: Yesterday's exam was _____ than the one last month.

 difficult

 difficulter

 the difficultest

 more difficult

Q6 of 10: Peter is as ____ as Alex.

 fast

 faster

 the fastest

 the faster

Q7 of 10: I think Mary is _____ woman I have ever seen.

 beautiful

 the most beautiful

 the beautifulest

 the beautifuler

Q8 of 10: Her room is only a little bit _____ than mine.

 bigger

 the bigger

 big

 he biggest

Q9 of 10: He is _____ when he is playing football.

 the happier

 happiest

 the happy

 happyest

Q10 of 10: Michael's house is _____ from the train than Betty's.

 far

 the furthest

 the farther

 further