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COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY (Comparativo de igualdad)
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AS + ADJECTIVE + AS (affirmative)
(TAN + ADJETIVO + COMO)
SO /AS + ADJECTIVE + AS (negative)
(NO TAN + ADJETIVO + COMO)
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Pau Gasol is as tall as his
brother.
Penelope Cruz is as
beautiful as Paz Vega.
I am not so/as rich as Bill
Gates.
This chair isn’t so/as
comfortable as this sofa.
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THE SAME + NOUN + AS
(EL/LA/LO MISMO + SUSTANTIVO + QUE)
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She lives in the same street
as her sister.
My friend has the same
mobile phone as me.
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COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY
(Comparativo de inferioridad)
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LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN
(MENOS + ADJETIVO + QUE)
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A car is less fast than a
plane.
A fly is less intelligent
than a dolphin.
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COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY
(Comparativo de superioridad)
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SHORT ADJECTIVES
(1 syllable or 2 syllables finishing in: -er, -ow, -y)
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ADJECTIVE-ER
+ THAN
(MÁS +
ADJETIVO + QUE)
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A plane is faster than a
car.
Angelina Jolie is prettier
than Susan.
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LONG ADJECTIVES
(2 syllables or more)
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MORE +
ADJECTIVE + THAN
(MÁS
+ADJETIVO + QUE)
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A dolphin is more
intelligent than a fly.
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SUPERLATIVE (Superlativo)
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SHORT
ADJECTIVES
(1
syllable or 2 syllables finishing in: -er, -ow, -y)
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THE +
ADJECTIVE-EST
(EL / LA /
LO MÁS)
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Alice is the tallest girl in
her class.
This is the happiest day of
my life.
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LONG ADJECTIVES
(2 syllables or more)
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THE + MOST
+ ADJECTIVE
(EL / LA /
LO MÁS)
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This is the most interesting
book I’ve ever read.
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SPELLING
CHANGES (cambios en la ortografía)
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- Adjetivos cortos que terminan en
–y y antes de la –y hay una consonante→se cambia la –y por –i y se añade –er
o -est.
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- pretty →prettier than / the prettiest
- happy →happier tan / the happiest
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- Adjetivos cortos (1 sílaba) que
terminan en consonante-vocal-consonante y el acento recae en la última
sílaba→al añadir –er o –est se dobla la última consonante.
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- fat → fatter than / the fattest
- big →bigger than / the biggest
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- Si el adjetivo termina en -e
→sólo se añade –r o –st
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- nice→nicer than / the nicest
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IRREGULAR
COMPARISON (La comparación irregular)
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ADJETIVO
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ADJECTIVE
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COMPARATIVE
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SUPERLATIVE
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BUENO
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GOOD
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BETTER (THAN)
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THE BEST
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MALO
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BAD
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WORSE (THAN)
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THE WORST
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LEJANO/A
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FAR
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FARTHER / FURTHER (THAN)
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THE FARTHEST /THE FURTHEST
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VIEJO/A
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OLD
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OLDER /ELDER (THAN)
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THE OLDEST / THE ELDEST
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MUCHO
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MUCH / MANY
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MORE (THAN)
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THE MOST
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POCO
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LITTLE
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LESS (THAN)
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THE LEAST
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