Comparatives &

Superlatives

Comparatives

• Utilizamos los adjetivos en grado comparativo para comparar dos cosas o personas entre sí.

• Utilizamos than para construir frases comparativas.

• En castellano utilizamos más + adjetivo + que

Comparatives

Short adjectives (1 syllable)

Añadimos –er o –r.Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y

Eliminamos la –y y añadimos –ier.

Longer adjectives (2or more syllables)

Utilizamos more delante del adjetivo.

Irregular forms

Algunos adjetivos tienen formas totalmente irregulares.

Superlatives

• Utilizamos los adjetivos en grado superlativo para comparar una cosa o persona con la totalidad del grupo al que pertenece.

• En inglés, siempre utilizamos the delante de los adjetivos en grado superlativo.

• En castellano utilizamos el más + adjetivo

Superlatives

Short adjectives (1 syllable)

Añadimos –est o –st.Two – syllable adjectives ending in –y

Eliminamos la –y y añadimos –iest.

Longer adjectives (2or more syllables)

Utilizamos the most delante del adjetivo.

Irregular forms

Algunos adjetivos tienen formas totalmente irregulares.

Rich Richer than

The richest

Nice nicer than

The nicest

Easy Easier than

The easiest

Happy Happier than

The happiest

Stressful More… than

The most …

Dangerous

More… than

The most …

Good better than

The best

Bad worse than

The worst

Little less than The least

• La persona más rica del mundo es Bill Gates.

• The richest person in the world is Bill Gates.

• James es el chico más alto de su clase.

• James is the tallest boy in the class.

• Francia es más grande que el Reino Unido.

• France is bigger than the UK.

• Esa película es la menos interesante.

• That film is the least interesting.

• Las bicicletas de montaña son menos caras que los cohetes.

• Mountain bikes are less expensive than rockets.

• Stallone es fuerte, pero Schwarzenegger es más fuerte.

• Stallone is strong, but Schwarzenegger is stronger.

• Este libro es el más interesante.

• This is the most interesting book.

• Este libro es bueno, pero ése es mejor.

• This book is good, but that book is better.

I’m taller than my mum, but my dad is the

tallest member of our family.

Boyzone are better than Steps, but The Corrs

are the best.

France is larger than the UK, but Russia is the largest country in Europe.

Gold is more expensive than

silver, but platinum is the most expensive

metal.

The English exam was easier than the Maths exam, but the History exam

was the easiest.

Do you know?

Who is the richest person in the world?

• Brad Pitt• Michael Jackson• Bill Gates

Bill Gates

Which was the most expensive film in the world to make?

• Titanic• The Phanton Menace• The Mummy

Titanic

Which is the biggest country in Europe?

• Russia• Germany• France

Russia

Which is the tallest building in the world?

• Malaysia• The USA• China

China

Where is the busiest airport in the world?

• London (Heathrow)• New York (JFK)• Hong Kong

London (Heathrow)

Which is the highest mountain in Spain?

• Mulhacén• Pico de Aneto• Teide

Teide

Marga Renedo Gómez