Mey Comparatives

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COMPARATIVESAND

SUPERLATIVES


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When we want to compare two people, animals orthings we use the COMPARATIVE FORM OFADJECTIVES.

When we want to compare MORE than two people,animals or things we use the SUPERLATIVE FORMOF ADJECTIVES.

USING ADJETIVES AND ADVERBS
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COMPARATIVES: + (MSQUE)

One syllable adjectives :We add-erplusthanto makethe comparative form.

i.e. small + er = smaller than

i.e. hard + er = harder than

2 or more syllable adjs(not ending iny): We use moreplus thanto make the comparative form.

The ant is smaller than the hippo.

The butterfly is more

beautiful than the frog.


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SUPERLATIVE: + (EL MS) One syllable adjectives :We use THEand add

est to the adjective

i.e. small + est = the smallest

i.e. hard + est = the hardest

2 or more syllable adjs: We use THE MOSTbefore the adjective

THEANTISTHESMALLEST.

THE PRINCESS WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OFALL.


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SPELLING RULES (FOR-ER/-ESTENDINGADJSONLY)

Adjective ends: single consonant + single vowel + singleconsonant the consonant letter is doubled

e.g.: thin thinner, big the biggest.

Adjective ends in e this is removed when adding

-er/-est

e.g.: wide wider/the widest.

Adjective ends in a consonant followed by -y -y isreplaced by -i when adding -er/-est

e.g.: happyhappier/the happiest.


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TALL


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TALL

The monkey is taller thanthe crow.

The giraffe is the tallest.


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FAST


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FAST

The frog is faster thanthe ant.

The cat is the fastest.


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SOFT?


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INTELLIGENT?


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BIG


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BIG

The dog isbigger thanthe mouse.

The elephant is the biggest.


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HEAVY


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HEAVY

The monkey is heavier thanthe cat.

The elephant is the heaviest.


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DANGEROUS


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DANGEROUS

The crow is more dangerous thanthe butterfly.

The snake is the most dangerous.


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ELEGANT


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ELEGANT

The cat is more elegant thanthe duck.

The horse is the most elegant.


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EXPRESSINGSIMILARITY( TAN COMO/NOTAN COMO)

We use AS+ Adj + ASto say that things

are equal:

i.e My new job is as exciting as the former one

i.e. London is as polluted as Madrid

We use NOT SO/AS + Adj + AS is used to say that things

are unequal, with a similar meaning to lessthan

Im as clever as Einstein.

The frog is not as beautifulas the butterfly

The frog is less beautiful

than the butterfly.


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COMPARING: INFERIORITY(MENOS . QUE)

We use LESS + Adj +THAN to indicate that

something or someone does not have as much

of a particular quality

The chair is less comfortable than the sofa

The chair isnt as comfortable as the

sofa


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