ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVE: COMPARATIVE
COMPARATIVE
AND
SUPERLATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE
SUPERIORITY
(MÁS…QUE)
EQUALITY
(NO) TAN...COMO)
(EL MÁS…., LA MÁS…, LOS MÁS…
LA S MÁS….)
(NOT) AS+ adjective+AS
One
SYLLABLE
(fat, slim, short, long, thin, big,
small, young...)
Adjective + -ER (than)
MORE THAN
one
SYLLABLE
(beautiful, handsome,
responsible, intelligent…)
More + adjective (than)
ADJECTIVES
ENDING IN –Y
(shy, happy, dry,friendly, lazy…)
Adjective – y + IER(than)
“Louise is shorter than John, but he is
thinner”
“Louise is more responsible than John,
but he is more intelligent”
“Louise is lazier than John”
THE + adjective + -EST
“Louise is (not) as short as
John”
“Louise is the shortest student in the class”
The+ MOST+ adjective
“Louise is (not) as
responsible as John”
“Louise is the most responsible student in the class”
The + adjective-y + -IEST
“Louise is (not) as lazy as
John”
“Louise is the laziest student in the class”
IRREGULAR FORMS
COMPARATIVE OF
ADJECTIVE
SUPERLATIVE
SUPERIORITY
(EL MÁS…, LA MÁS…, LOS MÁS… , LAS MÁS…)
(MÁS…QUE)
GOOD (bueno)
BETTER (THAN)  Más bueno que, mejor
BAD (malo)
WORSE (THAN) Más malo que, peor
FAR
(lejano)
OLD (viejo)
THE BEST  el más bueno, el mejor…
que…
THE WORST el más malo, el peor
que…
FARTHER (THAN)Más lejano que
FURTHER (THAN)
THE FARTHESTEl más lejano
THE FURTHEST
OLDER (THAN) Más viejo/mayor que…,
ELDER (for family): My elder sister (mi hermana
THE OLDEST El más viejo, el mayor
THE ELDEST (for family): My eldest sister
mayor)
(mi hermana la mayor)