Comparative adjectives adjetivos comparativos

With long adjectives of two syllables or more we use more + adjective + than. E.g. Trains are more expensive than buses. With short adjectives (one syllable or two syllables ending in y) we add er. E.g. Brazil is bigger than Uruguay. Con adjetivos largos de dos silabas o ms usamos ms + adjetiv + que. Ejemplo: Los trenes son ms caros que los autobuses. Con adjetivos cortos ( una silaba o dos silabas que terminan en y) agregamos er. Ejemplo: Brasil es ms grande que Uruguay.

Choose the correct adjective. Selecciona el adjetivo correcto 1. Love is more __________________ than money. 2. Sleeping in a bed is more __________________ than sleeping on the floor. 3. Going to the cinema is more _____________________ than doing your homework. Spelling rules reglas de ortografa 1. With the majority of adjectives we simply add er. E.g. old, older Con la mayoria de los adjetivos simplemente agregamos er. Ejemplo dado. Viejo, ms viejo. 2. When the adjective ends in e we only add r. E.g. nice, nicer Cuando los adjetivos terminan en e solo agregamos r. Ejemplo dado. Amable, ms amable 3. When the adjective ends in y we change the y to i and add er. E.g. happy, happier Cuando los adjetivos terminan en y cambiamos la y por i y agregamos er. Feliz, ms feliz 4. When the adjective has one vowel and one final consonant we double the final consonant and add er. E.g. sad, sadder Cuando los adjetivos tienen una vocal y una consonante final doblamos la consonante y agregamos er. Triste, ms triste

Note: Some short adjectives have irregular comparative forms. Adjective Comparative good better bad worse far further / farther much more old elder

Superlative best worst furthest / farthest most eldest

Write the correct form of the adjective in brackets. Escribe la forma correcta del adjetivo en los parentesis 1. Alaska is _____________ (cold) than Italy. 2. My room is ______________ (tidy) than my brothers room. 3. Madrid is _____________ (hot) than Paris. 4. The weather in California is ____________ (good) than the weather in Maine.

Superlatives superlativos
With long adjectives of two syllables or more we use the most + adjective. E.g. That was the most interesting day of my life. With short adjectives (one syllable or two syllables ending in y) we add est. E.g. The Vatican is the smallest country in the world. Con adjetivos largos de dos silabas o ms usamos el ms + adjetivo. Ejemplo dado. Este fue el da ms interesante de mi vida. Con adjetivos cortos (una silaba o dos silabas que terminen en y) agregamos est. Ejemplo. El Vaticano es el pas ms chico del mundo.

Spelling rules The spelling rules for short superlative adjectives are the same as for short comparative adjectives. Las reglas de ortografia para adjetivos superlativos son las mismas que para los adjetivos comparativos cortos.

( not) as as (no)tan .. como

We use as + adjective + as to say that things and people are similar or the same. E.g. Harry is as old as Dave.

Form emphasis, we can put just before as . As. E.g. Youre just as old as I am. We use not as + adjective + as to say that things and people are not the same, E.g. Her new boyfriends not as interesting as Gary. Usamos as + adjective + as para decir que las cosas o las personas son similares o son lo mismo. Ejemplo. Harry es tan viejo como Dave. Para dar nfasis, podemos colocar just antes de as as. Ejemplo. Eres tan viejo como yo. Note: Mary is as old as I am. Mary is as old as me. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. 1. The BMW is the same price as the Mercedes. The BMW is ____________________________ (expensive) the Mercedes. 2. The new Tom Cruise film isnt as exciting as his last one. The new Tom Cruise film is _________________________ (exciting) than his last one. 3. Planes are faster than cars. Cars are _______________________ (fast) planes. 4. Beef is much nicer than chicken. Beef is _______________________ (a lot) chicken. 5. Laura is a lot prettier than everyone else in the class. Laura is by far _____________________________ (pretty) person in the class.