Adjetivo angry bad big bitter black bland bloody blue bold bossy brave brief bright broad

busy calm cheap chewy chubby classy clean clear clever close cloudy clumsy coarse cold cool crazy creamy creepy crispy cruel crunchy curly curvy cute damp dark deadly deep dense dirty dry dull dumb dusty early easy faint fair fancy far fast fat few fierce filthy fine firm fit flaky flat fresh friendly

Comparativo angrier worse bigger bitterer blacker blander bloodier bluer bolder bossier braver briefer brighter broader busier calmer cheap chewier chubbier classier cleaner clear cleverer closer cloudier clumsier coarser colder cooler crazier creamier creepier crispier crueler crunchier curly curvier cuter damper darker deadlier deeper denser dirtier drier duller dumber dustier earlier easier fainter fairer fancier further/farther faster fatter fewer fiercer filthier finer firmer fitter flakier flatter fresher friendlier

Superlativo angriest worst biggest bitterest blackest blandest bloodiest bluest boldest bossiest bravest briefest brightest broadest busiest calmest cheaper chewiest chubbiest classiest cleanest clearest cleverest closest cloudiest clumsiest coarsest coldest coolest craziest creamiest creepiest crispiest cruelest crunchiest curliest curviest cutest dampest darkest deadliest deepest densest dirtiest driest dullest dumbest dustiest earliest easiest faintest fairest fanciest furthest/farthest fastest fattest fewest fiercest filthiest finest firmest fittest flakiest flattest freshest friendliest

Espaol enfadado, enojado malo grande amargo, resentido, agrio negro soso sanguinolento deprimido audaz mandn valiente breve brillante, luminoso ancho, amplio ocupado, ajetreado tranquilo barato correoso, gomoso rechoncho elegante limpio, sano claro, despejado listo, ingenioso cerca nubiado torpe spero, grosero fro fresco loco cremoso espeluznante, repugnante crujiente cruel crujiente rizado, crespo, quebrado curvo mono hmedo oscuro, moreno mortal, mortfero profundo denso sucio seco aburrido, soso estpido polvoriento pronto, temprano facl leve, tenue, vago, ligero claro, sereno, recto, justo lujoso lejos, distante rpido gordo pocos fiero, encarnizado aaqueroso, obsceno fino firme, estricto apto, en forma desconchado llano, liso, plano fresco, nuevo, original amistoso

full funny gentle gloomy good grand grave greasy great greedy gross guilty hairy handy happy hard harsh healthy heavy high hip hot humble hungry icy itchy juicy kind large late lazy light likely little lively lonely long loud lovely low mad mean messy mild moist narrow nasty naughty near neat needy new nice noisy odd oily old plain polite poor pretty proud pure quick quiet rare raw rich

fuller funnier gentler gloomier better grander graver greasier greater greedier grosser guilter hairier handier happier harder harsher healthier heavier higher hipper hotter humbler hungrier icier itchier juicier kinder larger later lazier lighter likelier littler livelier lonlier longer louder lovelier lower madder meaner messier milder moister narrower nastier naughtier nearer neater needier newer nicer noisier odder oilier older/elder plainer politer poorer prettier prouder purer quicker quieter rarer rawer richer

fullest funniest gentlest gloomiest best grandest gravest greasiest greatest greediest grossest guiltiest hairiest handiest happiest hardest harshest healthiest heaviest highest hippest hottest humblest hungriest iciest itchiest juiciest kindest largest latest laziest lightest likeliest littlest liveliest lonliest longest loudest loveliest lowest maddest meanest messiest mildest moistest narrowest nastiest naughtiest nearest neatest neediest newest nicest noisiest oddest oiliest oldest/eldest plainest politest poorest prettiest proudest purest quickest quietest rarest rawest richest

lleno, completo gracioso, curioso, raro tierno, afectuoso, suave oscuro, abatido, decado bueno grandioso, ambicioso grave grasiento grande, genial goloso, codicioso, vido asqueroso, grosero, craso culpable velludo, peludo prctivo, til, habilidoso feliz, contento, alegre duro, difcil spero, duro sano, saludable pesado, grueso, fuerte, duro alto, elevado, agudo moderno caliente, caluroso, picante humilde hambriento helado, fro pica jugoso, zumoso, suculento amable, benvolo, carioso grande tarde, restrasado, reciente perezoso ligero, claro probable pequeo, poco animado, vivo solitario largo fuerte, alto precioso, bello, lindo bajo enfadado, enojado, loco malo, mezquino, tacao sucio, desordenado afable, suave, leve hmedo estrecho, escaso asqueroso, desagradable malo, travieso, picante cercano, prximo ordenado, aseado, pulcro necesitado nuevo, reciente, moderno simpatico, agradable, bueno ruidoso, clamaroso raro, extrao grasiento, aceitoso viejo, anciano, antiguo claro, sencillo educado, corts pobre bonito, lindo, hermoso orgulloso, soberbio, digno puro rpido tranquillo, silencioso raro crudo, agrietado rico, abundante

ripe risky roomy rough rude rusty sad safe salty sane scary shallow sharp shiny short shy silly simple sincere skinny sleepy slim slimy slow small smart smelly smoky smooth soft soon sore sorry sour spicy steep stingy strange strict strong sunny sweaty sweet tall tan tasty thick thin thirsty tiny tough true ugly warm weak wealthy weird wet wide wild windy wise worldly worthy young

riper riskier roomier rougher ruder rustier sadder safer saltier saner scarier shallower sharper shinier shorter shyer sillier simpler sincerer skinnier sleepier slimmer slimier slower smaller smarter smellier smokier smoother softer sooner sorer sorrier sourer spicier steeper stingier stranger stricter stronger sunnier sweatier sweeter taller tanner tastier thicker thinner thirstier tinier tougher truer uglier warmer weaker wealthier weirder wetter wider wilder windier wiser worldlier worthier younger

ripest riskiest roomiest roughest rudest rustiest saddest safest saltiest sanest scariest shallowest sharpest shiniest shortest shyest silliest simplest sincerest skinniest sleepiest slimmest slimiest slowest smallest smartest smelliest smokiest smoothest softest soonest sorest sorriest sourest spiciest steepest stingiest strangest strictest strongest sunniest sweatiest sweetest tallest tannest tastiest thickest thinnest thirstiest tiniest toughest truest ugliest warmest weakest wealthiest weirdest wettest widest wildest windiest wisest worldliest worthiest younges

maduro, curado arriesgado, peligroso espacioso spero maleducado, grosero oxidado triste, lamentable, penoso seguro salado cuerdo, sensato espantoso, asustadizo superficial, poco profundo afilado, cerrado, agudo brillante, reluciente corto, bajo, chaparro tmido tonto sencillo, simple, facl sincero, genuino flaco adormilado, sooliento delgado, fino viscoso, pegajoso lento pequeo listo, inteligente, agudo apestoso humeante, ahumado liso, suave, llano, fluido blando, suave pronto dolorido lamentable agrio, cido picante empinado, pronunciado tacao, rcano, raqutico raro, extrao estricto, rgido fuerte, slido soleado, radiante sudoroso dulce alto bronceado, moreno rico, sabroso, apetitoso grueso, denso, espeso delgado, fino sediento diminuto, minsculo fuerte, duro, difcil cierto, verdadero, leal, fiel feo caliente, templado, clido dbil, flojo rico, pudiente raro, extrao mojado, hmedo, lluvioso ancho, amplio, extenso salvaje ventoso sabio, sensato, prudente mundano, terreno virtuoso, digno joven

GRADOS DE UN ADJETIVO Los grados de comparacin del adjetivo son tres: POSITIVO: Es el adjetivo en su forma simple, bsica: nice, lindo; big, grande;COMPARATIVO: Establece la relacin o comparacin entre dos cosas; SUPERLATIVO: Denota el ms alto grado de una cualidad. Estos dos ltimos grados se explican a continuacin y tienen siempre como punto de partida el adjetivo en su grado positivo: COMPARATIVOS DE IGUALDAD AFIRMATIVO AS + adjective + AS = TAN + adjetivo + COMO This book is as interesting as that magazine. Este libro es tan interesante como esa revista. Buenos Aires is as expensive as Tokyo Buenos Aires es tan cara como Tokio. NEGATIVO NOT AS + adjective + AS = NO TAN + adjetivo + COMO This flat is not as big as that house. Este departamento no es tan grande como esa casa. Paris is not as expensive as Tokyo Pars no es tan cara como Tokio. DE SUPERIORIDAD Los monoslabos y los bislabos terminados en sonido voclico o con acento en la segunda slaba forman el comparativo aadiendo -er al adjetivo: ADJETIVOS HASTA 2 SILABAS adjective + ER + THAN = MAS + adjetivo + QUE This book is cheaper than that magazine. Este libro es ms barato que esa revista. Con los polislabos se antepone more (ms) al adjetivo seguido de than (quecomparativo): ADJETIVOS DE MAS DE 2 SILABAS MORE + adjective + THAN = MAS + adjetivo + QUE Paris is more interesting than Los Angeles. Pars es ms interesante que Los Angeles. DE INFERIORIDAD Se antepone less (menos) al adjetivo seguido de than (que comparativo): less expensive than, menos caro que; less intelligent than, menos inteligente que. SUPERLATIVOS 1. Los monoslabos y bislabos aaden la terminacin -est al adjetivo: You are the tallest, eres el ms alto; Mount Everest is the highest mountain, el monte Everest es la montaa ms alta. 2. Los polislabos anteponen the most (el ms, los ms, la ms, las ms) al adjetivo: This book is the most expensive, este libro es el ms caro. 3. El superlativo de inferioridad se forma aadiendo the least (el menos) al adjetivo: La Rioja is the least expensive province in Argentina, La Rioja es la provincia argentina menos cara. COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS IRREGULARES good, bueno bad, malo late, tarde little, poco much, mucho many, muchos old, viejo far, lejos far, lejos better than, mejor que worse than, peor que later than o latter, posterior less than, menos que more than, ms que more than, ms que older than o elder than, mayor que farther than, ms lejos que further than, ms lejos que the best, el mejor the worst, el peor the latest o the last, el ltimo the least, el mnimo the most, el mximo the most, el mximo the oldest o the eldest, el mayor the farthest, el ms lejano the furthest, el ms lejano

Fill in the gaps with the comparative form of the adjectives given.

1. A rock is

than a leaf. (heavy)

2. Our house is

than yours. (big)

3. The princess is

than the witch. (beautiful)

4. Tom is a

student than Mary. (good)

5. Bicycles are

than motorbikes. (safe)

6. July is

than January. (hot)

7. A lion is

than a cat. (dangerous)

8. Helen is

than Mary. (happy)

9. Computers are

than telephones. (expensive)

10. I think golf is

than football. (boring)

Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given.

1. It is the

shop in town. (large)

2. Monday is the

day of the week. (bad)

3. Ben was the

person in his family. (noisy)

4. Sam is the in the

class. (popular)

5. Which is the

subject at school? (difficult)

6. Jim is the

player in the football team. (good)

7. Elephants are the

animals. (heavy)

8. Let's pick the

apple of the tree. (big)

9. Mary is the

girl in the class. (thin)

10. That is the

sofa in our house. (comfortable)

Fill in the gaps with the comparative or the superlative form of the adjectives given.

1. This armchair is

than the old one. (comfortable)

2. Trains are

than aeroplanes. (slow)

3. I bought the

souvenir I could afford. (expensive)

4. In this classroom there are

girls than boys. (many)

5. Ann is the

child in the family. (young)

6. That TV set is the

of all. (cheap)

7. You are

here than there. (safe)

8. Fifi is

than Kate. (pretty)

9. This is the

film i have ever seen. (exciting)

10. Tim is

than Peter. (talented)

En ingls cuando comparamos dos cosas usamos los adjetivos y sus tres grados: positivo, comparativo y superlativo. Aqu tienes algunos ejemplos.
Grados de los Adjetivos Los adjetivos tienen tres grados de comparacin. Grado positivo, grado comparativo, grado superlativo: positivo tall alto big grande intelligent inteligente expensive caro comparativo taller ms alto bigger ms grande more intelligent ms inteligente more expensive ms caro superlativo the tallest el ms alto the biggest el ms grande the most intelligent el ms inteligente the most expensive el ms caro

John is tall, but Bill is taller than John. John es alto pero Bill es ms alto que John. Jack is very tall. He is the tallest man in the team. Jack es muy alto. El es el hombre ms alto del equipo.

Adjetivos Monoslabos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo Monoslabos Comparativo adj + er small pequeo tall alto young joven old viejo new nuevo long largo short corto big grande fat gordo smaller ms pequeo taller ms alto younger ms joven older ms viejo newer ms nuevo longer ms largo shorter ms corto bigger ms grande fatter ms gordo Superlativo adj + est the smallest el ms pequeo the tallest el ms alto the youngest el ms joven the oldest el ms viejo the newest el ms nuevo the longest el ms largo the shortest el ms corto the biggest el ms grande the fattest el ms gordo

Adjetivos Bislabos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo Bislabos terminados en: -y, -er, -le, -ow, (y otros muy conocidos) Bislabos Comparativo adj + er easy fcil easier ms fcil Superlativo adj + iest the easiest el ms fcil

happy feliz crazy loco clever inteligente tender tierno humble humilde gentle suave narrow angosto polite amable

happier ms feliz crazier ms loco cleverer ms inteligente tenderer ms tierno humbler ms humilde gentler ms suave narrower ms angosto politer ms amable

the happiest el ms feliz the craziest el ms loco the cleverest el ms inteligente the tenderest el ms tierno the humblest ms humilde the gentlest el ms suave the narrowest el ms angosto the politest el ms amable

Adjetivos Largos - Formacin del Comparativo y Superlativo Adjetivos Largos expensive caro modern moderno beautiful hermoso elegant elegante interesting interesante dangerous peligroso Comparativo more + adj more expensive ms caro more modern ms moderno more beautiful ms hermoso more elegant ms elegante more interesting ms interesante more dangerous ms peligroso Superlativo the most + adj the most expensive el ms caro the most modern el ms moderno the most beautiful el ms hermoso the most elegant el ms elegante the most interesting el ms interesante the most dangerous el ms peligroso

Formacin irregular de comparativos y superlativos Adjetivo o Adverbio good bueno well bien bad malo badly mal much mucho many muchos little poco far lejos far lejos Comparativo better mejor better mejor worse peor worse peor more ms more ms less menos farther ms lejos further ms lejos Superlativo the best el mejor the best de la mejor forma the worst el peor the worst de la peor forma the most la mayor parte the most la mayora the least el menos the farthest el ms lejano the furthest el ms lejano

*further tambin significa "adicional" > further information: informacin adicional

COMPLETE THE ADJECTIVES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM 1. Its too noisy here. Can we go to a . (quiet) place? 2. The hotel was .. (big) than that in which we stayed last year. 3. Your work is .. (good) than mine. 4. The accident could have been (bad) than it was. 5. I was .. (nervous) in my exam yesterday than Mark. 6. Id like to have a .. (fast) car. The one I have now is really old. 7. Last week it was really hot. Today is .. (cold) than then. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES 1. Its a very nice house. Its house in the street. 2. This is a cheap restaurant. Its . Ive ever been. 3. It was a very valuable painting. Im sure it was painting in the gallery. 4. Shes a very good tennis player. Her trainer says she is 5. Hes a very dangerous criminal. The police say he is . in the country. 6. We should buy him a beautiful present. Last year we gave him gift of all in his birthday.

4. WRITE THE COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE FORM OF THE ADJECTIVES IN THESE SENTENCES 1. She was a very intelligent student. She was. girl in her class. 2. Its a very old castle. Experts argued it is . in Britain. 3. Im going to sleep on the sofa. The floor is (uncomfortable) than it. 4. This new job is .. (important) for me than the last I had. 5. Living in the countryside is (healthy) than leaving in town. 6. These instructions were . (difficult) I have ever read. ESCRIBE LA FORMA SUPERLATIVE Y COMPARATIVO DE LOS SIGUIENTES ADJETIVOS thin nice fat confident quite pretty clean popular bad beautiful handsome ugly clever soft hard loud nasty dirty nasty far old happy narrow good intelligent hard interesting wide lazy serious funny good heavy short expensive exciting