Comparatives

Los adjetivos comparativos, sirven para poder comparar dos tems: cosas, animales,
personas, lugares, etc. Cualquier cosa, incluso actividades.

A. Comparativos que terminan en ER:

Big bigger

Small smaller

Examples: My house is bigger than my apartament

Johns shoes are smaller than my shoes.

B. Comparativos que comienzan con MORE:

Se tratan de los adjetivos que tienen ms de dos slabas, los puedes reconocer puesto
que son largos.

Examples:

Working with children is more difficult than working with adults.

Shakira is more beautiful than Beyonce.

C. Comparativos que contienen ASAS: (tan..como)

Se tratan de los adjetivos que van en su estado normal en medio de las palabras
ASAS

Examples:

A lawyer is as intelligent as an engineer. Un abogado es tan inteligente como un

ingeniero.

Playing soccer is as easy as playing volleyball.

Washing dishes isnt as tiring as cooking.

More examples:

Michael Jackson is a better singer than Tongo.

Lima is a safer city than Mexico DF.

Preparing pizza is more difficult than making cebiche

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 Adjetivos y sus comparativos

Big bigger
Interesting more interesting
IRREGULARES
Short shorter
Boring more boring
Good better
Heavy heavier
Dangerous more dangerous
Bad worse
High higher
Intelligent more intelligent
Far farther /
Long longer
Expensive more expensive further
Clean cleaner
Attractive more attractive
Small smaller
Difficult more difficult
Old older
Tiring more tiring
Cheap cheaper
Annoying more annoying
Safe safer
Challenging more challenging
Slow slower
Serious more serious
Fast faster
Practical more practical
Fat fatter
Playful- more playful
Hot hotter
Enjoyable more enjoyable
Cold colder
Responsible more responsible
Cool cooler
Hard-working more hard-working
Deep deeper

Long longer young younger

Dry drier thin thinner

Wet wetter

Easy easier
FRIENDLY FRIENDLIER
New newer
Busy Busier
Nicenicer
Dirty dirtier
Warm warmer
Smart smarter
Funny funnier

Tall taller

Light lighter

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 Superlatives

Los adjetivos superlativos, sirven para poder comparar ms de 2 tems: cosas,

animales, personas, lugares, etc. Cualquier cosa, incluso actividades.

A. Superlativos que terminan en EST:

Big The biggest

Small The smallest

Examples: My house is the biggest in my neighborhood.

John is the tallest in my family.

B. Superlativos que comienzan con THE MOST:

Se tratan de los adjetivos que tienen ms de dos slabas, los puedes reconocer puesto
que son largos.

Examples:

Working with children is the most challenging task in the world.

Shakira is the most beautiful singer in Colombia.

More examples:

Cooking is the most difficult thing for me.

My mom is the most intelligent in my family.

Ollanta Humala is the most serious politician in Peru.

Thalia is the nicest woman in Mexico.

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 Adjetivos y sus superlativos

Big the biggest Interesting the most interesting IRREGULARES

Short the shortest Boring the most boring Good the best
Heavy the heaviest Dangerous the most dangerous Bad the worst
High the highest Intelligent the most intelligent Far the farthest /
furthest
Long the longest Expensive the most expensive
Clean the cleanest Attractive the most attractive
Small the smallest Difficult the most difficult
Old the oldest Tiring the most tiring
Cheap the cheapest Annoying the most annoying
Safe the safest Challenging the most challenging
Slow the slowest Serious the most serious
Fast the fastest Practical the most practical
Fat the fattest Playful- the most playful
Hot the hottest Enjoyable the most enjoyable
Cold the coldest Responsible the most responsible
Cool the coolest

Deep the deepest young the youngest

Long the longest thin the thinnest

Dry the driest

FRIENDLY the friendliest
Wet the wettest
Busy the busiest
Easy the easiest
Dirty dirtiest
New the newest
Smart smartest
Nicethe nicest
Happy the happiest
Warm the warmest

Funny the funniest

Light the lightest

Tall the tallest

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 1. I think London is more than New York.

2. Is the North Sea than the Mediterranean Sea?

3. Are you a student than your sister?

4. My dad's than your dad!

5. Crocodiles are more dangerous dolphins.

6. Physics is than chemistry.

7. Cars are than motorbikes.

8. Australia is hotter than Ireland.

1. Apples are _____than chips. (healthy)

2. Elephants are_______ (big) than bears.

3. Gold is _______than silver. (expensive)

4. Bikes are________ than cars. (slow)

5. I am_________ at English than my brother .(good)

6. My friend is________ than me. (tall)

7. Sandy is ________than Tamara. (thin)

8. My father is ________than Tom's father. (strong)

9. "Harry Potter "books are________ than "The Book of the Jungle". (interesting)

10. The tiger is _________than a fox .(heavy)

11. The weather is _________than yesterday . (hot)

12. The girls are _____________than the boys. (happy)

13. Berta is _________than Debby.(beautiful)

14.French is ___________than English. (difficult)

15. Tina is 5 years old. Sandra is 10 years old. Sandra is _____than Tina.(old)

16. Russia is _______than France. (large)

17. I am _______at maths than my best friend (bad)

18. Love is________ than money.(important)

19. His car is ________than mine. (cheap)

20. The first movie is __________than the second. I don't recommend it. (boring)

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EXERCISES

1. Which girl is ________? Dana or Karen?

young

the youngest

younger

more young

2. Tomer is _________ boy in the class.

the strongest

stronger

strong

the most strong

3. The China Wall is _____ wall in the world.

the longest

more long

longer

long

4. February is ______ than April.

short

the shortest

shorter

most short

5. I am ______ at music than my old sister.

good

better

goodest

the best

6. Ice hockey is __________ sport in Canada.

popular

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 the most popular

more popular

populariest

7. Amalia is ___________ girl in the class.

the cleverest

clever

cleverer

more clever

8. Swimming is ______________ than running.

exciting

more exciting

excited

the most exciting

9. Traveling by plane is________ than traveling by ship.

fastest

fast

faster

more fastest

10. Jerusalem is _________ city in Israel.

the biggest

big

bigger

biggest

11. The weather this week is _________ than last week.

bader

bad

the worst

worse

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12.Indian cooking has some of ________dishes in the world.

hot

the hottest

hotter

hottest

13.That is ____________ song this band has.

the most beautiful

more beautiful

bautifulest

beautiful

14. Cities are ____________ than villages

busier

busy

the busiest

most busy

15. Bill Gates is one of ___________ people in the world.

the rich

richer

rich

the richest

16. Rita is __________ than the other students in class.

hard-working

the most hard-working

more hard-working

hardworkinger

17. Garfield is ___________ than Nemo.

the funniest

more funny

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 funnier

funny

18. German is __________ than English.

the most difficult

difficulter

difficult

more difficult

19. Your new car is _______ than my old car.

the cheapest

cheaper

more cheaper

most cheapest
20 .New York is ________ city in USA.

crowded

the most crowded

more crowded

crowder

21. This is ____________ question in this task. Don't give up!

easier

easy

the easiest

most easy

22. This book is _______than the movie. I liked it very much.

interesting

more interesting

the most interesting

interest

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Rewrite the sentences using as ... as... Do not change the meaning.

e.g.: Bill drives more slowly than Dan. Bill doesn't drive as fast as Dan.
1. Henry plays the violin better than Viola.
Viola ________________________________Henry.
2. Jill wears more make-up than Fiona.
Fiona _________________________________ Jill.
3. Colin's watch is more expensive than Greg's.
Greg's watch ______________________________Colin's.
4. Stella's clothes are less fashionable than Bella's
Stella's clothes _________________________________ Bella's.
5. My suitcase is heavier than yours.
Your suitcase_______________________________ .
6. Girls study harder than boys.
Boys __________________________________ girls.
7. Geoff comes to class earlier than the other students.
The other students _____________________ Geoff.
8. Math is more interesting than history and geography.
History and geography ______________________________Math.
9. Italian food is better than English food.
English food_______________________________ Italian food.
10. The Amazon River is longer than Nile River.
The Nile River__________________________ the Amazon River.

D. Read the information in 1-6 and complete the sentences using as

much/many/little ... as or not as much/many/little as ...

1. Bill earns $900 a month. Rosie earns $1,500.

Bill ______________________ Rosie.
2. Jane has three dogs. Nina has five dogs.
Jane ____________________________Nina.
3. Michelle has robbed 10 banks.Harry has robbed 15 banks.
Michelle _________________________ Harry.
4. Jill drank two cups of coffee and a soda. Nick drank 4 coffees and 2 sodas.
Jill_____________________________ Nick.
5. Sue's cat eats 1 kilo of meat a week. Kit's dog eats 1 kilo of meat a week.
Sue's cat______________________ Kit's.
6. Ben reads only five minutes a day. Lee reads only 10 minutes a day.
Lee __________________________Ben.

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