a) Rule 1) One syllable adjectives and adverbs form the
comparative and superlative by adding
ER EST
..........................................Més gran que............................. El més gran
....................................... COMPARATIVE ........................... SUPERLATIVE
BIG ................................. BIGGER THAN..............................THE BIGGEST
SMALL ............................SMALLER THAN...........................THE SMALLEST
LARGE ............................LARGER THAN .............................THE LARGEST
Double the consonant in case the 3 last letters are: C.V.C.
big bigger
hot hotter
large, cute.. You see 2 syllables but you hear 1. What you hear is
important.
Comparative:
My house is bigger than your house.
This table is smaller than John’s table.
Superlative:
This house is the biggest.
This table is the smallest
b) Rule 2 - two syllable adjectives ending in Y RE LY le er
FOLLOW RULE NR 1
......................... ........ COMPARATIVE....................................sUPERLATIVE
PRETTY ...............PRETTIER THAN .................... THE PRETTIEST
EASY ............... . EASIER THAN .......................THE EASIEST
HOLY................... HOLIER THAN.........................THE HOLIEST
QUIET ................ .QUIETER THAN .....................THE QUIETEST
CLEVER ...............CLEVERER THAN.....................THE CLEVEREST
-er------------clever------------cleverer-------------the cleverest
-le------------humble----------humbler-------------the humblest
simple.............simpler.................the simplest
-ow-----------narrow----------narrower------------the narrowest
If it is an adverb ; use more
He drove more slowly. She ate more quickly. They studied more quietly
c)Rule 3 - Adjectives or adverbs with two or more syllables :
Use MORE AND THE MOST ( A LA ESPAÑOLA)
Interessant............................ més interessant que..............El más
interessant
Interesting ............................ more interesting than............ the most
interesting
Beautiful....................................More beautiful than................. the most
beautiful
Rule 4
These are the irregular forms .
Examples:*
GOOD.......BETTTER............THE BEST
BAD............WORSE........THE WORST
1. something is similar A=B
Our car is as fast as Peter's car.
I am as beautiful as Sandra
2. something is not similar A><B
a) Use not as ... as (to say that something is not similar)
John's car is not as fast as our car. (A><B)
NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Peter is taller than me. (informal)
Peter is taller than I am. (formal)
I am more intelligent than her
I am more intelligent than she is
Max is as tall as me. (informal)
Max is as tall as I am. (formal)