COMPARATIVE FORMS
AS BIG AS
BIGGER THAN
THE BIGGEST
EQUALITY
FORM
COMPARATIVE
FORM
THE SUPERLATIVE
FORM
What is an adjective?
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An adjective is a word such as 'big', ‘tall', or ‘popular’ that
describes a person, object, animal or thing, or gives extra
information about them. Adjectives usually come before nouns
or after link verbs
We have three forms:
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1-Equality form
 Example:
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My car is as big as your car.
tan grande como
2-Comparative form adjective+er than
 Example:
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as+adjective+as
My car is bigger than yours.
mas grande que
3-The superlative form the+adjective+est
 Example:
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My car is the biggest.
el mas grande
Equality form
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1-An equality adjective is used to
compare equality between two objects,
persons, animals or places.
(as + adjective + as).
“The Ford is as big as the Toyota”.
Examples
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Rule. We don’t have any rules for
this equality adjectives. If the
adjective is short or long, we use
the same structure.
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i.e. as + big + as =
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as big as
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i.e. as + expensive + as =
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as expensive as
“the Ford is as big as the Toyota”.
“the Ford is as expensive as the Toyota”.
Examples
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i.e. as + funny + as =
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as funny as
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i.e. as + popular + as =
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as popular as
“Carlos is as funny as Cinthia”.
“Carlos is as popular as Cinthia”.
Comparatives
Comparatives are used to show the difference
between two objects.
Let’s say that I have two cars.
I have a little Toyota and a big Ford.
A comparative is used to show the difference
between the two.
The Ford is big so we can say
“the Ford is bigger than the Toyota”.
Because the Toyota is small, we can say
“The Toyota is smaller than the Ford”. To learn to
use these we need to learn five basic rules.
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Rule 1. If an adjective has 1
syllable we add the ending –er
to the adjective.
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i.e. small + er = smaller
than
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i.e. hard + er = harder
than
The ant is smaller
than the hippo.
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Rule 2. If a one syllable
adjective ends with a
consonant + a vowel + a
consonant you must double
the last consonant and then
ad –er.
i.e. big + er = bigger than
i.e. fat + er = fatter than
The elephant is fatter
than the giraffe.
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Rule 3. If an adjective ends
with a “y”, remove the “y”
and add –ier.
i.e. happy –y + ier = happier
than
i.e. funny –y + ier = funnier
than
The girl is happier
than the duck.
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Rule 4. If an adjective has
two syllables or more without
a “y” then add the word
“more” before the adjective.
If the adjective ends with a
“y”, you will only add the
word “more” if it has three
syllables or more.
i.e. beautiful + more =
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more beautiful than
i.e. expensive + more =
more expensive than
i.e. satisfactory + more =
more satisfactory than
The butterfly is
more beautiful than
the frog.
•Rule 5. There are a few exceptions.
good = better than
bad = worse than
far = farther than
•Remember, when using a comparative you must always follow
it with the word “than”.
The Toyota is smaller than the Ford.
The Ford is bigger than the Toyota.
The ant is smaller than the hippo.
The elephant is fatter than the giraffe.
The girl is happier than the duck.
The butterfly is more beautiful than the frog.
Superlatives
Superlatives are used to show the
difference between more than two
objects.
Let’s say that I have three cars.
I have a little Toyota, a medium size Jeep
and a big Ford.
A superlative is used to show the
differences that exist in the group.
The Ford is big so we can say
“the Ford is the biggest”.
Because the Toyota is small, we can say
“The Toyota is the smallest”.
To learn to use these we need to learn five
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Rule 1. If an adjective has 1
syllable we add the ending –
est to the adjective.
i.e. small + est = the smallest
i.e. hard + est = the hardest
The ant is the smallest.
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Rule 2. If a one syllable
adjective ends with a
consonant + a vowel + a
consonant you must double
the last consonant and ad –
est.
i.e. big + est = the biggest
i.e. fat + est = the fattest
The hippo is the fattest.
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Rule 3. If an adjective ends
with a “y”, remove the “y”
and add –iest.
i.e. happy –y + iest = the
happiest
i.e. funny –y + iest = the
funniest
The elephant is the heaviest.
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Rule 4. If an adjective has
two syllables or more without
a “y” then add the word
“most” before the adjective.
If the adjective ends with a
“y”, you will only add the
word “most” if it has three
syllables or more.
i.e. beautiful + most =
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the most beautiful
i.e. expensive + most =
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the most
expensive
i.e. satisfactory + most =
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the most satisfactory
The airplane is the
most expensive.
Rule
5. There are a few exceptions.
good = the best
bad = the worst
far = the farthest
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Remember, when using a superlative you must always precede it
with the word “the”.
The Toyota is the smallest.
The Ford is the biggest.
Brad Pitt is the most handsome.
The airplane is the most expensive.
Jim Carrey is the funniest.