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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
RULES. Presented by: Héctor Jiménez
9B
Jornada Tarde
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1. One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' —
nice:
Comparative: add 'r' — nicer
Superlative: add 'st' — nicest.
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O Larry Lorenzo Gustavo
O Larry is nicer than Lorenzo.
O Larry is nicer than Gustavo.
O Lorenzo is nicer than Gustavo.
O Larry is the nicest.
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O 2. One syllable adjective ending in one vowel
and one consonant — big
O Comparative: the consonant is doubled and
'er' is added —bigger
O Superlative: the consonant is doubled and
'est' is added—biggest.
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Jerson Jordan Andrea
O Jerson is bigger than Jordan.
O Jerson is bigger than Andrea.
O Jordan is bigger than Andrea.
O Jerson is the biggest.
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3. One syllable adjective ending in more than
one consonant or more than a vowel — high,
cheap
Comparative: 'er' is added — higher, cheaper
Superlative: ‘est’ is added — highest, cheapest.
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O Big cola Pepsi Coca cola
O Big cola is cheaper than Pepsi.
O Big cola is cheaper than Coca cola.
O Pepsi is cheaper than Coca cola.
O Big cola is the cheapest.
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O 4. A two syllable adjective ending in 'y' —
happy
O Comparative: 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is added
— happier
O Superlative: 'y' becomes 'i' and 'est' is added
— happiest.
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O Carlitos Raúl José
O Carlitos is happier than Raúl.
O Carlitos is happier than José.
O Raúl is happier than José.
O Carlitos is the happiest.
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O 5. Two syllable or more adjectives without 'y'
at the end: exciting
O Comparative: more + the adjective + than —
more exciting than
O Superlative: the most + the adjective --
the most exciting.
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Box Basketball Fútbol
Box is more exciting than Basketball.
O Box is more exciting than Fútbol.
O Basketball is more exciting than Fútbol.
O Box is the most exciting.
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O 6. Irregular comparatives and superlatives.
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O Cali is farther than Villavicencio.
O Cali is farther than Medellín.
O Medellín is farther than Villavicencio.
O Cali is the farthest.