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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives: Grammar Exercises and Examples, Study Guides, Projects, Research of French Literature

University of San Carlos (USC)French Literature

With adjectives of two or more syllables. ADJECTIVE. COMPARATIVE. SUPERLATIVE. Interesting more interesting the most interesting. Boring more boring.

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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
1.- COMPARATIVE
* EQUALITY:
(NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE + AS = tan .... como
My sister is as intelligent as him.
He is not as tall as Gasol.
The weather in Mexico is as hot as in Spain.
The weather in England is not as hot as in Spain.
* INFERIORITY:
LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN = menos ...que
He is less tall than Gasol.
The weather in England is less hot than in Spain.
This exam is less difficult than the last one.
* SUPERIORITY:
1) Short adjectives: ADJECTIVE + er + THAN = más ... que
2) Long adjectives: MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN = más ... que
He is taller than Gasol.
The weather in Spain is hotter than in England.
This exam is more difficult than the last one.
My sister is more intelligent than him.
2.- SUPERLATIVE
1) Short adjectives: THE + ADJECTIVE + est + (NOUN) + (IN /OF) = el /la más ...
2) Long adjectives: THE MOST + ADJECTIVE + (NOUN)+ (IN /OF) = el / la más ...
-The article “ THE” normally appears before the superlative form.
-The superlative form can be followed by a complement introduced by:
IN → When we refer to a PLACE
OF → in the rest of cases.
Jack is the tallest in the class.
Laura is the most energetic girl of the group.
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
This is the best film I’ve ever seen.
This is the most boring film I´ve ever seen.
This is the most difficult exam I´ve done.
3.- RULES TO USE “-ER / -EST or MORE / MOST”
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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

1.- COMPARATIVE

* EQUALITY:

(NOT) AS + ADJECTIVE + AS = tan .... como My sister is as intelligent as him. He is not as tall as Gasol. The weather in Mexico is as hot as in Spain. The weather in England is not as hot as in Spain.

* INFERIORITY:

LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN = menos ...que He is less tall than Gasol. The weather in England is less hot than in Spain. This exam is less difficult than the last one.

* SUPERIORITY:

  1. Short adjectives: ADJECTIVE + er + THAN = más ... que

  2. Long adjectives: MORE + ADJECTIVE + THAN = más ... que He is taller than Gasol. The weather in Spain is hotter than in England. This exam is more difficult than the last one. My sister is more intelligent than him.

2.- SUPERLATIVE

  1. Short adjectives: THE + ADJECTIVE + est + (NOUN) + (IN /OF) = el /la más ...

  2. Long adjectives: THE MOST + ADJECTIVE + (NOUN)+ (IN /OF) = el / la más ...

-The article “ THE ” normally appears before the superlative form. -The superlative form can be followed by a complement introduced by: IN → When we refer to a PLACE OF → in the rest of cases.

Jack is the tallest in the class. Laura is the most energetic girl of the group. The Nile is the longest river in the world. This is the best film I’ve ever seen. This is the most boring film I´ve ever seen. This is the most difficult exam I´ve done.

3.- RULES TO USE “-ER / -EST or MORE / MOST”

3.1.- ADJECTIVE + -ER /-EST

With adjectives of one syllable and adjectives of two syllables ending in -y /-er/ -ow. (pretty, friendly – clever – narrow)

SPELLING ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Long longer the longest Small smaller the smallest Fast faster the fastest High higher the highest DOUBLE CONSONANT Big bigger the biggest Thin thinner the thinnest Slim slimmer the slimmest Fat fatter the fattest Y → ier /iest Easy^ easier^ the easiest Busy busier the busiest Pretty prettier the prettiest Friendly friendlier the friendliest Lucky luckier the luckiest healthy healthier the healthiest E → r /st Nice^ nicer^ the nicest Large larger the largest wide wider the widest

3.2.- MORE / MOST + ADJECTIVE

With adjectives of two or more syllables

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE Interesting more interesting the most interesting Boring more boring the most boring Intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent Beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful Famous more famous the most famous Dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous

4.- IRREGULAR FORMS

ADJECTIVE / *WORD COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good better The best Bad worse The worst Far farther /further The farthest /furthest *well (adv) better The best *badly (adv) worse The worst *much/many/a lot of more The most *little less The least *few fewer The fewest

I've got less money than she has. There are fewer problems than there were before.

  • Note: It's getting hotter and hotter. It's getting more and more dangerous. Autor: Miriam Rivas Llorens
  1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE COMPARATIVE FORM

1 It's hotter here than in London. (hot)

2 She's more imaginative than her brother. (imaginative)

3 He's _________________ than all the other students. (old) 4 Do you think Pat is _________________ than Brian? (intelligent) 5 This school is _________________ than ours. (old-fashioned) 6 The computer was _________________ than 1 thought. (expensive) 7 The rooms are _________________ than they used to be. (clean) 8 He's _________________ than he was a year ago. (healthy) 9 Do you think English is _________________ than French. (difficult) 10 He eats a lot - he's getting ______________ and _____________ (fat) 11 His face was getting ______________ and______________ (red) 12 He was _________________ than T had ever seen him before. (angry) 13 Big cars are _________________ than small ones. (comfortable) 14 My exam was _________________ than I had thought. (bad) 15 The road becomes _________________ after four or five miles. (narrow) 16 I'm sure I'll find New York _________________ than Houston. (exciting) 17 I need to go to the doctor; this cough is getting ___________ and __________ (bad) 18 He thinks Charlie Chaplin is ________________ than Mr Bean. (funny) 19 Their ticket was _____________ than mine because they flew on Sunday. (cheap)

20 My son is a lot ________________ now that he's a teenager. (lazy)

  1. WRITE THE SUPERLATIVES OF THE WORDS GIVEN

1 This is the biggest building in the world, (big building)

2 This is _________________________ here. (comfortable chair) 3 He bought _________________________ in the shop. (expensive flowers) 4 I think she's _________________________ of the group. (good singer) 5 He's __________________________ of the company. (careful driver) 6 Who's __________________________ in the class? (old student) 7 It's __________________________ I've ever seen. (bad film) 8 She's ________________________ of all the students. (intelligent) 9 It was ________________________ I had ever heard. (beautiful music) 10 He's _______________________ of all the assistants. (helpful) 11 He's________________________ in his class. (young) 12 This is ________________________ in the world. (poor country) 13 She's ______________________ I've ever met. (strange person) 14 I didn't answer ________________________ questions. (difficult) 15 Peter's ________________________ of them all. (old)

  1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN ADJECTIVE

Boring comfortable dangerous deep difficult

independent old relaxing valuable

1 This summer is not as .hot.. as last summer.

2 I hope his new book is not as .boring...as his last one.

3 Flying is not as __________________ as travelling by car.

4 Don't worry. The river isn't as _________________ as it looks.

5 Silver isn't as _________________ as gold.

6 Dogs aren't as _________________ as cats.

7 Our new car is very fast, but it's not as _________________ as the old one.

8 Do you think French is as _________________ to learn as English?

9 Were you really born in 1980? I didn't realise you were as ________________ as me.

10 For me, lying on the beach is not as _________________ as walking in the mountains.

“TOO” AND “NOT...ENOUGH”

> The infinitive is often used after too + adjective , or not + adjective + enough.

It's too cold to swim today. (We can't swim today - it's too cold .)

It isn't warm enough to go to the beach.

(We can't go to the beach – it's not warm enough .)

> the + comparative …., the + comparative …. = Cuanto más …., más …

The more you eat, the fatter you get (Cuanto más comes, más gordo te pones)

The more I think, the less I know (Cuanto más pienso, menos entiendo)

The later you arrive, the better the food is (Cuanto más tarde llegas, mejor la comida)

6. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH “ TOO” OR “ NOT...ENOUGH”

1 I can't walk any further - I'm ..too tired... (tired)

2 I'm sorry. You're not old enough to see this film. (old)

3 It's _________________ to work here. Let's go to the library. (noisy) 4 John was _________________ to get into the swimming team. (fast) 5 Your handwriting is _________________ to read. (small) 6 I'm afraid we can't buy that computer. It's_________________ (expensive) 7 I don't think George should get the new job - he's _________________ (efficient) 8 Those jeans are _________________ to wear to the party. (dirty) 9 We couldn't talk to each other in the pub; the music was _________________ (loud) 10 Can you help me with this bottle? I'm to _________________ open it. (strong)