Comparativos - Introdução

Nós usamos a estrutura comparativa para comparar duas ou mais coisas:

• A lion is bigger than a pet cat.
• Gold is more expensive than silver.
• Portugal isn't as big as Spain.
• I speak English better than you.
• A plane travels more quickly than a car.

comparativos - Formato

Fazemos a comparação com:
adjetivo comparativo + "than"
ou
"not as" + adjetivo de base + "as".

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Se usarmos "as" + adjetivo + "as" no positivo, significa que as duas coisas são iguais:

• Anna is as happy as Sue.
• I speak English as well as you.

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Formando adjetivos comparativos

1. Para adjetivos de uma sílaba, tais como: big ou sad, dobramos a consoante final e adicionamos "er":
   • bigger
   • sadder
   Se o adjetivo de base termina com uma consoante dupla nós apenas adicionamos "er":
   • smaller
   • taller
2. Para adjetivos com duas ou mais sílabas colocamos "more" ou "less" antes do adjetivo:
   • more expensive, less expensive
   • more exciting, less exciting
3. Para adjetivos de duas sílabas que terminam com a consoante "Y" tiramos o "y" e acrescentamos "ier":
   • happier
   • crazier

Adjetivos comparativos irregulares incluem:

• good – better
• bad – worse

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Podemos usar determinantes antes de adjetivos comparativos para modificar ou adicionar ênfase:

• It is much colder in Sweden than in Thailand.
• James is a bit shorter than Susan.
• I get up a lot earlier than my sister.

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Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma correta do adjetivo entre parênteses:
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1)

A new car is    than an old car. (expensive)

 

2)

Sophie is a    singer than Maria. (good)

 

3)

Maths is    than physics. (easy)

 

4)

A king is    than a doctor. (rich)

 

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Superlativos - Introdução

Nós usamos a estrutura superlativa para dizer que algo é maior do que todos os outros em um grupo:

• It's the tallest building in the world (no other is taller)
• He's the fastest runner in the race. (no one runs faster)
• She bought the most expensive watch. (the others were all cheaper)
• They are the worst football team. (the other teams are better)
• My mum is the happiest person I know. (I don’t know anyone happier)

Superlativos: Formato

Nós formamos o superlativo com: "the" + adjetivo superlativo

Tornando os adjetivos superlativos

• Para os adjetivos de uma sílaba, tais como: big ou sad, nós dobramos a consoante final e adicionamos 'est':
  • biggest
  • saddest
• Se o adjetivo de base termina com uma consoante dupla nós apenas adicionamos 'est':
  • smallest
  • tallest
• Para os adjetivos com duas ou mais sílabas colocamos "most" ou "least" antes do adjetivo:
  • most expensive, least expensive
  • most exciting, least exciting
• Para os adjetivos que terminam com a consoante 'y', tiramos o 'y' e adicionamos 'iest':
  • happiest
  • craziest

adjetivos superlativos irregulares incluem:

• good – best
• bad – worst

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Pratique

Complete as frases com a forma correta do adjetivo entre parênteses.
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1)

Paul is the    singer in the group. (bad)

 

2)

Mrs Smith is the    teacher in the college. (amazing)

 

3)

That man has the    dog on our street. (wild)

 

4)

That is the    movie I have ever seen. (funny)

 

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Pratique ainda mais

Complete as frases com a resposta correta de a, b, c ou d:
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1)

I think New York is ____ than many other cities.
 

well-known

more well-known

the well-known

the more well-known

 

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2)

I was ____ to arrive at the meeting.
 

earliest

earliest than

the earlier

the earliest

 

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3)

The blue table is ____ the red one.
 

wider than

wider

widest

widest than

 

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4)

Luxembourg ____ Russia.
 

isn't as big as

not as big as

isn't bigger

isn't as big

 

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5)

My room is much ____ yours.
 

more tidier than

tidy than

tidier

tidier than

 

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6)

A dictionary is ____ book to have.
 

the useful

most useful

the most useful

more useful

 

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Ponto de linguagem adicional

Às vezes falamos sobrecomo algo é feitoe por isso usamos advérbiospara descrever o verbo:

• I run more quickly than Anna.
• Rob speaks Italian more fluently than he speaks German.

• I run the most quickly.
• Rob speaks Italian the most fluently.