Comparativos - introducción

Se usa la estructura comparativa para comparar dos o más cosas:

• 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.

Los comparativos - forma

Se forma el comparativo con:
adjetivo comparativo + "than"
o
"not as" + adjetivo base + "as".

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Si se usa "as" + adjetivo + "as" en la forma afirmativa, significa que las dos cosas son iguales:

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

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Formando adjetivos comparativos

1. Para adjetivos monosílabos, tales como: "big" o "sad", se duplica la consonante final y se añade “er”:
   • bigger
   • sadder
   Si el adjetivo de base termina con una consonante doble entonces simplemente se añade "er":
   • smaller
   • taller
2. Para adjetivos con dos o más sílabas se pone "more" o "less" antes del adjetivo:
   • more expensive, less expensive
   • more exciting, less exciting
3. Para adjetivos de dos sílabas que terminan con la consonante "y", se quita la "y" y se añade "ier":
   • happier
   • crazier

Entre los adjetivos comparativos irregulares se incluyen:

• good – better
• bad – worse

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Se pueden usar determinantes antes de los adjetivos comparativos para modificar o dar énfasis:

• 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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Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma correcta del adjetivo entre paréntesis:
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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 - introducción

Se usa la estructura del superlativo para expresar el grado máximo o que algo es más que todos los demás en un 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 - forma

Se forma el superlativo con: “the" + adjetivo superlativo

Formando adjetivos superlativos

• Para adjetivos monosílabos, tales como: big o sad, se duplica la consonante final y se añade 'est':
  • biggest
  • saddest
• Si el adjetivo de base termina con una consonante doble entonces simplemente se añade 'est' al final:
  • smallest
  • tallest
• Para adjetivos con dos o más sílabas se pone "most" o "least" antes del adjetivo:
  • most expensive, least expensive
  • most exciting, least exciting
• Para los adjetivos que terminan con la consonante 'y', se quita la 'y' y se añade 'iest':
  • happiest
  • craziest

Los adjetivos superlativos irregulares incluyen:

• good – best
• bad – worst

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Práctica

Complete las frases con la forma correcta del adjetivo entre paréntesis.
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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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Más práctica

Complete las frases con la respuesta correcta de a, b, c ó d:
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1)

I think New York is ____ than many other cities.
 

more well-known

the more well-known

the well-known

well-known

 

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2)

I was ____ to arrive at the meeting.
 

earliest

the earlier

the earliest

earliest than

 

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3)

The blue table is ____ the red one.
 

widest

widest than

wider

wider than

 

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4)

Luxembourg ____ Russia.
 

isn't as big

isn't bigger

isn't as big as

not as big as

 

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5)

My room is much ____ yours.
 

more tidier than

tidier than

tidy than

tidier

 

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6)

A dictionary is ____ book to have.
 

the useful

most useful

more useful

the most useful

 

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Más aspectos lingüisticos:

A veces hablamos de cómo se hace algo usando adverbios para describir el 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.