Comparative and superlative adjectives.

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES.

It is very common to compare things using adjectives, for example: 'That car is small but the other is smaller'. These are called comparative adjectives. It is also worth learning the superlative form of adjectives in relation to their comparative form, since they are related. For example in the case of the adjective 'small', 'smaller' is the comparative form and 'the smallest' is the superlative form.

RULES TO FORM THE COMPARATIVE AND THE SUPERLATIVE IN ENGLISH

1. In English, most of the adjectives are added an 'er' at the end to form the comparative and 'est' to form the superlative.

Adjetivo	Comparativo	Superlativo
Long – largo	Longer	Longest

2. If the adjective ends in 'e', ​​only one 'r' is added for the comparative and 'st' for the superlative:

amable

Nicer

Nicest

3. Some adjectives that end in a consonant.

Adjetivo

Comparativo

Superlativo


Fat – gordo

Fatter

Fattest

4. When the adjective ends in 'y', the 'y' is changed to an 'i' and the 'er' is added to the end to form the comparative and 'est' to form the superlative, in the following way:

Adjetivo

Comparativo

Superlativo


Sunny – soleado

Sunnier

Sunniest

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