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A2 Gramática

A2Adjetivos12 min

Adjetivos comparativos y superlativos

Comparative and superlative adjectives

Compara dos o más cosas con formas como cheaper, more interesting, the biggest y the best.

Usamos adjetivos comparative (comparativos) para comparar dos personas o cosas, normalmente con than. Usamos adjetivos superlative (superlativos) para decir que una persona o cosa es más que todas las demás de un grupo. Los superlativos suelen llevar the delante.

AdjetivoReglaComparativoSuperlativo
cheap, oldone syllable: add -er / -estcheaperthe cheapest
nice, safeends in -e: add -r / -stnicerthe nicest
big, hotone vowel + one consonant: double the consonantbiggerthe biggest
easy, happyends in -y: change y to -ier / -iesteasierthe easiest
modern, expensivetwo or more syllables: use more / mostmore expensivethe most expensive
goodirregularbetterthe best
badirregularworsethe worst
farirregularfurther / fartherthe furthest / the farthest

En las frases

  • Kofi's flat is bigger than mine.
  • This chair is more comfortable than the old one.
  • July is usually the hottest month of the year here.
  • It's the most beautiful beach in the country.
  • My cold is worse today than it was yesterday.

Para decir que dos cosas son iguales, usa as + adjetivo + as: Mina is as tall as her mother. Para mostrar una diferencia, usa not as ... as: The bus is not as fast as the train.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la forma correcta

Elige la palabra o las palabras correctas para completar cada frase.

  1. My new phone is _____ than my old one.

  2. This is _____ book in the library. It's 300 years old.

  3. Today is _____ than yesterday. I need a coat.

  4. Sofia is the _____ student in our class.

  5. The train is _____ the bus, but it's faster.

  6. Traffic is _____ in the evening than in the morning.

  7. That was _____ exam of the year!

  8. Lena's garden is _____ than ours.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Escribe el adjetivo

Escribe la forma comparativa o superlativa del adjetivo entre paréntesis.

  1. My bag is (heavy) than yours.

  2. This is the (good) pizza in town.

  3. I love science. For me, it is (interesting) than history.

  4. Mount Everest is the (high) mountain in the world.

  5. Jamal is (tall) than his father now.

  6. Sunday was the (bad) day of my holiday. It rained all day.

  7. This little beach is the (beautiful) place I know.

  8. Which is the (hot) month in your country?

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