COMPARATIVOS Y SUPERLATIVOS
ADJETIVO CORTO
ADJETIVO LARGO
AS (adjetivo) AS
(Tan como)
This magazine is not AS cheap
AS this book
This book is AS expensive AS the
magazine
I have as much time as I had yesterday
I have as many books as you
Adjetivo + ER + thann
COMPARATIVO
(ms que)
Comparamos dos o
ms cosas.
This book is cheaper than this
magazine
MORE + adjetivo + thann
hot = hotter
big = bigger
happy = happier
This book is more expensive than
the magazine
THE + adjetivo + ESTT
SUPERLATIVO
( el ms de)
This book is the smallest in the
shop
THE MOST + adjetivoo
Destacamos una cosa
de entre muchas
hot = hottest
big = biggest
happy = happiest
This book is the most expensive in
the shop
Good
Bad
Little
Much / many
Far
ADJETIVOS IRREGULARES
COMPARATIVO
Better than
Worse than
Less than
More than
Farther than / further than
SUPERLATIVO
The best
The worst
The least
The most
Farthest / Furthest
A. Complete the table:
COMPARATIVO
SUPERLATIVO
good
intelligent
old
dark
bad
large
easy
Funny
expensive
B. Complete with the correct form of the comparative:
1. My motorbike is _________________________ (fast) yours.
2. My flat is ______________________ (big) than my parents house.
3. Her husband is __________________________(rich) my husband.
4. Your computer is ________________________ (old) mine
5. His camera is _______________________ (good) Marys camera.
6. I am __________________________ (interested) in tennis than you.
7. Today is __________________________ (hot) yesterday.
8. Football is ____________________________ (popular) cricket in Spain.
9. His watch is __________________________ (expensive) hers.
10. Paris is _____________________________ (cold) Casablanca.
11. Robert de Niro is __________________________ (famous) Antonio Banderas.
12. William is _______________________________ (popular) Shirley
13. Summer is _______________________________ (hot) winter.
14. This painting is __________________________ (colourful) this one.
15. That song is ______________________________ (bad) the one I heard yesterday.
16. His room is _______________________________ (small) mine.
17. Jamaica is _______________________________ (beautiful) Dullville.
18. Dullville is _______________________________ (boring) Jamaica.
19. The hotel in Jamaica is _____________________ (expensive) the hotel in Dullville.
20. The food in Dullvilles is _________________________ (bad) the food in Jamaica.
21. Nightlife in Jamaica is _______________________ (exciting) nightlife in Dullville.
22. But a holiday in Dullville is _____________________ (cheap) a holiday in Jamaica.
C. Complete with the correct form the superlative:
1. Sara is ____________________________ (pretty) girl in my class.
2. He is ______________________________ (good) footballer in Europe at the moment.
3. New York is ___________________________ (exciting) city in North America.
4. August is __________________________________ (hot) month in Spain.
5. My wedding day was __________________________ (happy) day of my life.
6. Lucy is _____________________________(young) in the class.
7. Its ___________________________________ (expensive) restaurant in Madrid.
8. Its one of _____________________________ (interesting) books Ive ever read.
9. This house is ____________________________ (big) in the neighbourhood.
10. William Shakespeare is __________________________ (famous) writer in England
11. This is ______________________________ (bad) programme in television history.
12. The green mamba is ____________________________ (poisonous) in the world.
13. In your opinion, which is _______________________ (good) rock band in Spain?
14. The Cibeles is one of Madrids ________________________ (famous) monuments.
15. The giganotosaurus carolinii, a dinosaur discovered in Argentina in 1995 is _______________
(large) carnivore that ever existed.
16. I think that Madonna is _________________________ (famous) singer in the world.
17. Shark are ________________________ (dangerous) dolphins.
18. Is the Queen of England _________________________ (rich) in the world?
21. I think the fifth Harry Potter book was _____________________ (exciting) the fourth one.
D. Complete the sentencewith the correct form of the adjectives:
1. This computer is _________________________________ (new) your computer
2. Lisa is _________________________________ (old) George
3. George is __________________________________ (young) Lisa.
4. Lucy is ____________________________________ (young) in the class.
5. That car is _____________________________________(expensive) this car.
6. That car is ____________________________________ (expensive) in the market.
7. The Antartic is one of _______________________________________ (cold) places on Earth.
8. This shirt was 50 pounds. It is ________________________(expensive) shirt Ive ever bought.
9. She hates spiders. She thinks they are ______________________ (scary) creatures in the world.
10. This chair is ___________________________ (comfortable) this sofa.
11. This dress is ___________________________ (expensive) in the shop.
12. The Hulk is _____________________________ (scary) Superman.
13. This cheese is _________________________ (tasty) on the plate.
14. This picture is ______________________________ (colourful) that picture.
15. Im ___________________________________ (tired) I was yesterday.
16. This is ______________________________ (important) item on my list.
17. An elephant is ______________________________ (big) a man
18. Thomas is _______________________________ (good) Maria at sports. Hes the captain of
the football team.
19. History Channel is _________________________(interesting) cartoons.
20. Cartoons are ___________________________ (funny) documentaries. I laugh a lot with them.
21. The blue whale is _____________________________(large) animal on Earth.
22. Julia is _____________________________ (intelligent) student in my class. She always gets
very good marks.
23. I think friends is ___________________________ (funny) TV programme. It always makes
me laugh.
24. Tom is ______________________ (bad) footballer on the team. He always misses the ball.
25. Your car is ____________________________________ (fast) this car.
26. Your car is ____________________________________ (fast) in the race.
27. This house _______________________________________ (big) my house.
28. This house ________________________________________ (big) in the neighbourhood.
29. William Shakespeare is ________________________________ (famous) writer in England.
30. The elephant is _________________________________________ (big) the lion.
31. Sergio is _________________________________________ (old) Malcolm.
32. That book is ______________________________________ (interesting) the newspaper.
33. Our house is _______________________________________ (old) in the neighbourhood.
34. That book is ____________________________________ (interesting) the newspaper.
35. This cake is ________________________________________ (delicious) that one.
36. This is _____________________________________ (bad) programme in television history.
37. That picture is _____________________________________ (clear) this one.
E. Write sentences which mean the same using as..... as
1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isnt ......................................... yours.
2. Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isnt .................................................... he looks.
3. This hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel is not .......................................... I expected.
4. Ann works hard but she used to work harder. Ann doesnt work ................................... she used.
5. Yesterday, it was cold but today it isnt ....................................................... it was yesterday.
6. His first book was more popular than the second one. His second book wasnt ............................
the first one.
7. A Porsche is faster than a Skoda. A Skoda isnt ................................................. a Porsche.
8. Football is more popular than cricket in Spain. Cricket isnt ............................ football in Spain.
9. My cars newer than yours. Your car isnt ................................................... my car.
10. His watch is more expensive than hers. Her watch isnt ............................................. his watch.
11. Your flats nicer than ours. Our flat isnt .................................................... your flat.
12. Paris is colder than Casablanca. Casablanca isnt ....................................................... Paris
F. Translate:
1.
Tu coche no es muy viejo. Mi coche es ms viejo
2.
No me senta bien esta maana, pero me siento mejor ahora
3.
Este queso es ms caro, pero sabe mejor.
4.
No me gustan los autobuses. Siempre viajo en tren porque es ms rpido y ms cmodo.
5.
Me levant ms temprano ayer y estaba cansado por la noche
6.
Estos zapatos son mejores, pero son ms caros.
7.
Tengo un trabajo ms fcil ahora.
8.
El hotel central est ms lejos, pero es ms barato.
9.
La reunin fue muy larga, ms de dos horas.
10.
Sabes nadar mejor que yo.
11.
Antonio come mucho ms que t.
12.
Estaremos en Madrid en menos de tres horas.
13.
El japons es mucho ms difcil que el ingls.
14.
Este piso es ms nuevo y ms grande que el mo.
15.
Creo que Hamlet es mucho ms interesante que King Lear.
16.
Estos pantalones cuestan ms dinero del que puedo gastarme.
17.
Ellos tienen ms dinero que nosotros.
18.
Mi hermano no es tan inteligente como mi hermana.
19.
Tom no come tanta fruta como Brian.
20.
Tenemos la misma profesora que t.
21.
En Barcelona no hay tantos teatros como en Madrid.
22.
Bill no tiene tantos amigos como t.
23.
Me siento mejor que ayer. No estoy cansada.
24.
Sue no gana tanto dinero como yo.
25.
Tenemos la misma profesora que el ao pasado.
26.
Madrid es la ciudad ms grande de Espaa
27.
Tiene zapatos ms baratos? Estos son los ms baratos.
28.
Es la pelcula ms larga que he visto.
29.
Es la ciudad ms bonita que hemos visitado.
30.
Es la mejor profesora de la escuela y la persona ms inteligente que he conocido.
31.
En esta ciudad la catedral es ms antigua que el ayuntamiento, pero el castillo es el edificio
ms antiguo. (ayuntamiento = town hall)
