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UNIT THREE
SUPERLATIVES AND COMPARTIVES
A. GRAMMAR. Comparative adjectives
small smaller large larger heavy heavier big bigger
cheap cheaper loose looser pretty prettier hot hotter
Use comparative adjectives to compare two people, places or things.
Do you have these pants in a larger size? This pair is too tight.
Small large
Smaller larger
Use more or less with adjectives that have two or more syllables and don’t end in
y
Do you have a more comfortable pair of shoes?
Irregular forms
Let’s look for less expensive suit.
good better
Use than after the adjectives when you compare two items. bad worse
Some people say that black is more flattering than white.
EXERCISE ONE. Complete the chart with words from the box. Write comparative
form of each adjective in the correct column.
loose spicy expensive portable young
tall bad fast healthy large
friendly healthy comfortable good convenient
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1. r 2. er 3. ier 4. double the 5. more 6. irregular
final forms
two
consonant
syllabes
larger smaller heavier bigger more better
expensive
nicer sweeter healthier thinner important worse
looser younger friendlier fatter confortable x
x taller spicier hotter Convenient x
EXERCISE TWO. Compare the items in the pictures. Write sentences with
comparative adjectives. Use words from the box.
spicy salty expensive portable young
old cheap fast healthy large
big small comfortable good convenient
EXERCISE THREE. Complete the sentences. Use your own ideas and the
ideas in parentheses.
1. A AIRPLANE IS MORE EXPENSIVE than a CAR (two electronics products)
2. PEPPER IS SPICIER THAN_ is too spicy for me (food)
3. The movie HARRY POTTER_ is better than CHUCKY (two movies)
4. __________is more beautiful than ____________ (two actresses)
5. __________ is warmer than ________in my country (two season of the year)
6. ____________ is more delicious than _______________ (two fruits)
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EXERCISE FOUR. Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use the
comparative form.
comfortable expensive fast large healthful intelligent old short elegant
1. Women are usually MORE INTELLIGENT THAN___men.
2. A coat is MORE ELEGANT THAN / THE MOST ELEGANT____ a sweater.
3. Cars are _MORE EXPENSIVE THAN /THE MOST EXPENSIVE__ radios.
4. Your grandmother is OLDER / OLDEST____ your nephew.
5. Russia is ___BIGGER / BIGGEST__ Spain.
6. Airplanes are __FASTER / FASTEST__ boats.
7. Dogs are__ MORE INTELLIGENT /THE MOST INTELLIGENT___ cats.
8. Fruit is ___HEALTHIER / ___ junk food.
9. Girls are ____MORE ELEGANT THAN ___ boys.
10. Julia Roberts is __OLDER____ Cameron Diaz.
B.
GRAMMAR. Superlative adjectives
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
cheap cheaper the cheapest
nice nicer the nicest
easy easier the easiest
big bigger the biggest
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable
portable more portable the most portable
difficult more difficult the least difficult
expensive less expensive the least expensive
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One Adjetivos de
syllable Comparatives Superlatives
una sola Comparativos Superlativos
Adjectives sílaba
old older the oldest viejo (a) más viejo (a) el más viejo (a)
cold colder the coldest frío (a) más frio (a) el más frio (a)
new newer the newest Nuevo (a) más nuevo (a) el más nuevo (a)
young younger the youngest joven más joven el mas joven
small smaller the smallest pequeño (a) más pequeño (a) el más pequeño
(a)
hight higher the highest alto (a) más alto (a) el más alto (a)
Adjectives Adjetivos de
Comparatives Superlatives una sola Comparativo Superlativo
ending in y sílaba
dirty sucio (a) más sucio el más sucio
dirtier the dirtiest (a) (a)
noisy ruidoso (a) más ruidoso el más
noisier the noisiest (a) ruidoso (a)
heavy pesado (a) más pesado el más
heavier the heaviest (a) pesado (a)
Two or more Adjetivos de
dos o más Comparativos Superlativos
syllable Comparatives Superlatives
sílabas
adjectives
more the most inteligente más el más
intelligent inteligente inteligente
intelligent intelligent
more the most caro/costoso más caro el más caro
expensive
expensive expensive
the most aburrido más el más
boring more boring aburrido aburrido
boring
Irregular Adjetivos
adjectives Comparatives Superlatives irregulares Comparativos Superlativos
mejor el mejor la
good better the best buena/o mejor
malo (a) el más malo
bad worse the worst mala/o (a)
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EXAMPLES:
1. This pen is cheap 1. The exercise is easy
2. This pen is cheaper 2. The exercise is easier
3. This pen is the cheapest 3. The exercise is the easiest
1. The Illimani is high 1. That computer is portable
2. The Aconcagua is higher 2. That laptop is more portable
3. The Everest is the highest 3. That tablet is most portable
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