FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVE: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVE
SUPERIORITY EQUALITY
(MÁS…QUE) (NO) TAN...COMO) (EL MÁS…., LA MÁS…, LOS MÁS…
LA S MÁS….)
(NOT) AS+ adjective+AS

One Adjective + -ER (than) THE + adjective + -EST

SYLLABLE “Louise is (not) as short as
(fat, slim, short, long, thin, big, “Louise is shorter than John, but he is John” “Louise is the shortest student in the class”
small, young...) thinner”

MORE THAN More + adjective (than) The+ MOST+ adjective

one
SYLLABLE “Louise is more responsible than John, “Louise is (not) as “Louise is the most responsible student in the class”
(beautiful, handsome, but he is more intelligent” responsible as John”
responsible, intelligent…)

ADJECTIVES Adjective – y + IER(than) The + adjective-y + -IEST

ENDING IN –Y “Louise is (not) as lazy as
(shy, happy, dry,friendly, lazy…) “Louise is lazier than John” John” “Louise is the laziest student in the class”
IRREGULAR FORMS
COMPARATIVE OF SUPERLATIVE
SUPERIORITY
ADJECTIVE (EL MÁS…, LA MÁS…, LOS MÁS… , LAS MÁS…)
(MÁS…QUE)

GOOD (bueno) BETTER (THAN)  Más bueno que, mejor THE BEST  el más bueno, el mejor…
que…

BAD (malo) WORSE (THAN) Más malo que, peor THE WORST el más malo, el peor
que…

FAR (lejano) FARTHER (THAN)Más lejano que THE FARTHESTEl más lejano
FURTHER (THAN) THE FURTHEST

OLD (viejo) OLDER (THAN) Más viejo/mayor que…, THE OLDEST El más viejo, el mayor
ELDER (for family): My elder sister (mi hermana THE ELDEST (for family): My eldest sister
mayor) (mi hermana la mayor)