1) Comparatives are used to compare two elements using words like "than". For example, "A motorbike is faster than a bike".
2) There are rules for forming comparatives of adjectives based on their syllable count and endings. Irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" have specific comparative forms.
3) Superlatives indicate extremes using "the" and follow rules to add suffixes like "-est" or use "most/least". For example, "Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world".
1) Comparatives are used to compare two elements using words like "than". For example, "A motorbike is faster than a bike".
2) There are rules for forming comparatives of adjectives based on their syllable count and endings. Irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" have specific comparative forms.
3) Superlatives indicate extremes using "the" and follow rules to add suffixes like "-est" or use "most/least". For example, "Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world".
1) Comparatives are used to compare two elements using words like "than". For example, "A motorbike is faster than a bike".
2) There are rules for forming comparatives of adjectives based on their syllable count and endings. Irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" have specific comparative forms.
3) Superlatives indicate extremes using "the" and follow rules to add suffixes like "-est" or use "most/least". For example, "Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world".
1) Comparatives are used to compare two elements using words like "than". For example, "A motorbike is faster than a bike".
2) There are rules for forming comparatives of adjectives based on their syllable count and endings. Irregular adjectives like "good" and "bad" have specific comparative forms.
3) Superlatives indicate extremes using "the" and follow rules to add suffixes like "-est" or use "most/least". For example, "Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world".
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In general, comparatives are used to compare
two elements (things, people, events, sports,).
Usually we compare with than. For example: A motorbike is faster than a bike.
> Soccer is more popular than volleyball.
> RULES 1) For adjectives that have only one syllable, we have to add “er” after the adjective. Examples:
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE
cheap cheaper Your cellphone is cheaper than mine. small smaller Messi is smaller than Ronaldo. safe safer San Juan is safer than San Roque. hot hotter Ibarra is hotter than Tulcán. RULES 2) For adjectives that ends in “y”, we have to change the letter “y” for “i” and add “er” after the adjective. Examples:
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE
funny funnier English is funnier than Maths.
pretty prettier Angelina Jolie is
prettier than Rhianna.
easy easier Playing the guitar is
easier than playing the drums. RULES 3) For adjectives that have two or more syllables, we have to use the word “more” before the adjective. Examples: ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE expensive more expensive Montañita is more expensive than Atacames.
difficult more difficult French is more
difficult than English.
boring more boring Washing the dishes
is more boring than doing homework. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES These adjectives are called irregular because they don’t follow any rule and its spelling is specific. ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE good better Roger Federer is better than Rafael Nadal. bad worse Cheating in exams is worse than an honest zero. far farther Quito is farther from Tulcán than from Ibarra. It is possible to compare two actions with adverbs. For example: Richard Carapaz drove more quickly than Vincenzo Nibali in the last Giro d’Italia.
> LESS This word is the opposite of more. We can use it with all the adjectives and adverbs. For example: Commonly, boys are less dramatic than girls.
Patricio got into the pool less carefully than his brother. as adjective/adverb as This structure is to indicate two equal characteristics of things, people, places, etc. For example: Teacher Yessenia speaks English as well as me.
Juan is as tall as Pedro.
SUPERLATIVE This kind of adjectives are used to talk about extremes. We usually use “the” before superlatives. For example: Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world.
Football is the most popular sport in the world.
RULES 1) For adjectives that have only one syllable, we have to add “est” after the adjective. Examples: ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE SENTENCE cheap the cheapest That jacket was the cheapest of the clothes shop. small the smallest Alejandra is the smallest girl in this classroom. safe the safest Tulcán is the safest city of Ecuador. hot the hottest Guayaquil is the hottest city of Ecuador. RULES 2) For adjectives that ends in “y”, we have to change the letter “y” for “i” and add “est” after the adjective. Examples: ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE SENTENCE funny funniest Eugenio Derbez is the funniest Mexican actor. pretty prettiest Emma Watson is the prettiest British actress. easy easiest English was the easiest subject when I was at higschool. RULES 3) For adjectives that have two or more syllables, we have to use the word “most” before the adjective. Examples: ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE SENTENCE expensive the most expensive iPhones are the most expensive cellphones of the market. difficult the most difficult Getting married should be the most difficult decision of the life boring the most boring Golf is the most boring sport ever. IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES These adjectives are called irregular because they don’t follow any rule and its spelling is specific. ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE SENTENCE good best Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of the history. bad worst He has 3 in the exam. That was the worst grade. far farthest Neptune is the farthest planet from the Solar System. LEAST This word is the opposite of most. We can use it with all the adjectives. For example: “The Shape of Water” is the least interesting movie I’ve ever seen.
Empower is the least complicated platform I’ve ever
