COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

Comparative:

Hay tres clases de adjetivos en inglés: cortos (1 ó 2 sílabas), largos ( más de 2 sílabas, y algunos de 2) e irregulares ( good, bad far...).

• Los adjetivos cortos forman el comparativo de superioridad añadiendo la terminación -er ( con sus excepciones) y añadiendo también la palabra than (que):

Ex.: The teacher is older than me.

• Los adjetivos largos forman el comparativo de superioridad anteponiendo la palabra more y postoniendo la palabra than :

Ex.: A house is more expensive than a car.

• Los adjetivos irregulares más comunes son: good ----better (mejor); bad ----worse (peor)

Now do the following exercises:

• http://www.isabelperez.com/comp.htm
• http://www.citycol.com/esol/saccess/lang_systems/vocabulary/v-int/v-i-it/comparatives.swf
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02a_comparatives_mr_blue_mr_purple/01.htm
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/07.htm
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english-91.php
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/13.htm

El comparativo de igualdad es igual para todos los adjetivos: as + adjetivo + as :
Ex.: Mary is as intelligent as Ron. / A cat is not as big as a dog.
Do the following exercises:

• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-7132.php
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/12.htm

Superlative:

• Adjetivos cortos: anteponen el artículo the y terminan en -est:

Ex.: Mike is the oldest in the class.

• Adjetivos largos: anteponen the most:

Ex.: Mike is the most intelligent student in the class.

• Adjetivos irregulares: good----the best (el mejor); bad ---- the worst (el peor).

Do the following exercises:

• http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/supadj.php
• http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-28995.php
• http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz66fck.htm
• http://englishexercises.itgo.com/yyadjective2.html
• http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/grammar/02_comparatives_superlatives/02b_compartives_superlatives/13.htm
• http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit25_grammar_exs.htm
• http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/comparison/exercise%202.htm