Taller Than: I Think You're Me. (tall)

• COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES a. Comparatives

I think you're taller than me. (tall) This tennis ball is smaller than this basket ball. (small) A cat is faster than a turtle (fas Today is colder than yerterday. (cold) She is younger than her brother. (young) He is older than his friend. (old) My car is newer than yours. (new) Tea is cheaper than champagne. (cheap)

One-syllable adjectives, we add –er

With adjectives ending in y, you change the y to i and add er/ . lucky → luckier 

happy → happier

pretty→ prettier   Sunny

→Sunnier Easy →  easier English is easier than mathematics

(easy)

With one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant, remember to double the final consonant before –er/ China is bigger than Italy.

(big)

Mark is sadder than you. (sad) Carlos looks wetter than Nick. (wet)

Exceptions good → better

bad → worse

far → further/farther .

The pizzas in la Bellanapoli are better than the ones in . (Good) This winter is worse than last year’s winter. (bad) Mars is further than the Moon from planet Earth. (far) Today was worse than yesterday. Two or more syllables, you use more + adjective + than Good health is more important than money 

  SUPERLATIVES  THE +ADJETIVE +EST

One syllable add -est Tall → The tallest Fast → the fastest cold →the coldest My house is the largest in my street late →the latest Nice →the nicest Ana is the tallest in her class With one-syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant, remember to double the final consonant before -est This is the saddest poem Fat → the fatter Big →biggest With adjectives ending in y, you change the y to i and add -est Happy→ The happiest Funny→The funniest My cousin is the prettiest girl in the world.

 

Two or more syllables, you use  the most + adjective David is the most handsome man in the world My learns are the best beautiful → the most beautiful dangerous → the most dangerous

ADJETIVE

Comparative

Superlative

Bad Malo

Worse Peor

The worst El peor

Good Bueno

Better Mejor

The best El mejor

Little Poco

Less Menos

The least El menos

Many Muchos

More Más

The most La mayoría

Much Mucho

More Más

The most La mayor parte

Far Lejos

Further o Farther Más lejos

The farthest o the furthest El más lejano