1. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
COMPARISON
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

2. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
We compare characteristics of people, objects or places.
One-syllable adjectives: big, sweet,....
Adjectives than end in –y: easy, pretty
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables:honest, useful

3. One-syllable adjectives
Adj. that ends in 1 vowel and consonant
Ad. that ends in 2 vowels and 1 consonant
Adj. that ends two or more consonants
Adj that ends in -e
Bigger, hotter, wetter
Sweeter, cheaper
Older, longer
Nicer, wiser, finer

4. Adjectives in -y Rule: Change –y to –i, add –er EASY PRETTY SILLY
HAPPY
Easier, (més facil)
prettier, (més guapa)
sillier, (més tonto)
happier (més feliç)

5. ADJECTIVES 2 syllables, or more
Rule:
More/less + adjective
HONEST
INTERESTING
USEFUL
DIFFICULT
More honest (més honest)
more interesting (més interesant)
Less useful (menys util)
Less difficult (menys dificil)

6. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE
GOOD
BAD
FAR
BETTER (millor)
WORSE (pitjor)
FURTHER, FARTHER (més lluny)

7. X + COMPARATIVE ADJ + THAN + Y
John has a bigger office than his colleagues
Mary is more friendlier than John
My suit is more expensive than that one

8. More examples My car is less attractive than the company car
I feel worse today than yesterday

9. Modifiers More emphatic : much / a lot/ even + adj
He’s even taller than I imagined.
This subject is much more boring than the other.
Less emphatic. A little/ a bit / no + adj
This ticket was only a little cheaper
I felt a bit nervous than usual in the interview.
They looked no more interested than they usually do.

10. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
AS + ADJECTIVE + AS
John is as tall as Peter
The restaurant is as busy as ever
Is the job as interesting as you expected?
A low-cost airline is not as comfortable as a regular one.
The manager is just as friendly to us as the manager is.

11. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES.
Superlative adjectives tells us which person, object or place stand out from the others.
THE + SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
Rules:
One-syllable adjectives: big- biggest
Adjectives that end in –y : easy-easiest
Adjectives with 2 or more syllables: interesting- the most interesting

12. One-syllable adjectives
Adj. that ends in 1 vowel and consonant
Ad. that ends in 2 vowels and 1 consonant
Adj. that ends two or more consonants
Adj that ends in -e
Biggest, hotter, wetter
Sweetest, cheaper
Oldest, longer
Nicest, wiser, finer

13. Adjectives in -y Rule: Change –y to –i, add –est EASY PRETTY SILLY
HAPPY
Easiest
prettiest
silliest
happiest

14. ADJECTIVES 2 syllables, or more
Rule:
The most / the least + adjective
HONEST
INTERESTING
USEFUL
DIFFICULT
The most honest
The most interesting
The least useful
The least difficult

15. IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE
GOOD
BAD
FAR
The BEST
The WORST
The FURTHEST FARTHEST

16. RULES The biggest shopping centre The nicest boss The easiest task
We use the word the before the superlative adj.
The biggest shopping centre
The nicest boss
The easiest task
The least interesting speaker
The most expensive company car

17. Superlative expressions
In + places and group of people
He ‘s the brightest person in the office
It’s the largest collection in the world.
Of + things
It is the longest day of the year.
Subject+verb
He’s the most qualified engineer I know.

18. Comparative vs superlative
We compare two things.
The factory is further away than you think
I have an older brother in Boston.
We compare something to the whole group.
The head office is the most modern of the building.
He was the funniest speaker at the conference.

19. Comparative adverbs: comparing two actions
Mr Jones drives more slowly than his wife
He speaks English less fluently than you
You can travel more quickly by plane.
Notice that it isn’t always necessary to use than after the comparative adv.

20. Comparative; adverbs= adjectives
Some comparative have the same form .
Fast, hard, early, late, loud.
Jeremy runs faster than his brother.
She arrives at work earlier than her colleague.
He arrived later than usual because of the heavy traffic.
The second hotel is better than the first one.