Comparativo y superlativo

COLEGIO DE BACHILLERES DE V. CARRANZA

2012
COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO
ENGLISH CLASS
DANIEL IBARRA RAMIREZ

INTRODUCTION:

How these forms are created depends on how many syllablesthere are in the adjective. Syllables are like “sound beats”. For instance, “sing” contains one syllable, but “singing” contains two — sing and ing. Here are the rules:
Adjective formComparative Superlative
Only one syllable, ending in E. Examples: wide, fine, cute Add -r: wider, finer, cuter Add -st: widest, finest, cutest
Only one syllable, with one vowel and oneconsonant at the end. Examples: hot, big, fat Double the consonant, and add -er: hotter, bigger, fatter Double the consonant, and add -est: hottest, biggest, fattest
Only one syllable, withmore than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. Examples: light, neat, fast Add -er: lighter, neater, faster Add -est: lightest, neatest, fastest
Two syllables, ending in Y.Examples: happy, silly, lonely Change y to i, then add -er: happier, sillier, lonelier Change y to i, then add -est: happiest, silliest, loneliest
Two syllables or more, not ending in Y.Examples: modern, interesting, beautiful Use “more” before the adjective: more modern, more interesting, more beautiful Use “most” before the adjective: most modern, most interesting, mostbeautiful
2. How to use comparatives and superlatives
Comparatives Comparatives are used to compare two things. You can use sentences with “than”, or you can use a conjunction like “but”.Jiro is taller than Yukio.
Yukio is tall, but Jiro is taller.

Superlatives Superlatives are used to compare more than two things. Superlative sentences usually use “the”,because there is only one superlative.

Masami is the tallest in the class
CONCLUTIONSIN
THIS PROJECT LEARN MORE ABOUT COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE, ALSO TO KNOW THEIR USE IN QUESTION