Reglas Para Formar La Forma Comparativa En Ingles
In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1
Adjective | Rule | Example |
Adjective with one syllable 1. Ending in –eWideSafe2.Consonant – Vowel – ConsonantBigThin3. All othersTall | |ADD –r||Double the consonant and add -er||ADD –er | |a) The Honda is wider than the chevroleteb) A big car is safer than a smallone.||c) My house is bigger than yours.d) Joe is thinner than Mary.|e) John is taller than Brian |
Adjectives with two or more syllables 1. Ending in –yPrettyNoisy2.AllothersBeautifulExpensive | ||Change the –y to –i and add –er|Use more (or less) before the adjective | ||f) Ana is prettier than Nina g) A motorcycle is noisier than a car|h) Marisu is more beautifulthan Elenai) The shirt is more expensive than the trousers |
Size | Touch | Shape | Time | Quantity | Sound |
IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2)
good - better
bad – worse
far -further/farther
Remembre to use THAN after the comparative form. Recuerden de usar “than” (y nunca what) despues de la forma comparativa.
EXAMPLES: My house is more expensive THAN my car John is funnier THAN TimLET’S PRACTICE (TABLE 3)
ADJECTIVE | Comparative | ADJECTIVE | Comparative | ADJECTIVE | Comparative |
Happy | | Cheap | | Honest | |
Difficult | | Strong | | Busy | |
Clean | |Interesting | | Young | |
Early | | Hot | | Near | |
Beautiful | | Warm | | Funny | |
Soft | | Expensive | | Easy | |
Intelligent | | fresh | | Bad | |
Dirty | | Kind | | Late ||
Good | | Boring | | Dangeerous | |
Careful | | Cold | | weak | |
The Comparative Form
We use the comparative form to compare and contrast different objects or people in English. Usethe comparative form to show the difference between two objects or people and we use THAN before what or who we are comparing to.
Remember that is it VERY IMPORTANT to know and learn adjectives...
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