Comparativo Y Superlativo Ingles

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

One-syllable adjectives.


Form the comparative and superlative forms of a one-syllable adjective by adding –er for the comparative form and –est for the superlative.


|One-Syllable Adjective |Comparative Form |Superlative Form |
|tall|taller |tallest |
|old |older |oldest |
|long |longer |longest |


• Mary is taller than Max.• Mary is the tallest of all the students.
• Max is older than John.
• Of the three students, Max is the oldest.
• My hair is longer than your hair.
• Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e, just add –r for the comparative form and –st for the superlative form.


|One-Syllable Adjective with Final -e|Comparative Form |Superlative Form |
|large |larger |largest |
|wise |wiser |wisest |


• Mary's car is larger than Max's car.• Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.
• Max is wiser than his brother.
• Max is the wisest person I know.

If the one-syllable adjective ends with a single consonant with a vowel before it, double the consonant and add –er for the comparative form; and double the consonant and add –est for the superlative form.


|One-Syllable Adjective Ending with aSingle Consonant with a Single |Comparative Form |Superlative Form |
|Vowel before It | | |
|big |bigger |biggest |
|thin|thinner |thinnest |
|fat |fatter |fattest |


• My dog is bigger than your dog.
• My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.
• Max is thinner than John.
• Of all the students inthe class, Max is the thinnest.
• My mother is fatter than your mother.
• Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Two-syllable adjectives.


With most two-syllable adjectives, you form the comparative with more and the superlative with most.


|Two-Syllable Adjective |Comparative Form |Superlative Form ||peaceful |more peaceful |most peaceful |
|pleasant |more pleasant |most pleasant |
|careful |more careful |most careful|
|thoughtful |more thoughtful |most thoughtful |


• This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
• Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
• Max is more careful than Mike.
• Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.
• Jill is more...