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                                     Comparisons & Superlatives

                     Mark is older than Steve.                 Mark is the oldest of all.

                     Mark es mas viejo que Steve.          Mark es el mas viejo de toda.

Rule #1

 
Adjectives                                

1 - Syllable

   Adjective       COMPARATIVE             SUPERLATIVE

                                      +  -er                                               +  -est

     old                      older  (than)                                   the oldest  (of all)     

     fast                     faster  (than)                                 the fastest  (of all)

 
                        Mark is older than Steven.             Steven is the oldest.

                        Mark is not older than Steven.       Steven is not the oldest.

                        Is Mark older than Steven?            Is Steven the oldest?

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 Rule #2 

Adjectives

with 2 or more

Syllables 

Ed is more famous than Jason.                  Ed is the most famous of all.

Ed es mas famoso que Jason.                    Ed es el mas famoso de todo.
 

Adjective       COMPARATIVE             SUPERLATIVE

                          more + adjective (than)         the most + adjective (of all)                     

important         more important (than)           the most  important (of all)

famous             more famous (than)               the most famous (of all)                                                                                                  

Cows are more important than chickens.                  Cows are the most important. 

Cows aren't more important than chickens.              Cows aren't the most important.                 

Are cows more important than chickens?                   Are cows the most important?

Rule #2A                                                                        

two-syllable  

Adjectives with                       

            Adjective     COMPARATIVE      SUPERLATIVE                                     

                   common            commoner                  the commonest

                                             more common            the most common

                   simple               simpler                       the simplest

                                             more simple               the most simple 

                   clever                clever                         the cleverest

                                             more clever                the most clever

                   gentle               gentler                        the gentlest

                                             more gentle               the most gentle

                   friendly             friendlier                    the friendliest

                                             more friendly             the most friendly

     Sally is more friendly than Ellen.         Sally is the most friendly of all.

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Adjectives

    Chucky is prettier than Gary.            Chucky is the prettiest of all.

    Chucky es mas bonito que Gary.      Chucky es el mas bonito de toda.

       Adjective            COMPARATIVE           SUPERLATIVE

                                                        + -ier                                 + -iest
                          

              pretty                           prettier (than)            the prettiest (of all)

              happy                           happier (than)            the happiest (of all)

           Helen is prettier than Maria.           Maria is the prettiest of all.

           Helen is not prettier than Maria.     Maria is not the prettiest of all.

           Is Helen prettier than Maria?          Is Maria the prettiest of all?

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 Rule #4

with 1- Syllable                                         

that end with c-v-c

double final consonant.              

       Porky is fatter than Chancho.                Porky is the fattest of all.

    Porky es mas gordo que Chancho.        Porky es el mas gordo de todo.

   Adjective          COMPARARTIVES          SUPERLATIVES

                             + double consonant + er        + double consonant + est

              fat                       fatter (than)                               the fattest (of all) 

         big                       bigger (than)                             the biggest (of all)

             Eggs are fatter than rasins.            Eggs are the fattest of all.

             Eggs are not fatter than rasins.      Eggs are not the fattest of all.

             Are rasins fatter than eggs?            Are eggs the fattest of all?         ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Rule #5

Adjectives                                        

                      Pizza is better than hot dogs.            Pizza is the best.

                                Pizza es mejor que hot dogs.              Pizza es el mejor.
 

       Adjectives                      COMPARATIVES                  SUPERLATIVES

       good/well                            better                                   the  best

       bad                                       worse                                   the worst                                                                                                                                                               

       little                                      less                                      the least

       far                                  farther/further*       the farthest/the furthest
                   

       alot                                       more                                     the most

Diamonds are not better than cars.              Diamonds are not the best.

Are diamonds better than cars?                    Are diamonds the best.

                                                            *Further is used for ideas.

                                                  Farther is used to indicate distance.

                                                  Examples:

                                              Marco talked about his idea *further.  (idea)

                                              Marco walked farther than all the people. (distance)

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