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COMPARATIVO Y SUPERLATIVO

Los adjetivos en grado comparativo

El comparativo se usa en ingls para comparar diferencias entre los dos objetos a los
que modifica (larger, smaller, faster, higher). Se emplea en oraciones donde
comparamos dos nombres, de la manera siguiente:

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + adjetivo en grado comparativo + than + nombre


(objeto).

El segundo trmino de la comparacin puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del


contexto. (ver el ltimo ejemplo).

Ejemplos

My house is larger than hers.


This box is smaller than the one I lost.
Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
The rock flew higher than the roof.
Jim and Jack are both my friends, but I like Jack better. ("than Jim" se
sobreentiende)

Los adjetivos en grado superlativo

El superlativo se emplea para describir un objeto que se encuentra en el extremo


superior o inferior de una cualidad (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). Se
utiliza en oraciones en las que comparamos un sujeto con un grupo de objetos, como
aqu:

Nombre (sujeto) + verbo + the + adjetivo en grado superlativo + nombre (objeto).

El grupo con el que se efecta la comparacin puede omitirse si se entiende a partir del
contexto (ver el ltimo ejemplo).

Ejemplos

My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.


This is the smallest box I've ever seen.
Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race.
We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the
rocks" est sobreentendido)

Formacin de comparativos y superlativos regulares

En ingls, es simple formar el comparativo y el superlativo de la mayora de los


adjetivos. La forma depender del nmero de slabas del adjetivo.

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Adjetivos de una slaba

Aadir -er para el comparativo y -est para el superlativo. Si el adjetivo termina en


consonante + vocal + consonante, la ltima consonante debe repetirse antes de aadir la
terminacin.

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo


tall taller tallest
fat fatter fattest
big bigger biggest
sad sadder saddest

Adjetivos de dos slabas

Los adjetivos de dos slabas pueden formar el comparativo aadiendo -er, como los
adjetivos de una slaba, o bien colocando more delante del adjetivo, como ocurre con los
de tres slabas. Igualmente, estos adjetivos pueden formar el superlativo aadiendo la
terminacin -est o bien poniendo most delante el adjetivo. En muchos casos se utilizan
las dos formas, aunque uno de los usos ser ms habitual que el otro. Si no estamos
seguros de que un adjetivo pueda tomar las terminaciones de comparativo o superlativo,
es mejor utilizar more y most. Cuando un adjetivo de dos slabas termina en y, hay que
cambiarla por i antes de aadir la terminacin.

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo


happy happier happiest
simple simpler simplest
busy busier busiest
tilted more tilted most tilted
tangled more tangled most tangled

Adjetivos de tres slabas o ms

Los adjetivos de tres slabas o ms forman el comparativo colocando more antes del
adjetivo y el superlativo colocando most.

Adjetivo Comparativo Superlativo


important more important most important
expensive more expensive most expensive

Comparativos y superlativos irregulares

Algunos adjetivos muy corrientes tienen formas irregulares en los grados comparativo y
superlativo.

Adjetivos Comparativos Superlativos


good better best
bad worse worst

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Adjetivos Comparativos Superlativos


little less least
much more most
far further / farther furthest / farthest

Ejemplos:

Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.


You play tennis better than I do.
This is the least expensive sweater in the store.
This sweater is less expensive than that one.
I ran pretty far yesterday, but I ran even farther today.

EJERCICIOS
Laura is ..... in our class.
taller
the tallest

Reading a book is ..... than playing computer games.


more interesting
the most interesting

Jerry is ..... than Tom.


fitter
more fit

This is ..... film I have ever seen.


better
the best

Your flat is ..... than mine.


biger
bigger

This is ..... restaurant in the town.


worse
the worst

The test was not as ..... as I expected.


easier
easy

Jane is less ..... than her parents.


richer
rich

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A pub is ..... than a caf.


noisier
more noisy

This is ..... present I have ever received.


the most lovely
the loveliest

Elige la respuesta correcta:

My mother is ____ than my father.


old
older
the oldest
the old

What is ____ movie you have ever seen?


funny
funnier
the funniest
the funny

That movie was bad, but it wasn't ____ I have ever seen.
baddest
worsest
worse
the worst

Rachel's hair is not as ____ as Sarah's.


long
longer
the longest
more long

Yesterday's exam was ____ than the one last month.


difficult
difficulter

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the difficultest
more difficult

Peter is as ____ as Alex.


fast
faster
the fastest
the faster

I think Mary is ____ woman I have ever seen.


beautiful
the most beautiful
the beautifulest
the beautifuler

Her room is only a little bit ____ than mine.


bigger
the bigger
big
he biggest

He is ____ when he is playing football.


the happier
happiest
the happy
happyest

Michael's house is ____ from the train than Betty's.


far
the furthest
the farther
further

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