Comparatives y Superlatives en Inglés: Reglas, Ejemplos y Práctica
Comparatives
-ER: Se usa con adjetivos cortos.
Ej: My mother is taller than my sister.
-MORE: Se usa con adjetivos largos.
Ej: My mother is more intelligent than me.
Make comparative sentences using these adjectives
1) Smart: The computers are smarter than the tablets.
2) Strong: The Pitbulls are stronger than the other dogs.
3) Old: My friend is older than my brother.
4) Expensive: The iPhone is more expensive than the Galaxy.
5) Interesting: The computers are more interesting than the TV.
6) New: My TV is newer than my computer.
7) Modern: The PlayStation 3 is more modern than the Xbox.
8) Difficult: Math is more difficult than history.
9) Bad: My sister is worse than my brother.
10) Wonderful: The people in Pta. Arenas are more wonderful than those in Valparaíso.
11) Good: Chile is better than Argentina.
Superlativos
No hacen comparaciones. Aquí siempre se antepone THE, y para palabras de menos de 3 sílabas se usa -EST.
My brother is the tallest in my family.
The Pope is the most famous person in the world.
Write superlative sentences using these adjectives
1) Funny: My best friend is the funniest of all my friends.
2) Good: My girlfriend is the best person in my life.
3) Intelligent: I am the most intelligent of my family.
4) Heavy: Elephants are the heaviest in the world.
5) Bad: The Universidad de Chile is the worst soccer team.
6) Peaceful: My city is the most peaceful in Chile.
7) Generous: My parents are the most generous in my family.
8) Exciting: My friends are the most exciting in the whole world.
Vocabulario
Bright: brillante | Comfortable: confortable | Convenient: conveniente | Cramped: estrecho | Dangerous: peligroso | Dingy: sucio | Huge: enorme | Noisy: ruidoso | Safe: seguro | Shabby: lamentable | Small: pequeño | Spacious: espacioso
Describing Your House or Apartment
Write a short description about your house or apartment using at least 4 of the adjectives given.
→ My apartment is very comfortable and quiet. Those apartments are modern and safe. I have three rooms and one bathroom.
What's your dream house like?
→ My dream house is huge and located in Viña del Mar. It has four very spacious rooms, each with its own bathroom and jacuzzi. Outside, it would have a swimming pool.
Comparison with adjectives
- This house is not as big as the last apartment.
- The bedroom is almost (casi) as bright as the living room.
Enough and Too
- The kitchen is not big enough.
- The bathroom is too small.
Write 4 things about INACAP using enough and too:
- The classroom is too hot.
- The cafeteria doesn't have enough products.
- The internet at INACAP is not fast enough.
- The cafeteria is too small.
Uso del WISH (el verbo va en pasado)
- I wish I worked at NASA.
- I wish I lived in Miami.
- I wish it weren't so difficult.
- I wish it were easier.
- I wish I were with my daughter now.
- I wish I had my sports car.
- I wish I had traveled to Europe.