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    The document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in Spanish. It lists the structures for comparative of equality, comparative of inferiority, comparative of superiority, and superlative. It also discusses spelling changes that occur when forming comparatives and superlatives from short adjectives and irregular comparatives such as "bueno", "malo", "lejano/a", "viejo/a", "mucho", and "poco". The document concludes with two exercises for practicing forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives.

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    The document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in Spanish. It lists the structures for comparative of equality, comparative of inferiority, comparative of superiority, and superlative. It also discusses spelling changes that occur when forming comparatives and superlatives from short adjectives and irregular comparatives such as "bueno", "malo", "lejano/a", "viejo/a", "mucho", and "poco". The document concludes with two exercises for practicing forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives.

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    The document provides information on forming comparatives and superlatives in Spanish. It lists the structures for comparative of equality, comparative of inferiority, comparative of superiority, and superlative. It also discusses spelling changes that occur when forming comparatives and superlatives from short adjectives and irregular comparatives such as "bueno", "malo", "lejano/a", "viejo/a", "mucho", and "poco". The document concludes with two exercises for practicing forming comparatives and superlatives of adjectives.

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    COMPARISON

    COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY (Comparativo de igualdad)


    AS + ADJECTIVE + AS (affirmative) Pau Gasol is as tall as his brother.

    (TAN + ADJETIVO + COMO) Penelope Cruz is as beautiful as Paz Vega.

    SO /AS + ADJECTIVE + AS (negative) I am not so/as rich as Bill Gates.

    (NO TAN + ADJETIVO + COMO) This chair isn’t so/as comfortable as this sofa.
    THE SAME + NOUN + AS She lives in the same street as her sister.

    (EL/LA/LO MISMO + SUSTANTIVO + QUE) My friend has the same mobile phone as me.
    COMPARATIVE OF INFERIORITY (Comparativo de inferioridad)
    LESS + ADJECTIVE + THAN A car is less fast than a plane.

    (MENOS + ADJETIVO + QUE) A fly is less intelligent than a dolphin.


    COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY (Comparativo de superioridad)
    SHORT ADJECTIVE-ER + A plane is faster than a car.
    ADJECTIVES THAN
    Angelina Jolie is prettier than Susan.
    (1 syllable or 2 (MÁS + ADJETIVO +
    syllables finishing QUE)
    in: -er, -ow, -y)
    LONG ADJECTIVES MORE + ADJECTIVE A dolphin is more intelligent than a fly.
    + THAN
    (2 syllables or
    more) (MÁS +ADJETIVO +
    QUE)
    SUPERLATIVE (Superlativo)
    SHORT THE + ADJECTIVE- Alice is the tallest girl in her class.
    ADJECTIVES EST
    This is the happiest day of my life.
    (1 syllable or 2 (EL / LA / LO MÁS)
    syllables finishing
    in: -er, -ow, -y)
    LONG ADJECTIVES THE + MOST + This is the most interesting book I’ve ever
    ADJECTIVE read.
    (2 syllables or
    more) (EL / LA / LO MÁS)
    SPELLING CHANGES (cambios en la ortografía)
    - Adjetivos cortos que terminan en –y y antes de la – - pretty →prettier than / the
    y hay una consonante→se cambia la –y por –i y se prettiest
    añade –er o -est.
    - happy →happier tan / the happiest
    - Adjetivos cortos (1 sílaba) que terminan en - fat → fatter than / the fattest
    consonante-vocal-consonante y el acento recae en la
    última sílaba→al añadir –er o –est se dobla la última
    consonante. - big →bigger than / the biggest
    - Si el adjetivo termina en -e →sólo se añade –r o – - nice→nicer than / the nicest
    st
    IRREGULAR COMPARISON (La comparación irregular)
    ADJETIVO ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
    BUENO GOOD BETTER (THAN) THE BEST
    MALO BAD WORSE (THAN) THE WORST
    LEJANO/A FAR FARTHER / FURTHER (THAN) THE FARTHEST /THE
    FURTHEST
    VIEJO/A OLD OLDER /ELDER (THAN) THE OLDEST / THE ELDEST
    MUCHO MUCH / MORE (THAN) THE MOST
    MANY
    POCO LITTLE LESS (THAN) THE LEAST

    Now practise comparatives and superlatives with these


    exercises:

    EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct form for each word.

    1. What is the comparative of "lively"?


    A.   ?    livelyer

    B.   ?    more livelyer

    C.   ?    livelier

    D.   ?    more livelier

    2. What is the superlative of "small"?


    A.   ?    smallier

    B.   ?    smaller

    C.   ?    smalliest

    D.   ?    smallest

    3. What is the superlative of "soft"?


    A.   ?    softest

    B.   ?    softiest

    C.   ?    softtest
    D.   ?    most soft

    4. What is the superlative of "ugly"?


    A.   ?    uglier

    B.   ?    uggliest

    C.   ?    uglyest

    D.   ?    ugliest

    5. What is the superlative of "deep"?


    A.   ?    deeper

    B.   ?    deepper

    C.   ?    deepest

    D.   ?    deeppest

    6. What is the comparative of "heat"?


    A.   ?    heater

    B.   ?    heatter

    C.   ?    heatier

    D.   ?    hetter

    E.   ?    none of these

    7. What is the comparative of "hot"?


    A.   ?    hoter

    B.   ?    hotter

    C.   ?    hotest

    D.   ?    hottest

    8. What is the comparative of "sad"?


    A.   ?    sader

    B.   ?    sadder

    C.   ?    sadier
    D.   ?    saddier

    9. What is the superlative of "unpleasant"?


    A.   ?    unpleasant

    B.   ?    most unpleasant

    C.   ?    more unpleasant

    D.   ?    unpleasantest

    10.What is the comparative of "destructive"?


    A.   ?    destructiver

    B.   ?    more destructive

    C.   ?    destructivier

    D.   ?    more destructiver

    EXERCISE 2: Completa con la forma comparativa o superlativa del adjetivo escrito entre
    paréntesis.

    1. This computer is (new) than your computer.

    2. Lisa is (old) than George.

    3. George is (young) than Lisa.

    4. Lucy is (young) in the class.

    5. That car is (expensive) than this car.

    6. That car is (expensive) in the market.

    7. Your car is (fast) than this car.


    8. Your car is (fast) in the race.

    9. This house is (big) than my house!

    10. This house is (big) in the neighbourhood.

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