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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. TITLE: Comparatives y Superlatives: Differences and Similarities. 3

2. GOALS. 3
2.1 OVERALL GOAL. 3
2.2 SPECIFIC GOAL. 3
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM. 4
4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK. 5
4.1 ¿What are comparatives and superlatives? 5
4.2 ¿How are comparatives and superlatives used? 5
4.2.1 Rules for forming comparatives and superlatives. 6
4.2.2 Grammatical rules for comparative and superlative adverbs. 10
4.3 Sentences using comparatives. 11
4.4 Sentences using superlatives. 13
5. METHODOLOGY. 15
6. RESULTS. 15
7. CONCLUSION. 16
8. BIBLIOGRAPHY 17
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1. TITLE: Comparatives y Superlatives: Differences and Similarities.

2. GOALS.

2.1 OVERALL GOAL.

Investigate comparatives and superlatives: use, meaning and form.

2.2 SPECIFIC GOAL.

● Define comparatives and superlatives.

● Explain the use of grammatical rules for comparatives and superlatives using

adjectives and adverbs.

● Write sentences using comparatives and superlatives.

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3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM.

When learning a new language, grammar is undoubtedly one of the most difficult aspects to

master, due to the differences between our Spanish mother tongue and the language we want

to learn, in this case English.

Understanding English grammar correctly will save us a lot of headaches when we advance

in the process of studying this language.

Knowing comparatives and superlatives in English is important because we constantly

encounter a great variety of things, products and people, and it is useful to be able to compare

in English in order to determine which one is better, or to highlight the most important and

characteristic attributes of them.

In this contextualized collaborative work we will explain the proper use and meaning of

comparatives and superlatives.

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4. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK.

4.1 ¿What are comparatives and superlatives?

The comparative serves to indicate a degree of comparison between two nouns, and indicates

that one of the nouns has an attribute to a greater or lesser degree than the one to which it is

compared.

The superlative is the degree of comparison between two or more nouns, or between a

singular noun and a plural or collective noun, indicating that the attribute has the highest

degree among those with which it is compared.

4.2 ¿How are comparatives and superlatives used?

● Adjectives.

The comparative:

As its name indicates, we use the comparative in English to compare two objects or persons.

Its structure is:

Subject + verb + adjective in comparative degree + than + another object.

Examples:
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★ My house is bigger than hers. than hers.

★ This box is smaller than the one I lost.

★ Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.

The superlative:

The superlative in English is used to highlight a characteristic of an object, person or animal

that makes it different from the rest of the group in which it is found. Its structure is: Subject

+ verb + the + adjective in superlative degree + object.

Examples:

★ My house is the largest one in our neighborhood.

★ This is the smallest box I've ever seen.

★ Your dog was the fastest of the race.

4.2.1 Rules for forming comparatives and superlatives.

It is important to understand that the way in which adjectives are used in this type of

sentences will depend on a simple rule based on the number of syllables that make up the

word.
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● One-syllable adjectives.

In this case, the adjectives will end in "-er" for comparatives and in "-est" to write

superlatives. Also, keep in mind that if the adjective ends in consonant + vowel + consonant,

the last consonant must be repeated before adding the ending.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Tall Taller Tallest

Large Larger Largest

Big Bigger Biggest

High Higher Highest

Fast Faster Fastest

Example:

★ John is taller than his brother / John is the tallest of his brothers.

★ That car is bigger than mine / That car is the biggest of the parking lot.
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● Adjectives of three or more syllables.

Unlike the previous ones, these adjectives in English do not have an ending added to them.

Instead, the word "more" is placed before the adjective in the sentence in the case of

comparatives and "most" in the case of superlatives.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Important more important most important

Expensive more expensive most expensive

Intelligent more intelligent most intelligent

Beautiful more beautiful most beautiful

For example:

★ Mike's project is more creative than Sara's. / The most creative project will win the

contest.
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★ My house is more expensive than yours. / This is the most expensive house of the

neighborhood.

● Irregular adjectives.

There are also irregular adjectives in English, which are not governed by the rules mentioned

above. Some of these are:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better Best

Bad Worse Worst

Little Less Least

Much More Most

For example:

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

★ You play tennis better than I do.

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★ This is the least expensive sweater in the store.

★ He won the most important race.

4.2.2 Grammatical rules for comparative and superlative adverbs.

● One-syllable adverbs form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by

adding -est. If they end in -e, -st is added.

Example:

★ safe → safer → safest.

● If they end in a vowel followed by a consonant (except -w), the consonant is doubled.

Example:

★ fat → fatter → the fattest.

● With two-syllable adverbs ending in a consonant followed by -y, the -y is replaced by

-i and -er and -est is added.

Example:
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★ easye → asier → the easiest.

● For the most adverbs of two or more syllable ending in -ly, use more and most instead

of -er and -est:

Example:

★ Quickly – more quickly, the most quickly.

★ Clearly – more clearly, the most clearly

Exception: early – earlier, the earliest.

4.3 Sentences using comparatives.

★ 1. My room is dirtier than my parents room

★ 2. Sharks are bigger than seahorses

★ 3. Caterpillars are uglier than dogs

★ 4. Spain is farther than Ecuador

★ 5. Swimming is funnier than running

★ 6. Do exercise is healthier than watch tv

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★ 7. Shakira is more famous than J balvin

★ 8. Art is more interesting than Math

★ 9. Soccer is more popular than tennis

★ 10. Vainilla ice cream is better than lemon ice cream

★ 11. Elena runs faster than Jacob

★ 12. Magangue is hotter than Barranquilla

★ 13. Reading books is more exciting than listening to music

★ 14. My aunt is older than my mother

★ 15. She is more beautiful than her mother

★ 16. Rodrigo is taller than me

★ 17. The giant bears are lazier than tiggers

★ 18. Cars are cheaper than airplanes

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★ 19. Ice is colder than water

★ 20. Pepper is spicer than onion.

4.4 Sentences using superlatives.

★ 1.Turkey is the best country in the world

★ 2. Noah is the most handsome boy in my class

★ 3. Dogs are the funniest animals

★ 4. Soccer is the most famous sport

★ 5. Pigs are the dirtiest animals

★ 6. Ducati motorbike is the most expensive motorbike

★ 7. Math is the most difficult subject

★ 8. My mother is the most sensitive person I’ve met

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★ 9. Burj Khalifa is the hugest building

★ 10. Trixi is the most popular girl in my class

★ 11. Peter is the most intelligent student in my school

★ 12. Spiders are the most dangerous animals

★ 13. Lamborghini is the fastest car in the world

★ 14. Indonesia is the farthest country

★ 15. Pacific ocean is the deepest ocean

★ 16. Pizza is the most delicious food

★ 17. Cheesecake is the tastiest desert

★ 18. Samsung is the cheapest cellphone’s brand

★ 19. My little cousin is the most creative person I’ve known

★ 20. Amazonas is the longest river

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5. METHODOLOGY.

The present research is descriptive because it allows us to make explicitly known the subject

of our contextualized collaborative work on comparatives and superlatives, their use,

definition and forms.

This technique can propose an objective judgment about the best option taking into account

the characteristics of the process, in an explanatory way to clarify with an analysis the

information offered by the bibliographic sources. For our work we collected documentary

information through research material, informative material, and also web pages. This

methodology allows us to become familiar with the subject in order to understand the

problem to be solved.

6. RESULTS.

There are many ways to make comparisons in English, one of the most common ways is by

using superlatives and comparatives.

★ The comparative is used in English to compare differences between two things or

objects.

★ The superlative is used to indicate an extreme in a group of things.

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Comparisons can be made to virtually any subject:

★ She is the most beautiful woman I know (Superlative Sentence)

★ She is more beautiful than you (Comparative Sentence)

7. CONCLUSION.

It is important that when expressing ourselves in a second language we know the proper use

of comparatives and superlatives, since in this way we will be directing appropriately when

referring to a noun or a specific person, in addition to properly using the grammatical rules of

English.

For example:

★ Pedro is smarter than Manuel.

★ The table is bigger than the sofa.

★ You are the best.

★ Amazonas is the largest department in Colombia.

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8. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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UNIVERSIDAD ICESI. Recuperado 2022, de

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latameditor. (2020, 24 enero). Mejor vs. Mejor: Usando los comparativos y

superlativos correctamente. Enago Academy Spanish. Recuperado 2022, de

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quick-guide/

Gramática inglesa en español. (2022, 22 julio). Collins Dictionaries. Recuperado

2022, de https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/es/gramatica-inglesa/como-se-usan-

los-comparativos-y-superlativos-en-ingles

Lecturas de los repositorios de documentos de las unidades 1 y 2.

P. (2020c, noviembre 23). El Comparativo y Superlativo en inglés bien explicado.

Ingles básico. Recuperado 2022, de https://inglesbasico.org/el-comparativo-y-

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