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1- Look at the sentences and try to say the same thing in English 2- Move your mouse over the black button to check your answer. 3- If you were right, click on the green button, if wrong, click on the red.
COMPARISON OF SUPERIORITY AND SUPERLATIVE
When comparing two things we use the comparative:
John is taller than Mark
When comparing more than two things, we use the superlative:
John is the tallest in his family
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world
short words (1 syllable):
Comparatives add -ER and superlatives add -EST
old older oldest
fast faster fastest
Words ending in -e drop it
late later latest
fine finer finest
Words ending in -y change it to -i
shy shier shiest
Words ending in one single syllable followed by one single consonant, double the final consonant when the vowel is stressed: -1V+1C --> -CC
fat fatter fattest
slim slimmer slimmest
long words (3 or more syllables):
They use MORE for the comparative and THE MOST for the superlative.
intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent
2-syllable words:
They can use both forms, but we prefer More/the Most
handsome more handsome the most handsome
cheerful more cheerful the most cheerful
Nevertheless, words ending in -y and some adjectives such as: quiet, clever y narrow usually take -er/-est
easy easier the easiest
happy happier the happiest
clever cleverer the cleverest
But if they end in -ly, they use more/most (except: early)
quickly more quickly the most quickly
slowly more slowly the most slowly
early earlier the earliest
If you find the two-syllable words confusing, it is usually safe to say that when in doubt, you can always use more/most.
PRONOUNS WITH COMPARATIVES
If the second part of the comparison is a personal pronoun, there are three possibilities:
She's older than me (the most common construction in informal English)
She's older than I am (the most common in formal English)
She's older than I (very formal and rarely used, so you can forget about it)
SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES
Don't forget to use the article with superlatives: the
Tommy is the tallest person I know
When comparing with a group, use the preposition IN (rarely "of")
That's the highest building in the world
You have the nicest room in the hotel
The boss is the most important person in the company
I'm the youngest in my family
But we can use the preposition OF before plurals and time expresions
He’s the biggest one of the boys
Kevin is the most handsome of them
This is the best day of my life
July is usually the hottest month of the year
GRADING
- my friend is tall --> my friend is taller than me
- my friend is very tall --> my friend is much taller than me
- my friend is a bit tall --> my friend is a bit taller than me
- my friend is very very very tall --> my friend is by far the tallest
Irregular forms
good/well better best
bad/badly worse worst
far further/farther furthest/farthest
Note for Spanish speakers: What you call "superlativo" is not the English superlative (-est), but the forms ending in -ísimo. That form is usually expressed in English with SO: Marcos es altísimo Mark is so tall
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| Item | Match | Comments |
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| Daniel es el más listo del mundo | Daniel is the most intelligent in the world | |
| Dicen que es el hombre más atractivo de Hollywood | They say he is the most attractive man in Hollywood | |
| Dicen que es el hombre más atractivo del año | They say he's the most attractive man of the year | |
| Dios mío, es tardísimo, tenemos que darnos prisa | Oh my! It's so late! we must hurry | |
| El Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo | Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world |
also: the tallest |
| Ella es la mujer más fascinante de todas las actrices de la película | She is the most fascinating woman of all the actresses in the film | |
| Ella es una de las personas más ricas de la ciuad | She's one of the richest people in the city | |
| Es el corredor más rápido de España | He's the fastest runner in Spain | |
| Es el nadador más rápido de todos ellos | He's the fastest swimmer of them all | |
| Es el nadador más rápido del equipo | He's the fastest swimmer in the team | |
| Es el tío más guay de la ciudad | He's the coolest guy in the city | |
| Es la chica más guapa de la ciudad | She's the prettiest girl in town |
also: in the city also: the most beautiful |
| Esa casa es grandísima | That house is so big | |
| Esa película estuvo super emocionante | That film was so exciting | |
| Ese es el edificio más alto de mi ciudad | That is the tallest building in my city | |
| Estaba contentísimo con todos sus amigos allí | He was so happy with all his friends there | |
| Este libro es con mucho el más interesante | This book is by far the best | |
| Estoy cansadísimo, voy a sentarme un rato | I'm so tired. I'm going to sit down for a while | |
| Él es el mejor del equipo | He's the best in the team | |
| Julio suele ser el mes más caluroso del año | July is usually the hottest month of the year | |
| Kevin es el más guapo de todos | Kevin is the most handsome of them | |
| La primavera es la mejor estación de todas | Spring is the best season of all | |
| Mark es el chico mayor de la clase (en edad) | Mark is the oldest boy in class | |
| Mary es la más alta de sus cuatro hermanas | Mary is the tallest of her four sisters | |
| Megan es la más rica y la más guapa | Megan is the richest and the most beautiful | |
| Mi madre es con diferencia la mejor madre del mundo | My mother is by far the best mother in the world | |
| Mike es el más grande de los chicos | Mike is the biggest of the boys | |
| Soy el más bajo de mi familia | I'm the shortest in my family | |
| Susan es la chica más feliz que conozco | Susan is the happiest girl I know | |
| TKM es, de lejos, la empresa más importante de la ciudad | TKM is by far the most important company in town |
also: in the city |