Formación del Comparativo y Superlativo

Grupo 1
Adjetivos y Adverbios
de una sílaba

Comparativo
añadir [-er + than]
kind = kinder than
old = older than
si termina en [-e], añadir [-r]
nice = nicer than

Superlativo
añadir [the + -est]
kind = the kindest
old = the oldest
si termina en [-e], añadir [-st]
nice = the nicest

 

Grupo 1B
Adjetivos de una sílaba
terminados en Consonante-Vocal-Consonante

Comparativo
Si termina con C-V-C duplicar la consonante y añadir [-er + than]
hot = hotter than
big = bigger than
w,x,y,z  no siguen la regla C-V-C

Superlativo
Si termina con C-V-C duplicar la consonante y añadir [the + -est]
hot = the hottest
big = the biggest
w,x,y,z  no siguen la regla C-V-C

 

Grupo 2
Adjetivos de dos sílabas terminados en "Y"

Comparativo
Cambiar "Y" a "I" y añadir [-er + than]
pretty = prettier than
noisy = noisier than

Superlativo
Cambiar " Y" a " I" y añadir [the + -est]
pretty = the prettiest
noisy = the noisiest

 

Grupo 3
Adjetivos con dos o más sílabas

Comparativo
añadir more
wonderful = more wonderful than
beautiful = more beautiful than

Superlativo
añadir the most
wonderful = the most wonderful
beautiful = the most beautiful

A veces valen las dos formas:

friendly - friendlier - the friendliest 

friendly - more friendly - the most friendly

 

Grupo 4
Adjetivos y Adverbios irregulares

Comparativo
(adj) good = better than
(adj) bad = worse than
(adj) little = less than
(adj) far = farther/further than

(adv) well = better than
(adv) badly = worse than

Superlativo
(adj) good = the best
(adj) bad = the worst
(adj) little = the least
(adj) far = the farthest/furthest

(adv) well = the best
(adv) badly = the worst

 

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