ADJETIVOS COMPARATIVOS: SUPERIORIDAD

Para expresar que “una cosa es más ..... que otra” se utilizan estas formas del
adjetivo:

adjetivos de una sílaba + er adjetivos de 2 sílabas acabados en –y + er

short shorter easy easier
tall taller happy happier
fast faster heavy heavier
slow slower
big bigger
hot hotter

Observa que los adjetivos de una sílaba que acaban en “vocal + consonante” duplican
la consonante cuando se les añade “-er”.

Ejemplos:

- Paul is shorter than John.
- Planes are faster than cars.
- Exercise number 4 is easier than number 2.

more + adjetivos de más de una sílaba

beautiful more beautiful
expensive more expensive
interesting more interesting
modern more modern

Ejemplos:

- That house is more beautiful than that one.
- Gabriel is more intelligent than his brother.
- This book is more interesting than this one.

adjetivos irregulares

good better
bad worse
far farther / further
much / many more

Ejemplos:

- The blue skirt is better than the red one.
- The village is further than the mountain.
- I´ve got more apples than you.