1. CATHOLIC UNIVERSTY OF CUENCA
NAME:
RICHARD MACAS
CLASS:
FOURTH OF LANGUAGES
SUBJECT:
GRAMMAR STRUCTURE III
TEACHER:
LIC. GISELA ARIAS

2. To compare two or more nouns with one another, we use
comparative and superlative adjectives.
• COMPARATIVE – compare two nouns.
•SUPERLATIVE – compare three or more nouns.
S. V. COMPARATIVE THAN S.
Richard is taller than Diego.
Tere is older than Fanny.
S. V. THE SUPERLATIVE C.
Today is the hottest day of the summer.
New York is the biggest City in the United States.

3. – er
We use than with the comparative form.
• You are wiser than Pepito.
• Yesterday was hotter than today.
– est
We use the with the superlative form.
• John is 16, Freddy is 14, and Sam is 12. Sam is the youngest.

5. • We add – er and – est to two syllables adjectives ending in
– ow
–er
• Two syllables adj. ending in –y, -y is replaced with –i.
ADJ. COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
hollow hollower hollowest
ADJ. COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
clever cleverer cleverest
ADJ. COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
dirty dirtier dirtiest
happy happier happiest
angry angrier angriest
busy busier busiest

6. Two nouns are the same – as… as to compare them.
Negative form not as… as if they are different.
S. V. AS ADJECTIVE AS S.
You are as beautiful as a rose.
Carlos is as tall as Jorge.
S. V. NOT AS ADJECTIVE AS S.
Cuenca is not as long as Guayaquil.

7. For longer adjectives (2, 3 or more syllables) we use the words more
or less (comparative) and most or least (superlative) in front of the
adjective.
S. V. MORE/LESS ADJ. THAN S.
This mornig is more peaceful than yesterday morning.
A car is less expensive than a house.
S. V. THE MOST/LEAST ADJ. C.
Max’s house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.
Azuay is the least expensive province in Ecuador.

9. Sometimes comparatives and superlatives are
used in advertising slogans.
• a better solution
• a fuller flavour
• the greatest show on Earth