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Comparatives and superlatives
 Big

Bigger

 Fast

Fastest
What is an adjective?
 The adjective describes qualities of nouns.

-Medellin is a big city.
 On this case, we can say that the adjective is “big”
because is the word that describes or says any
characteristic about medellin.
-My house is small.
Comparatives
 We can make the comparative form of an adjective by

adding “er” at the end of the word.
 For example:
 The buses run fast, but the metro runs faster.
 The Bolivar park’s church is older than other churches.
Other examples
 Bogota is bigger than medellin, but medellin is pretier.
 My friend friend is twelve years old, but I am taller

than him.
Superlatives
A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more
objects, people, or places. Using the superlative form
takes a comparison to the highest degree possible.
My brother is the tallest boy on eight grade.
Medellin is one of the biggest in colombia
Other examples
 Poblado station is the longest of all metro stations.
 España library is the biggest library in medellin.
 People say that the paisa town is the pretiest place in

medellin.
A better explanation
Irregular adjectives
Examples with irregular adjectives
 Tourists say that medellin is the best place to live.
 Driving by the motorway at 6:00 pm is the worst.
 Women in medellin are the most beautiful.

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Comparatives and superlatives

  • 1. Comparatives and superlatives  Big Bigger  Fast Fastest
  • 2. What is an adjective?  The adjective describes qualities of nouns. -Medellin is a big city.  On this case, we can say that the adjective is “big” because is the word that describes or says any characteristic about medellin. -My house is small.
  • 3. Comparatives  We can make the comparative form of an adjective by adding “er” at the end of the word.  For example:  The buses run fast, but the metro runs faster.  The Bolivar park’s church is older than other churches.
  • 4. Other examples  Bogota is bigger than medellin, but medellin is pretier.  My friend friend is twelve years old, but I am taller than him.
  • 5. Superlatives A superlative adjective is used to compare three or more objects, people, or places. Using the superlative form takes a comparison to the highest degree possible. My brother is the tallest boy on eight grade. Medellin is one of the biggest in colombia
  • 6. Other examples  Poblado station is the longest of all metro stations.  España library is the biggest library in medellin.  People say that the paisa town is the pretiest place in medellin.
  • 9. Examples with irregular adjectives  Tourists say that medellin is the best place to live.  Driving by the motorway at 6:00 pm is the worst.  Women in medellin are the most beautiful.