Adjetivos en inglés: comparativos y superlativos con ejemplos

Adjetivos de una sola sílaba (One-Syllable)

La forma comparativa de los adjetivos monosílabos se crea agregando -er, y la forma superlativa agregando -est.

·Mary is taller than Max.

·Mary is the tallest of all the students.

·Max is older than John.

·Of the three students, Max is the oldest.

·My hair is longer than your hair.

·Max's story is the longest story I've ever heard.

Adjetivos monosílabos terminados en “e”

Si el adjetivo termina en “e”, solo se agrega -r al comparativo y -st al superlativo.

·Mary's car is larger than Max's car.

·Mary's house is the tallest of all the houses on the block.

·Max is wiser than his brother.

·Max is the wisest person I know.

Adjetivos monosílabos terminados en consonante precedida de vocal

Si el adjetivo termina con una consonante y antes de ella hay una vocal, debes duplicar la consonante y agregar -er al comparativo o -est al superlativo. ¡Cuidado con los terminados en “w”, porque no se duplican!

·My dog is bigger than your dog.

·My dog is the biggest of all the dogs in the neighborhood.

·Max is thinner than John.

·Of all the students in the class, Max is the thinnest.

·My mother is fatter than your mother.

·Mary is the fattest person I've ever seen.

Adjetivos de dos sílabas (Two-Syllable)

Para formar el comparativo y superlativo de la mayoría de los adjetivos de dos sílabas se colocan more para el comparativo positivo, less para el comparativo negativo y most para el superlativo.

·This morning is more peaceful than yesterday morning.

·Max's house in the mountains is the most peaceful in the world.

·Max is less careful than Mike.

·Of all the taxi drivers, Jack is the most careful.

·Jill is less thoughtful than your sister.

·Mary is the most thoughtful person I've ever met.

Adjetivos de dos sílabas terminados en -y

Si el adjetivo termina en -y, se cambia la -y por -i y se agrega -er para el comparativo; para el superlativo se hace lo mismo, pero agregando -est.

·John is happier today than he was yesterday.

·John is the happiest boy in the world.

·Max is angrier than Mary.

·Of all of John's victims, Max is the angriest.

·Mary is busier than Max.

·Mary is the busiest person I've ever met.

Adjetivos de dos sílabas terminados en -er, -le o -ow

Cuando los adjetivos de dos sílabas terminen en -er, -le o -ow, se les agrega -er o -est para formar el comparativo o el superlativo.

·The roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city.

·This road is the narrowest of all the roads in California.

·Big dogs are gentler than small dogs.

·Of all the dogs in the world, English Mastiffs are the gentlest.

Adjetivos de tres o más sílabas

Para formar los comparativos o superlativos de estos adjetivos solo se agrega more para el comparativo y most para el superlativo.

·John is more generous than Jack.

·John is the most generous of all the people I know.

·Health is more important than money.

·Of all the people I know, Max is the most important.