Exercicis de comparatius i superlatius — Anglès 2n ESO

old → older → the oldest
big → bigger → the biggest (dobla la g)
nice → nicer → the nicest (només -r/-st perquè acaba en -e)
easy → easier → the easiest (y → i)

'My brother is taller than me.'
'tall' és curt: -er + than.

'A plane is more expensive than a car.'
'expensive' és llarg: more + adjectiu + than.

'This exercise is as easy as the last one.'
Igualtat: as + adjectiu base + as.

smaller, faster, hotter (es dobla la t), happier (la y passa a i).
Són adjectius curts: porten -er.

A cat is smaller than a dog.
En una comparació de superioritat, després del comparatiu va than.

the longest, the largest (ja acaba en -e: només -st), the funniest (la y passa a i), the most interesting (adjectiu llarg: the most + adjectiu).

Curts: fast (faster), cold (colder).
Llargs: difficult (more difficult), dangerous (more dangerous), popular (more popular).
Regla: els adjectius d'una síl·laba són curts; els de tres o més síl·labes són llargs.

This is the best pizza in the city.
Good és irregular: better / the best. Davant d'un lloc fem servir in (in the city).

My bag is heavier than yours.
Heavy acaba en consonant + y: la y passa a i + -er.

'This is the cheapest phone in the shop.'
Superlatiu d'adjectiu curt: the + cheap + -est.

'It's the most beautiful beach in the country.'
Superlatiu d'adjectiu llarg: the most + adjectiu.

L'estructura d'igualtat porta 'as' a les dues bandes, no 'than': 'She is as tall as her brother.'

a) in the class. b) of all.
Després d'un superlatiu fem servir in amb un lloc o grup (the class, the world) i of amb un plural o all.

Physics is more difficult than maths, but chemistry is easier than physics.
Difficult és llarg: more difficult. Easy és curt acabat en -y: easier.

Maria is older than Joan.
Pau is the youngest.
Joan is not as old as Maria.
(Hi ha altres frases correctes, per exemple: Pau is younger than Joan.)

This book is more interesting than the other one and cheaper.
1) El comparatiu es construeix amb than, no that.
2) Cheap és curt: cheaper, i no es posa more davant (no es poden barrejar more i -er).

She is the tallest girl in the class.
Tall és curt: the tallest. No es combinen the most i -est.

A bike isn't as fast as a motorbike.
La negativa amb as...as vol dir que la primera cosa té menys qualitat que la segona.

A train is faster than a bus.
Estructura: subjecte + be + comparatiu + than + segon element.

Barcelona is farther (o further) than Girona.
Far és irregular: farther / further en el comparatiu, the farthest / the furthest en el superlatiu.

'Today the weather is worse than yesterday, but tomorrow will be the best day of the week.'
bad → worse (comparatiu); good → the best (superlatiu).

'Anna is not as tall as Tom.'
Ser més baix = no ser tan alt com. Es fa amb not as tall as.

Your phone is more expensive than mine.
Your phone is not as cheap as mine. (o Yours isn't as cheap as mine.)
Per mantenir el sentit s'inverteixen els subjectes i es canvia a l'adjectiu contrari.

smaller, quieter, as big as, the friendliest, the best, more interesting.
Small i quiet són curts (-er); big amb not as...as; friendly és curt acabat en -y (the friendliest); good és irregular (the best); interesting és llarg (more).

1) more tall -> taller (adjectiu curt).
2) more good -> better (good és irregular).
3) the most funny -> the funniest (funny és curt: -y passa a -iest).
Frases corregides: My brother is taller than me. I am better at maths than him. He is the funniest person in the family.

Model: Barcelona is bigger than Vic, but Vic is quieter. Barcelona is more expensive than my town. The beach in Barcelona is as crowded as a market in summer. The metro is the fastest way to travel in the city. In my opinion, my town is the most relaxing place in Catalonia.
Es valora l'ús correcte de -er/-est, more/the most i than/as...as.

a) What is the highest mountain in the world?
b) What is the biggest (o the largest) ocean in the world?
Estructura: What is the + superlatiu + nom + in the world?

a) Certa: 15 és més gran que 14.
b) Falsa: la més gran és Berta (15); Clara és la més petita.
c) Certa: Anna (14) és més jove que Berta (15).
d) Certa: 13 és menys que 14.

a) This is the most boring book in the library.
b) My weekend was better than yours.
c) Travelling by train isn't as expensive as travelling by plane.
Atenció: boring és llarg (the most boring); better és irregular; en c) es fa servir as...as perquè la frase és negativa.