1° ano médio - COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE 
Autor: Danuza Morais | Publicado: 2012-10-30T18:44:00-07:00




COMPARATIVE&nbsp;&nbsp;AND SUPERLATIVE

Short adjectives ( one or two syllables)

Rich- old- tall- poor – high – hot – cold- fat – big thin – sad – young – large – small- easy – crazy&nbsp;&nbsp;pretty – happy – strong- new – weak – nice – funny – hungry&nbsp;&nbsp;- thirsty – lazy – short- cheap

Long adjectives ( two or more syllables )

Beautiful- important- dangerous – generous – expensive – interesting – comfortable – exciting intelligent – sensitive – agreeable – handsome

Comparative of Equality

Formamos o&nbsp;comparativo de igualdade&nbsp;colocando a palavra&nbsp;as&nbsp;antes e depois do adjetivo, tenha ele poucas ou muitas sílabas. Observe os exemplos.

Affirmative sentences Ex :This house is&nbsp;as&nbsp;old&nbsp;as&nbsp;mine. / A Tiger is&nbsp;as&nbsp;dangerousas&nbsp;a Lion.

Negative sentences&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ex:Jonh is&nbsp;not&nbsp;so&nbsp;fat&nbsp;as&nbsp;you. / Jonh is&nbsp;not&nbsp;as&nbsp;fat&nbsp;as&nbsp;you.

Comparative of superiority

Formamos o comparativo de superioridade com adjetivos de&nbsp;uma&nbsp;ou&nbsp;duas sílabasacrescentando&nbsp;er&nbsp;ao final deles, seguido da palavra&nbsp;than&nbsp;( do que ).&nbsp;Ex:&nbsp;&nbsp;I am richerthan&nbsp;you. / my father is older&nbsp;than&nbsp;my mother. /&nbsp;&nbsp;You are stronger than&nbsp;me.

a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alguns short adjectives dobram a consoante final ao formar o comparativo de superioridade:

Big- bigger&nbsp;than&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hot- hotter&nbsp;than&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fat- fatter&nbsp;than&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;thin – thinner&nbsp;than

b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Os&nbsp;short adjectives&nbsp;terminados por&nbsp;y&nbsp;precedido de consoante mudam o&nbsp;y&nbsp;pori.&nbsp;acrescentando&nbsp;er&nbsp;no final.

Happy- happier&nbsp;than&nbsp;&nbsp;/ easy- easier than&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/ pretty- prettier than /&nbsp;funny- funnier&nbsp;than

c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Irregular comparison ( Alguns adjetivos formam o comparative de superioridade de uma forma irregular)

Good- better than&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bad- worse than

Ex : Your bicycle is&nbsp;better than&nbsp;mine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Today I am&nbsp;worse&nbsp;&nbsp;than&nbsp;yesterday.

Comparative of superiority with long adjectives

Formamos o comparativo de superioridade dos&nbsp;long adjectives&nbsp;antepondo a eles a palavra&nbsp;more&nbsp;e acrescentando, depois deles, a palavra&nbsp;than ( MORE ____________ THAN )

Mary is&nbsp;more&nbsp;beautiful&nbsp;than&nbsp;Jane. /&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your house is&nbsp;more&nbsp;comfortable&nbsp;thanmine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-