Adjectives

Adjectives
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Rules: (REGRAS)

Rules Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. Acrescentamos er/-est aos cheap cheaper than the cheapest
adjectivos monossilbicos. near nearer than the nearest
long longer than the longest
tall taller than the tallest
young younger than the youngest

Acrescentamos r/-st aos late later than the latest

adjectivos que terminam em e. nice nicer than the nicest

2. Os adjectivos monossilbicos big bigger than the biggest

que terminem numa vogal e hot hotter than the hottest
numa consoante (exemplo: big) fat fatter than the fattest
ns dobramos a ltima wet wetter than the wettest
consoante antes de acrescentar
er/-est. (Bi-g-g-er)

No se dobra a letra w. few fewer than the fewest

low lower than the lowest
3. Temos que usar more/the most expensive more expensive than the most expensive
antes dos adjectivos dissilbicos beautiful more beautiful than the most beautiful
more famous than
e polissilbicos. famous the most famous

4. Ateno: nos adjectivos que happy happier than the happiest

terminam em y (ex.: happy) easy easier than the easiest
ns mudamos o y para ier/- lucky luckier than the luckiest
iest. dirty dirtier than the dirtiest

5. Adjectivos irregulares good better than the best

bad worse than the worst
far farther than the farthest
little less than the least

Monossilbicos: que tem uma s slaba;

Dissilbicos: formado de duas slabas;
Polissilbicos: diz-se da palavra formada por mais de duas slabas;
Vogal: a, e, i, o, u.
Consoantes: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z.