Comparatives and

superlatives
 Comparatives and superlatives

Comparatives Superlatives

the biggest
than
ESPOL is university in

Mac laptops are more expensive Windows Guayaquil.

laptops. 1-2 syllables: the + adjective+ est

> OR = 3 syllables: more + adjective+ THAN

Ecuador is small er than Colombia.

Chile is the most developed country in
South America.

1-2 syllables: adjective + er OR = 3 syllables: the+ most+ adjective

 Similarity and difference
Comparatives
(Quantifiers) Structure

Barcelonas stadium is much bigger than Emelec`s stadium.

(A big difference)
Manta is slightly farther/ further from Guayaquil than Cuenca.
(A big difference) adverb
Trump votes were marginally
Supermaxi is a little more expensive than Mi Comisariato. (A
small difference)
China is a bit bigger than the US. (A small difference)

+ er (1- 2 than Clinton`s.

higher

adjective syllables)
+ more (3 or
more
syllables)
 Similarity and difference

As. as Structure

Mercedes Benz cars are just as expensive as Audi

cars. (EXACTLY THE SAME)
adverb

as
as as
Cristiano Ronaldo is just

Internet speed is not quite slow it used to be

10 years ago.(A SMALL DIFFERENCE)

Samsung Smart phones are almost as expensive as famous as adjective

Lionel Messi.
Iphones. (A SMALL DIFFERENCE)
 THAN
Subject + verb+ adverb or quantifier+ adjective ( more or er
ending)+ THAN+ object
He is much / a bit more patient /
happier than his wife.
Small difference Big difference
A little Much
A bit A lot
Slightly Lots
Marginally Far
As. as
Subject + verb+ adverb + AS + adjective + AS + OBJECT
Toyota is just as expensive as Honda.
Small difference The same
Almost Just
Nearly
Not quite