Adjectivos

Adjectives
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Rules: (REGRAS)
Rules

Adjectiv
e
cheap
near
long
tall
young

Comparative

Superlative

cheaper than
nearer than
longer than
taller than
younger than

the cheapest
the nearest
the longest
the tallest
the youngest

Acrescentamos r/-st aos

adjectivos que terminam em e.

late

later than

the latest

2. Os adjectivos monossilbicos
que terminem numa vogal e
numa consoante (exemplo: big)
ns dobramos a ltima
consoante antes de acrescentar
er/-est. (Bi-g-g-er)

big
hot
fat
wet
thin

bigger than
hotter than
fatter than
wetter than
thinner than

the biggest
the hottest
the fattest
the wettest
the thinnest

fewer than
lower than

3. Temos que usar more/the most

antes dos adjectivos dissilbicos
e polissilbicos.

few
low
expensive
beautiful
famous

the fewest
the lowest
the most expensive
the most beautiful
the most famous

4. Ateno: nos adjectivos que

terminam em y (ex.: happy)
ns mudamos o y para ier/iest.

happy
easy
lucky
dirty

happier than
easier than
luckier than
dirtier than

the happiest
the easiest
the luckiest
the dirtiest

5. Adjectivos irregulares

good
bad
far
little

better than
worse than
farther than
less than

the best
the worst
the farthest
the least

Acrescentamos er/-est aos

adjectivos monossilbicos.

No se dobra a letra w.

more expensive than

more beautiful than
more famous than

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.