6. Add -er, -or or -ist. Use a dictionary if necessary.
1. Receptionist
2. Actor
3. Teacher
4. Chemist
5. Firefighter
6. Translator
7. Waiter
8. Pianist
7. Complete the sentences. Use words from the Take note! box and exercise 6.
1. The hotel recptionist answered the phone.
2. He speaks three languages, so he could become a translator.
3. Waiter! Can I have another beer, please?
4. Lots of tourists visit the Alhambra every day.
5. Oh, no! There's water coming through the ceiling. Phone the plumber.
6. 'Who's your favourite actor?' 'Adam Brody'
7. The journalist interviewd the actors.
Explicación de la comparación en adjetivos
Explicación de la comparación en adjetivos
COMPARISON
of adjectives and adverbs in English
COMPARISON: Superiority
Comparativo/superlativo
BIG BIGGER BIGGEST
San Pedro is big, but Marbella is bigger than San Pedro.
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
Madrid is the biggest town of all the towns that there are in Spain.
Madrid is the biggest town of/in Spain.
1.Irregular adjectives and adverbs
good
better / best
well
bad
worse / worst
badly
little less least
much
more / most
many
farther farthest
far
further furthest
2. Regular adjectives and pronouns
2.1. One syllable adjectives:
Añaden –er para el comparativo y –est para el superlativo.
Si el adjetivo acaba en consonante+vocal+consonante duplica la última:
Nice nicer nicest fast faster fastest
Big bigger biggest fat fatter fattest.
Si acaba en consonante +"y" cambia a "i"; sin cambios si acaba en vocal + "y".
shy shier shiest pero grey greyer greyest
2. Regular adjectives and pronouns.
2.2. Three-syllable adjectives:
Los adjetivos "largos" usan "more" y "most" delante:
Spanish is more difficult than English.
Chinese is the most difficult language.
2.2.1. Regular adjectives and pronouns.
2.2.2.Two syllable adjectives:
Los adjetivos o adverbios de dos sílabas hacen la comparación como los de una… o como los de tres o más, como más nos guste:
Los adjetivos o adverbios de dos sílabas hacen la comparación como los de una… o como los de tres o más, como más nos guste:
Polite – politer - politest
Los adjetivos acabados en –ed o –ing siempre con more, most.
Los adjetivos acabados en –y o –w suelen usar –er, -est:
freezing more freezing most freezing
Funny – funnier – funniest
narrow – narrower – narrowes
Ó
polite – more polite – most polite
COMPARISON:Equality
Recuerda: no importa el número de sílabas.
Todos los adjetivos o adverbios igual:
AS +ADJECTIVE /ADVERB + ASS
he’s as clever as her father.
Maths are as difficult as Literature.
Nota:
Estructura usada para comparaciones y exageraciones.
Es más listo que un zorro//He’s as cunning as a fox
COMPARISON: Inferiority
Recuerda: no importa el número de sílabas.
Comparativo: less
Superlativo: least
He’s less tall than Gasol.
He’s the least intelligent in the class.
COMPARISON: Other uses
Incremento gradual.
Estructura "cuanto más… más" (doble comparativo).
It was getting darker and darker.
The more you study, the better.
The more you work, the more you earn.
The sooner, the better.
The less you say, the less they know
Estructura usada para comparaciones y exageraciones.
Es más listo que un zorro//He’s as cunning as a fox
COMPARISON: Inferiority
Recuerda: no importa el número de sílabas.
Comparativo: less
Superlativo: least
He’s less tall than Gasol.
He’s the least intelligent in the class.
COMPARISON: Other uses
Incremento gradual.
Estructura "cuanto más… más" (doble comparativo).
It was getting darker and darker.
The more you study, the better.
The more you work, the more you earn.
The sooner, the better.
The less you say, the less they know
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