Con un adjetivo corto, agrega -er y usa than: old → older than, cheap → cheaper than.
Adjetivos cortos: -er than
Apples are cheaper than bananas here.
Your bag is older than my bag.
Not "Apples are more cheap than bananas." — say "Apples are cheaper than bananas.". Un adjetivo corto lleva -er, no more.
Pruébalo: Sofia: Is your friend's son fifteen? Ethan: No, he's ___ than that. He's only ten. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (older / biger / younger) Respuesta: younger — Diez es menos que quince, así que es younger.
Cambios al escribir: bigger, hotter, happier
Algunas palabras cambian un poco. big → bigger, hot → hotter: la última letra se escribe dos veces. happy → happier: la y se convierte en ier.
Their apartment is bigger than my apartment.
July is hotter than May.
The kids are happier now.
Pruébalo: Sofia: How's your friend at her new school? Ethan: She's ___ than before. She loves it. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (sadder / happier / lazyer) Respuesta: happier — Le encanta su nueva escuela, así que está happier. La y se convierte en ier.
Adjetivos largos: more ... than
Con un adjetivo largo, pon more antes y usa than: more modern than, more popular than.
Soccer is more popular than tennis here.
The new mall is more modern than the old one.
Not "The new mall is moderner than the old one." — say "The new mall is more modern than the old one.". Un adjetivo largo lleva more, no -er.
Pruébalo: Sofia: My friend is slow in the pool. Who can help him? Ethan: Try the new coach. She's ___ than the other coaches. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (lazier / more happy / more patient) Respuesta: more patient — Un nadador lento necesita una maestra que lo espere, así que la nueva entrenadora es more patient.
Formas especiales: better, worse, farther
Tres palabras tienen una forma nueva: good → better, bad → worse, far → farther o further. Las dos están bien.
Your coffee is better than my coffee.
My cold is worse today.
The hospital is farther than the school.
Pruébalo: Sofia: How's the pizza at the new place? Ethan: Great! It's ___ than the pizza at school. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (better / worse / funnyer) Respuesta: better — Ethan dice que está buenísima, así que es better. Good se convierte en better.
Cómo se hace algo: faster than, more carefully than
Para comparar cómo hace las cosas la gente: fast → faster than, carefully → more carefully than.
The train goes faster than the bus.
She speaks more slowly than her teacher.
Pruébalo: Ethan: How does your friend drive? Sofia: She drives ___ than her dad. She's slow, and she watches everything. Elige lo que dice Sofia. (faster / more loud / more carefully) Respuesta: more carefully — Va despacio y se fija en todo, así que maneja more carefully.
Una gran diferencia: much bigger, a lot cheaper
Para decir que la diferencia es grande, pon much o a lot antes: much bigger, a lot cheaper.
This bag is a lot bigger than that one.
The city is much noisier than my town.
Not "This bag is very bigger than that one." — say "This bag is much bigger than that one.". Usa much o a lot antes de un adjetivo con -er, no very.
Pruébalo: Sofia: How's the new elevator? Ethan: Great! It's ___ faster. I don't wait at all now. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (a little / a lot / very) Respuesta: a lot — Ahora Ethan no espera nada, así que es a lot faster.
¿Qué forma?
Un adjetivo corto lleva -er. Un adjetivo largo lleva more. good, bad y far se convierten en better, worse y farther.
The blue shirt is nicer and cheaper, but the red one is more popular.
Pruébalo: Sofia: Why does your friend swim in the morning now? Ethan: The pool is ___ in the evening. There are so many kids. Elige lo que dice Ethan. (quieter / more crowded / more busy) Respuesta: more crowded — Por la tarde van muchísimos niños, así que a esa hora la piscina está more crowded.
¿Cuáles son los errores más comunes?
Incorrecto
Correcto
Por qué
Apples are more cheap than bananas.
Apples are cheaper than bananas.
Un adjetivo corto lleva -er, no more.
The new mall is moderner than the old one.
The new mall is more modern than the old one.
Un adjetivo largo lleva more, no -er.
This bag is very bigger than that one.
This bag is much bigger than that one.
Usa much o a lot antes de un adjetivo con -er, no very.