MARCOS GARCÍA CARRILLO HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASSWORK TEACHER: EDISSON MANUEL GARCÍA TORRES NAME: ____________________________________________ GRADE: _________ DATE: ___________________ COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS 1. Give translations to the following words 1. temprano: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 5. aburrido: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2. tarde: ___ ___ ___ ___ 6. interesante: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 3. barato: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 7. feo: ___ ___ ___ ___ 4. caro: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 8. bonito: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2. Find the following words in the word puzzle, then write them on the lines. The first letter is written. dulce: rápido: fuerte: frío: delicioso: famoso: gordo: flaco: cerca: bueno: s ___________ f ___________ s ___________ c ___________ d ___________ f ___________ f ___________ t ___________ n ___________ g ___________ N I H T U T A F O E S W E E T E A I A C A T A L L M L R F R I D R G O X H A V E L O N U G O S T R O N G S O T T I Y C H E A O S U O I C I L E D 3. Classify the following adjective into short or long. slow serious attractive exciting busy horrible bad modern Short adjectives ____________ ____________ ____________ hard heavy Long adjectives ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ Los adjetivos son palabras que describen, que dan características de objetos, animales o personas. Estas palabras sufren cambios para ciertos fines; por ejemplo, para hacer comparaciones. Si queremos hacer comparaciones, debemos tener en cuenta el tipo de adjetivo. Veamos una clasificación básica de algunos adjetivos importantes. 1. Adjetivos cortos que agregan sólo –er o -est ADJECTIVE small long tall cold TRANSLATION pequeño, corto largo alto frío COMPARATIVE smaller – más pequeño longer taller colder SUPERLATIVE the smallest – el más pequeño the longest the tallest the coldest 2. Adjetivos cortos que agregan sólo –r o –st por terminar en -e ADJECTIVE nice large brave safe TRANSLATION bonito, agradable grande valiente seguro COMPARATIVE nicer - más bonito larger braver safer SUPERLATIVE the nicest - el más bonito the largest the bravest the safest 3. Adjetivos cortos que cambian la –y final por –i y luego agregan –er o -est ADJECTIVE happy busy dirty easy TRANSLATION feliz ocupado Sucio Fácil COMPARATIVE happier - más feliz busier dirtier easier SUPERLATIVE the happiest - el más feliz the busiest the dirtiest the easiest 4. Adjetivos que doblan la última consonante por tener antes una sola vocal y agregan luego –er o -est ADJECTIVE hot big sad thin TRANSLATION caliente grande Triste Flaco COMPARATIVE hotter - más caliente bigger sadder thinner SUPERLATIVE the hottest - el más caliente the biggest the saddest the thinnest 5. Ahora, veamos una lista de adjetivos que no agregan ni –er ni –est sino la palabra more o most por ser considerados adjetivos largos. ADJECTIVE expensive exciting interesting beautiful careful surprised difficult convenient TRANSLATION costoso emocionante interesante hermoso cuidadoso sorprendido difícil conveniente COMPARATIVE more expensive – más costoso more exciting more interesting more beautiful more careful more surprised more difficult more convenient SUPERLATIVE the most expensive – el más costoso the most exciting the most interesting the most beautiful the most careful the most surprised the most difficult the most convenient 6. Por otra parte, algunos adjetivos tienen formas irregulares; es decir, cambian de formas diferentes: ADJECTIVE good bad far TRANSLATION bueno Malo Lejos COMPARATIVE better - mejor worse farther, further SUPERLATIVE the best - el mejor the worst farthest, furthest 1. LOOK AT THE PICTURES. THEN MAKE COMPARISONS ACCORDING TO THEM. The first lamp is bright, but the lamps are brighter. The first boy is fast, but the second boy is faster. The first insect is small, but The second insect is smaller. ________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ ________________________ ___________________________ ___________________________ 2. Translate the following sentences into Spanish. 1. Our mother is the most beautiful of the women. _______________________________________________________ 2. My soup is more delicious than yours. _______________________________________________________ 3. I am taller than you. _______________________________________________________ 4. This car is the most expensive of all. _______________________________________________________ 5. John’s house is further. _______________________________________________________ 6. Russia is the biggest country in the world. _______________________________________________________ 3. Correct the following sentences. 1. My cousin is more tall than me. 2. This diamond is expensiver. ______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. John is the taller in the class. _______________________________________________________ 4. Children are noisyer than adults. _______________________________________________________ 5. My friend is the goodest of all. _______________________________________________________