National University of Callao
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CALLAO
FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL Y DE SISTEMAS
ESCUELA PROFESIONAL DE INGENIERIA INDUSTRIAL Y DE SISTEMAS
Full Name: ................................................................................................. Teacher: Mg. Garay Torres J.
Date: ................................................................. Course: Idioma II
THE COMPARATIVE
Empleamos el comparative, para realizar la comparación, para comparar adjetivos cortos (de 1 sílaba, y
algunos de 2 sílabas) añadimos "-er" al adjetivo en lugar de usar "more":
ADJECTIVE + ER ___ + THAN
EXAMPLES:
1. Europe is colder than Africa.
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2. Africa is warmer than Europe.
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3. Perú is nicer than Ecuador.
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4. The wolverine is faster than the tiger.
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5. The elephant is heavier than the cow.
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6. The dolphin is smarter than the shark.
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IMPORTANT
a) Si el adjetivo termina en Y se cambia por I. EXAMPLE: English is easy
English is easier than math.
b) Si el adjetivo termina en consonante + vocal + consonante, EXAMPLE: America is big.
se duplica la ultima consonante. - America is bigger than Europe.
c) Los adjetivos: Good, bad, far, tienen un comparativo irregular. EXAMPLE: Good – better
bad – worse, far – farther.
I. LET’S WORK: TRANSLATE THE NEXT COMPARATIVE SENTENCE TO THE SPANISH / ENGLISH:
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1 – The fruits are sweeter than the vegetables.
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2 – Ella es más alta que mi hermana.
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3 – The girls are weaker than the boys.
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4 – Mi libro es más pequeño que mi cuaderno.
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5 – Piura hotter than Lima.
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6 – Ellos son más fuertes que los soldados.
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7 – The dogs are quicker than the cows.
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8 – La computadora es más rápida que el teléfono.
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9 – The math class is earlier than the English class.
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10 – Un abrazo es más cálido que un beso.
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11 – The winter is colder than the summer.
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12 – Phone is cheaper than Smart phone.
COMPARATIVE: MORE
Para comparar adjetivos largos (de más de 2 sílabas, y casi todos los de 2 sílabas) se usa: "more + adj. +
than", que se traduce "más + adj. + que":
MORE + ADJ. + THAN
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EXAMPLES:
1. Roy is more interesting than Carlos.
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2. Theory is more boring than practice.
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3. Fruits are more expensive than cereals.
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4. Jason is more conservative than Angie.
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5. Sharks are more dangerous than octopus.
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6. Rail is more handsome than Miguel.
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7. The situation is more optimistic than yesterday.
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8. Lucrecia is more attractive than Carla.
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9. That restaurant is more unpleasant than this.
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I. LET’S WORK: TRANSLATE THE NEXT COMPARATIVE SENTENCE TO THE SPANISH / ENGLISH:
1 – The girls are more careful than the boys.
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2 – Ella es más conservadora que tú.
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3 – The hotel is more comfortable than the park.
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4 – Yo soy más sensible que Laika.
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5 – She is more beautiful than her..
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6 – Ellos son más compulsivos que los soldados.
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7 – The cats are more creative than the cows.
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8 – La computadora es más cara que el teléfono.
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9 – The class is more interesting than the books.
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10 – La sopa es mas deliciosa que el arroz.
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11 – My mother is more beautiful than you.
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12 – El cuero es más costoso que la lana.
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13 – Fred is more ridiculous than Susan.
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I. MAKE THE COMPARATIVE USING THE ADJECTIVES IN THE BRACKETS THEN TRANSLATE IT.
1. She’s much _____________________________________________________ than her husband. (young)
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2. It’s a _________________________________________________________ day than yesterday. (warm)
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3. The train is _______________________________________________________ than the bus (expensive)
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4. The new TV program is_____________________________________________ than the old one. (funny)
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5. Mrs. Jones is a ____________________________________________ teacher than Mr. Andrews. (good)
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6. My office is _________________________________________________________ than Helen’s. (near)
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7. The traffic is __________________________________________________ than it was last year. (noisy)
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8. You have a ________________________________________________________ life than I have. (busy)
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9. Drivers in this country are __________________________________ drivers in my country. (dangerous)
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10. The exam today was ____________________________________________ last year’s exam.
(difficult)
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11. My girlfriend is _________________________________________ than my best friend wife. (romantic)
I. LET’S WORK, LOOK AT THE CROSSWORD PUZZLE, SEARCH AND FIND THE WORDS INSIDE IT.
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VOCABULARY
1. Little /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
2. Cheap /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
3. Heavy /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
4. Short /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
5. Light /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
6. Small /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
7. Long /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
8. Nice /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
9. Good /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
10. Tall /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
11. Rich /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
12. Poor /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
13. Old /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
14. Bad /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
15. Big /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
16. Hot /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
17. Cold /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
18. Fat /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
19. Warm /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
20. Pretty /___________________________________ / …………...…….….…..….…….………………
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