Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

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What are comparative adjectives?

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Comparative adjectives are used to compare two nouns.

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How do you form a comparative adjective for most one-syllable adjectives?

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Add '-er' to the end of the adjective (e.g., tall -> taller).

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How do you form a comparative adjective for adjectives with two or more syllables?

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Use 'more' before the adjective (e.g., beautiful -> more beautiful).

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What are superlative adjectives?

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Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two nouns.

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How do you form a superlative adjective for most one-syllable adjectives?

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Add '-est' to the end of the adjective (e.g., tall -> tallest).

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How do you form a superlative adjective for adjectives with two or more syllables?

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Use 'most' before the adjective (e.g., beautiful -> most beautiful).

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What is the comparative form of 'good'?

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The comparative form of 'good' is 'better'.

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What is the superlative form of 'bad'?

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The superlative form of 'bad' is 'worst'.

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Fill in the blank: Chinese is __________ than Spanish. (difficult)

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more difficult

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Fill in the blank: Sugar is __________ salt. (sweet)

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sweeter than