COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Do you know when to use them?

Comparatives and Superlatives are special forms of adjectives. They are used to compare two or more people, things, animals, places, etc. 

COMPARATIVES

Every day, people compare things, places, and people. They compare things and objects using specific words such as THAN, MORE or LESS. This comparison is called “COMPARATIVE”

ADJECTIVES

Before making a comparative, we must take into consideration, the type of adjective we are going to use.

TYPES OF ADJECTIVES

• one-syllable adjectives

• two-syllable adjectives ending in -y

• long adjectives

• irregular adjectives

Multiple Choice

What kind of adjective is SMART:

• one-syllable adjective

• two-syllable adjective

• long adjective

• irregular adjective

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What kind of adjective is COMFORTABLE:

• one-syllable adjective

• two-syllable adjective

• long adjective

• irregular adjective

Multiple Choice

What kind of adjective is BAD:

• one-syllable adjective

• two-syllable adjective

• long adjective

• irregular adjective

Multiple Choice

What kind of adjective is HAPPY:

• one-syllable adjective

• two-syllable adjective

• long adjective

• irregular adjective

BE CAREFUL:

If a one-syllable adjectives ends in a single vowel and consonant (not w), the final letter is doubled.

Example:

slim

Comparative: slimmer

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The comparative of sad

• sader than

• sadder than

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The comparative form of BIG is:

• biger than

• bigger than

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The comparative form of HOT is:

• hotter than

• hoter than

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The comparative form of WET is:

• weter than

• wetter than

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The comparative form of DIRTY is:

• dirtyer than

• dirtier than

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The comparative form of HEAVY is:

• heavyer than

• heavier than

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The comparative form of TINY is:

• tinnier than

• tinier than

• tinyer than

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The comparative form of BUSY is:

• busyer than

• busier than

• bussier than

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The comparative form of CASUAL is:

• casualer than

• more casual than

• more casualer than

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The comparative form of OUTRAGEOUS is:

• outrageouser than

• less outrageouser than

• more outrageous than

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The comparative form of CARELESS is:

• more careless than

• carelesser than

• more carelesser than

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The comparative form of EXCITING is:

• excitinger then

• exciting than

• more exciting than

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The comparative form of FAR is:

• farer than

• farther than

• more far than

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The comparative form of BAD is:

• worse than

• bader than

• badder than

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The comparative form of GOOD is:

• gooder than

• more good than

• better than

So now, it's your turn...

Write the correct comparative using the adjectives given

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