Adjectives

Adjective and Adverbs:Comparative and Superlative 7th grade

Gadizayeva Guzel'

Lesson Overview 

• Review the functions of adjectives and adverbs

• Introduce comparative and superlative forms

• Adjective and Adverb practice game

• Homework assignment

Adjective Review

• An adjective describes a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.

• An adjective modifies, or describes, a noun or a pronoun.

Ex. Five boys hiked the tall mountain.

• A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of a sentence.

Ex. The artist was skillful and creative.

Adverbs

 • An adverb is a word that modifies, or describes, a verb,

Ex. The architect worked carefully on his design. an adverb,

Ex. When the bell rang, the children left quite suddenly. or an adjective.

Ex. The library is a very large building on campus.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

• The comparative form of an adjective compares two things, groups, or people.

• The superlative form of an adjective compares more than two things, groups, or people.

Ex. The yellow salsa is hot. (adjective)

The light red salsa is hotter. (comparative)

The dark red salsa is hottest. (superlative)

Comparative and Superlative Adverbs

• The comparative form of an adverb compares two actions.

• The superlative form of an adverb compares more than two actions.

Ex. He left early for the game. (adverb)

His roommate left earlier. (comparative)

Their friend left earliest. (superlative)

Rules for creating comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

• Rule 1: To form the comparative or superlative of a word with more than one vowel or ending with more than one consonant, add –er or –est.

Ex. tall taller tallest

neat neater neatest

deep deeper deepest

Rules for creating comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

• Rule 2: To form the comparative or superlative of a word ending in e, add –r or –st.

Ex. wide wider widest

fine finer finest

cute cuter cutest

Rules for creating comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

• Rule 3: To form the comparative or superlative of a word with one vowel and one consonant at the end, double the consonant, and add -er or -est.

Ex. Sad sadder saddest

big bigger biggest

fat fatter fattest

Rules for creating comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

 • Rule 4: To form the comparative or superlative of a word ending in y, change the y to i, then add -er or -est.

Ex. happy happier happiest

jolly jollier jolliest

lazy lazier laziest

Rules for creating comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs

• For most adjectives and adverbs with two or more syllables, the comparative and superlative are formed by adding more or most before the adjective or adverb.

Ex. The new couch was more comfortable than the old one.

Ex. The leather couch was the most comfortable.

• To form a negative comparative or superlative, use less or least.

Ex. I go to the gym less often than my roommate.

Ex. He was the least involved of all of the team members.

Choose the correct comparative or superlative!

Multiple Select

1.The Cliffs of Moher are ______ than the White Cliffs of Dover.

• taller

• tallest

• more taller

• more tallest

Multiple Select

2.This chicken tortilla soup is ______ than I expected it would be!

• diber

• dibber

• dibr

Multiple Select

3.Isabel ate her sandwich ______ than Elijah, but then she got hiccups.

• more quicker

• more quickest

• more quickly

• the quickest

Multiple Select

4.This tea tastes a bit ______ the other.

• bitterest than

• more bitter than

• more bitter that

Multiple Select

5.She seems _______ since she got divorced.

• happier

• more happy

• more happier

Multiple Select

6.Could you speak ______, please? I don't understand you.

• slowlier

• most slowly

• more slowly

Multiple Select

7.The economy is getting ______

• more and more worse

• every day badder

• worse and worse

Multiple Select

8.I'm trying to do it ______ I can.

• as fast as

• as faster as

• faster as

Multiple Select

8.I'm trying to do it ______ I can.

• as fast as

• as faster as

• faster as

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8.I'm trying to do it ______ I can.

• as fast as

• as faster as

Multiple Select

8.I'm trying to do it ______ I can.

• as fast as

• as faster as

Multiple Select

2.This chicken tortilla soup is ______ than I expected it would be!

• diber

• dibber

• dibr