Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative Adjectives

• one syllable: add -er to the end of the adjective

• more than one syllable: add "more" before the adjective

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Change the word slow to the comparative form.

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Change the word helpful to the comparative form.

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Change the word talented to the comparative form.

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Change the word soft to the comparative form.

Superlative Adjectives

• one syllable: add -est to the end of the adjective

• more than one syllable: add "most" before the adjective

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Change the word soft to the superlative form.

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Change the word exciting to the superlative form.

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Change the word charming to the superlative form.

Adjectives that end with "y" will drop the "y" and add "ier" or "iest"

• happy -> happier -> happiest

• hungry -> hungrier -> hungriest

• silly -> sillier -> silliest

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is the correctly spelled comparative form of busy?

• more busier

• busiest

• busier

• busyest

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is the correctly spelled superlative form of dusty?

• most dustiest

• dustyest

• dustyer

• dustiest

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is the correctly spelled comparative form of lovely?

• lovelyer

• lovelier

• lovelyest

• more lovlier

Multiple Choice

Which of these words is the correctly spelled superlative form of tasty?

• most tastiest

• tastyest

• tastiest

• tastier