Adjectives: Comparatives & Superlatives Lesson

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Compare two things,

or compare them all!

Comparative Adjectives

• Compares two things

• Add -er to a short adjective to form one

• Use the word "more" before a long adjective to form one

Multiple Choice

Choose the comparative adjective in the following sentence: Jan is stronger than Mike, but Anna is the strongest of all three.

• than

• stronger

• all

• strongest

Multiple Choice

Choose the comparative adjective in the following sentence: Troy was more worried than Chad, but Tonya was the most worried of all.

• Troy

• more worried

• than

• most worried

Superlative Adjectives

• Compares more than two things

• Add -est or use the word "most" to make one

Multiple Choice

Choose the superlative adjective in the following sentence: Vicky is happier than Rafael, but Tyson is the happiest of all.

• happier

• than

• but

• happiest

Multiple Choice

Choose the superlative adjective in the following sentence: Erin was more uncomfortable than Todd, but Daryl was the most uncomfortable of all three.

• most uncomfortable

• all

• more uncomfortable

• Daryl

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (fast) Sometimes is was ___ to go around a mountain than climb over it.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (old) The ___ child in a family usually had more responsibilities than the younger ones.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (dark) At night, the wilderness was ___ than the towns people had left behind.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (beautiful) The Rocky Mountains were the ___ thing I saw throughout the trip.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (snowy) In the winter, the trails would be ___ than normal.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (hot) Summer is the ___ season, so you should drink more water.

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Write the correct form of the adjective: (sensitive) Alvin's allergies are ___ in the spring time than in the fall.

Poll

How well do you understand comparative and superlative adjectives?

• Completely

• Almost completely

• Somewhat

• Not at all