Comparative adjectives

Comparative adjectives

A comparative is the form of adjective or adverb used to compare two or more things.

Let's remember comparatives!

• Short Adjectives: Add "er" at the end of the adjective

• Long - longer

• Short - shorter

• Small - smaller

• Smart - smarter

• Bright - brighter

• Cold - colder

Multiple Choice

What's the correct comparative form of: Slow

• Slower

• Slowier

• slow

• slou

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What's the correct comparative form of: fast

• fast

• faster

• fasting

• fastem

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What's the correct comparative form of: cold

• coldest

• cold

• colder

• colding

Adjectives ending in Y

• For adjectives that end in "Y" erase the "y" and add -ied

• Happy - happier

• Lazy - lazzier

• Angry - angrier

• Pretty - prettier

• Sleepy - sleepier

Multiple Choice

Happy

• Happy

• happyer

• happier

• happing

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Lazy

• lazzier

• lazzy

• lazyer

• lazzyier

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Busy

• busier

• bussiyer

• busy

• bus

Long adjectives

• For adjectives of 2 or more sylables: Add the word "more" before the adjective.

• Honest - more honest

• Beautiful - more beautiful

• Intelligent - more intelligent

• Modern - more modern

• Difficult - more difficult

• Interesting - more interesting.

Multiple Choice

beautiful

• more beautiful

• beautifuler

Multiple Choice

expensive

• more expensive

• expensiver