Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives and Superlatives

by David Dredge

​When we have 2 things we want to compare

​We +er to the adjective.

​The elephant is bigger than the boy.

Multiple Choice

A cat is ____ ____ a mouse.

• smaller than

• bigger than

• small

• big

Multiple Choice

A car is _____ ____ a bicycle.

• fast than

• faster

• faster than

• slow than

​When we have 3 or many things to compare

​We +est to the adjective.

​This is the biggest shoe.

Multiple Choice

Mount Everest is ___ _______ mountain

• the high

• the long

• the highest

• the longest

Multiple Choice

The Amazon River is ___ _______ river.

• the big

• the small

• the biggest

• the smallest

​If we want to say 2 things are the same

​We use as ____ as to say they are the same

He is as big as her.

Multiple Choice

An orange is __ ___ __ an apple.

• as big as

• bigger

• biggest

• big than

Multiple Choice

A giraffe is __ ___ __ a tree.

• bigger than

• big than

• as big as

• biggest

​If we want to say they are not the same

​We use not as _____ as to say they are different.

​He is not as big as the kitten.

Multiple Choice

The boy is ___ __ ___ __ his Dad.

• not big than

• smaller

• as big as

• not as big as

Multiple Choice

The pen is ___ __ ___ __ the ruler.

• not longer

• not big than

• not as big as

• not biggest