Intro to Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Intro to Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

By Nikki Hall

Comparative Adjectives

Comparative adjectives compare two nouns. In order to form most comparative adjectives, add an -er to the end of the word. If the word ends with a consonant and "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "er".

Example:

fast - faster

heavy - heavier​

Multiple Choice

What is the comparative adjective in the sentence?

An elephant is larger than a tiger.

• Elephant

• larger

• tiger

Multiple Choice

Which word would correctly complete the sentence?

Mice are __________ than rabbits.

• small

• smaller

• smallest

​Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two nouns. Add -est to most adjectives to make them superlative. ​ If the word ends with a consonant and "y", change the "y" to "i" and add "est".

E​xamples:

fast - fastest

heavy - heaviest​

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Multiple Choice

What is the superlative adjective in the sentence?

The fastest land animal is a cheetah.

• fastest

• land

• animal

• cheetah

Multiple Choice

Which word would correctly complete the sentence?

Giraffes are the _________ land animal.

• tall

• taller

• tallest