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​Comparative & Superlative

​What is a comparative?

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Comparative Adjectives are words used to describe a noun by comparing it to another noun. We usually think of ‘er’ words like bigger or smaller, but they can be a little trickier than that.

​What is superlative?

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​Superlative Adjectives are words used to describe a noun when comparing it to two or more nouns to the highest or lowest degree. Think: big, bigger, biggest, or small, smaller, smallest. 

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​One syllable Adjectives

​The CVC, or consonant, vowel, consonant spelling, the final consonant is doubled.

​Comparative Adjectives:

• I am faster than my friend.

• Arizona is hotter than Alaska.

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Superlative Adjectives:

• She is the tallest student.

• That was the shortest movie in the series.

​One Syllable Adjectives

​The CVC, or consonant, vowel, consonant spelling, the final consonant is doubled.

​Comparative Adjectives:

• I am faster than my friend.

• Arizona is hotter than Alaska.

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Superlative Adjectives:

• She is the tallest student.

• That was the shortest movie in the series.

Multiple Choice

Alan is ... than Livia.

• tall

• taller

• more tall

Multiple Choice

Diana ... is than Alan.

• old

• older

• more old

​Comparative adjectives with two syllables can be formed by making the ‘er’ ending or by adding the words ‘more’ or ‘less’ before the adjective. Superlative adjectives, ‘est’ ending but use the word ‘most’ or ‘least’ instead of ‘more’ or ‘less’.

​Comparative Adjectives:

• She tends to be less passive than her brother.

• This quiz is simpler than the last one.

Superlative Adjectives:

• Fall is the busiest shopping season.

• This is the most rapid method of delivery.

​Two Syllable Adjectives

Multiple Choice

Alan is ... than Livia.

• heavyer

• heavier

• more heavyer

• more heavier

Multiple Choice

My girlfriend is ... than Rose.

• pretty

• prettyer

• prettier

​add ‘more’ or ‘less’ before a comparative adjective and ‘most’ or ‘least’ before a superlative adjective.

​Comparative Adjectives:

• I tend to be more reluctant than my friends when trying new things.

• The noise at the pool was less bothersome than the noise on the beach.

Superlative Adjectives:

• Her second compilation was the most exceptional of them all.

• Those were the least comfortable couches I have ever sat on.

​Three or more Syllable Adjectives

Multiple Choice

The Paris garden is a lot ________ this park.

• more colourful

• more colourful than

• most colourful

• the most colourful

Multiple Choice

Transportation in Europe is _________ in Asia.

• comfortable

• the most comfortable

• more comfortable than

• most comfortable

Multiple Choice

Dating on Gondola is __________ in Venice, Italy.

• the most romantic

• romanticer

• more romantic

• more romantic than

Multiple Choice

Which Italian or Spanish food is ________ for you?

• deliciouser

• more delicious

• the most delicious

• deliciousest

​Comparative Adjectives:

• I did better than the rest of my class on the final.

• She ran farther in this race than she did in the last one.

Superlative Adjectives:

• That was the best birthday present ever!

• I bought the least expensive souvenir that I could find.

​Irregular Adjectives

Multiple Choice

Comedies are okay, but I think that action movies are _______.

• better

• gooder

• good than

• better than

Multiple Choice

John wins every running race. John is . . . runner.

• the worst

• worse

• better

• the best

Multiple Choice

I have the . . . headache right now. (bad)

• bad

• worse

• baddest

• worst