er & est Adjectives

Adjectives that Compare

​"er" and "est"

Adjectives can be used to make comparisons.

• (-er) when comparing 2 nouns

• (-est) when we compare 3 or more nouns

Earth is larger than Mars.

What are we comparing?

Earth is larger than Mars.

How many are we comparing ?

Multiple Choice

Which adjective best completes this sentence?

Bob is ____ than his sister.

• tall

• taller

• tallest

Jupiter is the largest planet of all.

What are we comparing?

Jupiter is the largest planet of all.

How many are we comparing?

Multiple Choice

Which adjective best completes this sentence?

Bob is the ____ of all his siblings.

• tall

• taller

• tallest

Spelling Rules - If the adjective....

• ends in -e, drop the -e before adding -er or -est.

• ends in consonant and -y change the -y to an -i before adding -er or -est

• ends in a vowel and and consonant, then double the consonant

safe (ends with -e)

What do we have to do?

safe (drop the -e)

safer and safest

Multiple Choice

How would we change the adjective wide to make it compare 3 or more things?

• widder

• wider

• widdest

• widest

scary (ends with a consonant -y)

What do we have to do?

scary (change -y or -i)

scarier and scariest

Multiple Choice

How would we change the adjective sunny to make it compare 2 or more things3

• sunnier

• sunniest

• sunier

• suniest

big (ends with a vowel and consonant)

What do we have to do?

big (double the ending)

bigger and biggest

Multiple Choice

How would we change the adjective sad to make it compare 3 or more things?

• sader

• sadder

• sadest

• saddest

Multiple Choice

My dog has a loud bark, but Suzi's dog has a (loud)_____ bark.

• -er

• -est

Multiple Choice

There are many tall buildings in the city, but that one is the (tall)___.

• -er

• -est

Multiple Choice

You've had a lot of crazy ideas, but this one is the (crazy)____ you've ever had!

• -er

• -est

Multiple Choice

For some people. math is (easy) ___ than reading.

• -er

• -est

Multiple Choice

The Howler Monkey is _____ than a baboon.  

• loud
• louder
• loudest
• loudly

Multiple Choice

The blue whale is the ______ animal in the world. 

• large
• larger
• largest
• largely

Multiple Choice

A rabbit is _______ than an slug.

• cute
• cuter
• cutest
• cutie

Multiple Choice

Penguins huddle together because the air is _________ in the winter than in the summer.

• cold
• colder
• coldest
• hotter

Multiple Choice

A cheetah is the _________ mammal on the planet.

• fast
• faster
• fastest
• slower