Latin Comparatives

Comparison of

Adjectives

Stage 10

The Three Degrees

Positive………………………………………………happy

Comparative……………….…happier/more happy

Superlative…….………………happiest/very happy

Match

Match the following

• positive

• comparative

• superlative

funny

funnier

funniest

• funny

• funnier

• funniest

The Three Degrees

Positive………………………………………………happy

When describing ONE noun without
comparing to any others

Tom is happy.

The Three Degrees

When describing a common quality between
TWO nouns or entities

Tom is happier than Mary.

Comparative……………….…happier/more happy

The Three Degrees

When describing a common quality between
MORE THAN TWO nouns or entities

Tom is the happiest of all 25 students in the
room.

Superlative…….………………happiest/very happy

Categorize

Options (6)

sad

sadder

saddest

hopeful

more hopeful

most hopeful

How many nouns are being compared by these adjectives?

1 Noun

2 Nouns

3 or more Nouns

The Three Degrees - Irregular Adjectives

Positive…………………………………….many/much

Comparative…………………………….……….…more

Superlative…….……………………………………most

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The Three Degrees - Irregular Adjectives

Positive………………………………………………..little

Comparative…………………………….……….…?

Superlative…….……………………………………?

Match

Match the following

• Positive

• Comparative

• Superlative

Little

Less

Least

• Little

• Less

• Least

How Latin does it

POSITIVE: How it looks in a vocabulary list:

Iratus: angry

How Latin does it

COMPARATIVE: Add -ior to the positive base and then 3rd declension endings
REGARDLESS of what the positive degree looks like

Iratus: angry uses 2nd degree endings, but watch…

Nominative

Accusative

Positive

iratus

iratum

Comparative

iratior

iratiorem

How Latin does it

SUPERLATIVE : Add -issim- to the positive base and then 1st and 2nd declension
endings REGARDLESS of what the positive degree looks like

Nominative

Accusative

Positive

iratus

iratum

Comparative

iratior

iratiorem

Superlative

iratissimus

iratissimum

Match

Match the following

• happy

• happier

• happiest

felix

felicior

felicissimus

• felix

• felicior

• felicissimus

Multiple Choice

#10 est ___ quam #4

• altus

• altior

• altissimus

Multiple Choice

#10 est ___ athleta in pictura!

• altus

• altior

• altissimus