Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

What does a Comparative Adjective do?

• Compares 2 things
• Compares 3 or more objects
• Compares things using like or as
• Compares things NOT using like or as

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What does a Superlative Adjective do?

• Compares things using like or as
• Comparing things not using like or as
• Compares 2 things
•  Compares more than 2 things

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CCSS.L.3.1G

With Comparative adjectives, if it is one syllable, which of the following suffixes is right?

• -est
• -er
• -ing
• -ly

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CCSS.L.3.1G

With Superlative Adjectives, if it is one syllable, which of the following suffixes is right.

• -ing
• -er
• -est
• -ly

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CCSS.L.3.1G

With Comparative Adjectives, if it has two or more syllables, which of the following prefixes is right?

• a-
• be-
• add more (or less) to the beginning of the word
• add most (or least) to the beginning of the word

With Superlative Adjectives, if it has two or more syllables, which of the following prefixes is right?

• a-
• be-
• add more (or least) to the beginning of the word
• add more (or less) to the beginning of the word

A rock is _?_ than a leaf.

• heavy
• heavier
• heaviest
• more heavier

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Our house is _?_ than yours.

• bigger
• biggest
• biger
• big

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The princess is _?_ than the witch.

• most beautiful
• more beautiful
• beautifuller
• beautiful

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Tom is a _?_ student than Mary.

• better
• best
• gooder
• good

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G