Superlative Comparitive

What does the suffix "-est" mean?

• Superlative
• Comparative
• Can be done
• Having

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

Look at the picture. Which  sentence is true?

• Pluto is not as far as Neptune.
• Earth is farther from the sun than Venus.
• Mars is as big as Venus.
• Jupiter is the closest to Mercury.

Look at the picture. Which  sentence is true?

• The apples are as heavy as the oranges.
• The apples are not heavy.
• The oranges are heavier than the apples.
• The apples are heavier than the oranges.

Look at the picture. Which  sentence is true?

• Fire is as hot as the tea.
• Fire is hotter than the Sun.
• The sun is the hottest of the three.
• The tea is not hotter.

Look at the picture. Which  sentence is true?

• Carrot B is as thin as Carrot A.
• Carrot C is thinner than Carrots A and B.
• Carrot C is the thinest.
• Carrot B is more thin than Carrot C.

Look at the picture. Ann is the girl at the left. May is the one in the middle and Joy is the one at the right.
 Which  sentence is true?

• May is taller than Joy.
• Joy is the shortest of them.
• Ann is shorter than May and Joy.
• Ann is as short as May.

Sally thinks she is the ______ in her class.

• pretty
• prettier
• prettiest

What is an adjective ?

• When attributes are equal

• To compare one thing or person with another

• A word that describes nouns (people, animals, places, etc)

• Sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

In which adjectives we write "ier" or "iest"

• Good, far, bad

• Happy, noisy, ugly

• Intelligent, famous, beautiful

• Fat, strong, cheap

Elephants are .......... than horses.

• Bigger

• Biggest

• Colder

• More Poisonous