Comparative and superlative adjectives

What is an adjective?

• naming words

• actions

• words to describe nouns

• words to describe verbs

If we want to compare 2 objects, we use ________ adjectives.

If we want to compare 3 or more objects, or to stand out 1 object, we use _______ adjectives.

Alma and Norma are strong, but Gloria is the ______

• tronger

• stronger

• strongest

Your cat is cute, but mine is ______.

• the cutest

• cutter

• cure

The lion is big, but the elephant is

These are examples of superlative adjectives:

• best

• happier

• the biggest

• newer

• the greatest

Smaller, bigger, stronger, greater, are examples of ________ adjectives.

The other day, the teacher measured 3 students. Jason is 1.45 m tall, Mark is 1.44 m tall, and Lucas is 1.54 m tall. Who is taller than Jason? And who is the tallest?

Jessica is good at dancing, but Karla is

• better

• gooder

• best