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 (a)   adjectives.

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

Alma and Norma are strong, but Gloria is the ______

• strong

• stronger

• strongest

Your cat is cute, but mine is ______.

• cute

• cuter

• cutest

• better

The lion is big, but the elephant is (a)   .

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

• comparative

• superlative

Jessica is good at dancing, but Karla is

(a)  

Classes are cool, but recess is

• cooler

• better

• greater

Africa is the (a)   continent of the world (hot)