Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Modifiers

Superlatives use these keywords/endings

• er

• est

• than

• most

Comparatives use these keywords/endings

• er

• est

• more

• the

Superlatives use ________ at the end of the adjective.

• er

• est

Anne is _____________ than Josh.

• interestinger

• more interesting

• more interestinger

• interestingest

My father chose the (most expensive, expensivest) of the three drills.

• most expensive

• expensivist

That landscape painting was the (most pretty, prettiest) of the bunch.

• most pretty

• prettiest

Which sentence correctly uses the positive degree of modifiers.

• Grammar is challenging.
• Grammar is the easiest.
• Grammar is not harder than alegebra.
• Grammar and algebra are both harder than science.

Unfortunately, (manier, many) children in the United States are not covered by health insurance.

• manier

• many

These are some of the (most aggressive, more aggressive) mosquitoes we’ve encountered all summer.

• most aggressive

• more aggressive

What are the three degrees of modifiers?

• Positive, Comparative, Superlative
• Positive, Negative, Neutral
• Compare and Contrast, Neutral
• Better, Best
  er, est