Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

What are adjectives?

• Words that describe nouns

• Words that describe verbs

• Words that describe adverbs

• Words that describe pronouns

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What do positive adjectives describe?

• One thing

• Two things

• Three or more things

• Verbs

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How do we form comparative adjectives?

• Add -er to the adjective

• Add -est to the adjective

• Add more or most to the adjective

• No specific rule

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When do we use superlative adjectives?

• When comparing two things

• When comparing three or more things

• When describing one thing

• When describing verbs

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Which is the correct comparative form of 'tall'?

• Taller

• Tallest

• More tall

• Most tall

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Which is the correct superlative form of 'long'?

• Longer

• Longest

• More long

• Most long

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What do we add to the adjective when it has more than three syllables?

• Add -er

• Add -est

• Add more or most

• No specific rule

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Which is the correct comparative form of 'good'?

• Gooder

• Goodest

• Better

• Best

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Which is the correct comparative form of 'bad'?

• Badder

• Baddest

• Worse

• Worst

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What did we learn about comparative and superlative adjectives?

• How to use them in sentences

• How to spell them correctly

• How to pronounce them correctly

• None of the above

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