Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

What is a comparative adjective?

• A comparative adjective is used to compare two or more actions.

• A comparative adjective is used to express a superlative degree.

• A comparative adjective is used to compare two or more things.

• A comparative adjective is used to describe a single thing.

Give an example of a comparative adjective.

• smaller

• taller

• bigger

• faster

What is a superlative adjective?

• A superlative adjective describes a moderate degree of a quality or characteristic.

• A superlative adjective describes the lowest degree of a quality or characteristic.

• A superlative adjective describes an average degree of a quality or characteristic.

• A superlative adjective describes the highest degree of a quality or characteristic.

Provide an example of a superlative adjective.

• worst

• goodest

• awful

• best

What are comparative adverbs used for?

• Comparative adverbs are used to describe the location of an action or quality.

• Comparative adverbs are used to express time or frequency of an action or quality.

• Comparative adverbs are used to indicate the cause or reason behind an action or quality.

• Comparative adverbs are used to compare the degree or intensity of an action or quality between two or more things.

Can you give an example of a comparative adverb?

• quicker

• faster

• slower

• fastest

What is the purpose of superlative adverbs?

• Superlative adverbs are used to compare two things or actions.

• Superlative adverbs are used to indicate the middle degree or level of a quality or characteristic.

• Superlative adverbs are used to describe the lowest degree or level of a quality or characteristic.

• The purpose of superlative adverbs is to indicate the highest degree or level of a quality or characteristic when comparing three or more things or actions.

Provide an example of a superlative adverb.

• fastest

• tallest

• brightest

• loudest

What are irregular comparative forms?

• Forms of nouns that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -s or -es to indicate plural.

• Forms of adjectives or adverbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -er or using more + adjective/adverb to indicate a higher degree.

• Forms of verbs that do not follow the regular pattern of adding -ed or -ing to indicate past tense or present participle.

• Forms of adjectives or adverbs that follow the regular pattern of adding -er or using more + adjective/adverb to indicate a higher degree.

Give an example of an irregular comparative form.

• bester

• gooder

• more better

• better