Degrees of Comparison | Positive, Comparative, and Superlative

What are the three degrees of comparison in adjectives?

• Positive, Comparative, Superlative

• Small, Smaller, Smallest

• Fast, Faster, Fastest

• Good, Better, Best

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CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

How do we form comparative adjectives?

• By adding -ing

• By adding -ful

• By adding -est

• By adding -er

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which suffix is added to form superlative adjectives?

• -ing

• -ful

• -est

• -er

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

What should be done when the base adjective is in a consonant-vowel-consonant format?

• Add an extra vowel

• Change the base adjective

• Double the consonant before adding the suffix -er or -est

• Remove the consonant

When do we use 'more' and 'most' with adjectives?

• With two-syllable adjectives ending in -ful, -ing, or -ed

• With one-syllable adjectives

• With adjectives ending in -y

• With adjectives ending in -er

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CCSS.L.3.1G

How do we form comparative and superlative adjectives for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y?

• Change -y to -i and add -er and -est

• Add -ful and -ing

• Double the last consonant

• Add -er and -est

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What suffix is used to form the superlative of adjectives with three or more syllables?

• -er

• -est

• more/less

• most/least

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What are the irregular comparative and superlative adjectives for 'good'?

• Good, Gooder, Goodest

• Good, Better, Best

• Good, Gooderer, Goodest

• Good, Goodest, Goodestest

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CCSS.L.3.1G