Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Which of these words is a comparative adjective used to compare two things?

• tall

• taller

• tallest

• tallness

Answer explanation

A comparative adjective, like 'taller', is used to compare two nouns and often ends in '-er'. 'Tall' is the base adjective, and 'tallest' is the superlative, used for comparing three or more.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Complete the sentence: That was _______ pizza I have ever tasted!

• the delicious

• the more delicious

• deliciousest

• the most delicious

Answer explanation

For longer adjectives like 'delicious', the superlative form uses 'the most' to compare three or more items. 'Deliciousest' is not a word, and 'more delicious' is the comparative form.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

True or False: The word 'gooder' is the correct comparative form of the adjective 'good'.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

'Good' is an irregular adjective, so its comparative form is 'better' and its superlative form is 'best'. 'Gooder' is not a standard English word.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Complete the sentence: My brother is _______ at video games than I am.

• worse

• bad

• worst

• badder

Answer explanation

When comparing two things with the irregular adjective 'bad,' the correct comparative form is 'worse'. 'Worst' is the superlative, and 'badder' is not a word.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Complete the sentence: This homework assignment is _______ than the last one.

• easyer

• easier

• more easy

• easiest

Answer explanation

For two-syllable adjectives ending in '-y,' like 'easy,' you change the 'y' to an 'i' and add '-er' for the comparative form. 'More easy' is incorrect for this type of adjective.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence correctly uses a superlative adjective?

• Of the two bikes, this one is the fastest.

• That was the most amazingest movie.

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• She is the taller of all her sisters.

Answer explanation

Superlative adjectives like 'highest' are used to compare three or more items, like a mountain among all others in the world. You use a comparative (faster, taller) for two items, and 'most amazingest' is a double superlative.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

True or False: The sentence 'My backpack feels more heavier than yours' is grammatically correct.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

This is a 'double comparative.' Since 'heavy' becomes 'heavier,' you do not also need to add the word 'more.' The correct sentence would be 'My backpack feels heavier than yours.'

Complete the sentence: My new phone's screen is _______ than my old one, so it fits in my pocket better.

• less big

• littler

• smaller

• least big

Answer explanation

The word 'smaller' correctly uses the '-er' ending to compare two items. 'Less big' is awkward, and 'littler' is less common than 'smaller' in this context.

Complete the sentence: Because I gave away three of my pencils, I now have _______ pencils than I started with.

• less

• least

• fewer

• few

Answer explanation

Use 'fewer' for countable nouns like pencils, which you can count individually. 'Less' is used for uncountable nouns like water or time.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

True or False: To compare three friends and find the one who is not as talkative as the others, you would say that person is the 'least talkative'.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

'Least' is the correct superlative form used with an adjective to show the lowest degree among a group of three or more. It is the opposite of 'most.'