The Comparative Rules
Add -er to the end of the adjective
This ending is added to one syllable adjectives in order to form the superlative
What is -est?
This standard paper format is used in the US, Canada, and Mexico
What is U.S. Letter?
This standard paper format is used worldwide
What is ISO 216?
When forming the comparative this rule is applied to a one syllable adjective ending in -y
Replace the -y with -i and add -er
When forming the superlative of an adjective ending in -y this rule always applied
Replace -y with -i and add -est
The ISO 216 format is also known by this name
What is the A series (A5, A4, A3, etc)?
This word is the English equivalent of "un livret"
What is "a booklet"?
This word is used to form a positive comparison when the adjective is two syllables or longer
What is more?
What is most?
Example: Paris is the most populous city in France
This German scientist was the first person to have recorded the square root of 2 in 1786
Who was Georg Cristoph Lichtenberg?
This verb in English means the same as "agrandir"
What is "scale up"
This word is used to form a negative comparison when the adjective is two syllables or longer
What is less?
This irregular adjective is used to form a negative superlative statement.
What is least?
Example: New Yorkers are known as the least friendly Americans
What is scalability?
The aspect ratio of each A series format remains close to the square root of 2 which allows for documents to be easily resized to fit each format.
This system of measurement is less logical than the metric system
What is the imperial system?
Which word in the following sentence is improperly constructed?
"I am hungryer than my friends so I eat more frequently"
What is "hungryer"?
Correction: "I am hungrier than my friends so I eat more frequently"
Which word in the following sentence is improperly constructed?
"This is the ridiculousest question in the game"
What is "ridiculousest"?
Correction: This is the most ridiculous question in the game*Bonus* Why does the narrator say that the US should check out the Metric system?
Name an English synonym for "to shrink"
What is minimize, contract, compress?