Basics
What is an adjective?
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
How do you form the comparative for adjectives with more than two syllables?
Use "more" before the adjective.
How do you form the superlative of a one-syllable adjective?
Add "-est" to the end of the adjective
What is the comparative and superlative form of "good"?
Better, Best.
Which is correct? "More fast" or "Faster"?
Faster
What type of adjectives compare two individual things?
Comparative adjectives.
What is the comparative form of "happy"?
Happier
What is the superlative form of "beautiful"?
Most beautiful
What is the comparative form of "bad"?
Worse
Superlative: "This puzzle is _________ (difficult) than the last one."
Explain your answer.
More difficult
Which form of adjectives shows the highest degree of a quality in comparison to a group?
Superlative adjectives
True or False: "Less" can also be used to form comparatives
True
What word often comes before superlative adjectives in a sentence?
The
What is the superlative form of "far"?
Farthest or furthest.
Identify the error: 'She is the prettier girl in the group.'
She is the prettiest girl in the group.
(Superlative)
What is the general rule for forming the comparative of a one-syllable adjective?
Add "-er" to the end of the adjective
What is the rule for comparatives with adjectives ending in "y"?
Change the "y" to "i" and add "-er
What is the superlative of "easy"?
Easiest
True or False: Irregular adjectives follow the same rules as regular ones.
False
Fill in the blank with the correct comparison: "Of all the paintings in the gallery, this one is the ___ (good).
Best
Provide an example of a two-syllable adjective where "more" is used instead of adding "-er."
More careful
Rewrite the sentence with a comparative adjective: "She is tall, but her brother is even ___."
taller
True or False: Superlatives can compare more than two individual things.
False
Fill in the blank: "Her cooking is ___ (good) than her baking."
Better
Explain why the sentence 'She is more easy to understand than him' is incorrect.
She is easier to understand than him.
Easy = 1 syllable & ends with 'y'