Adjectives that Compare
To compare two people, places, or things, what ending should be added to an adjective?
To compare three or more people, places, or things, what ending should be added to an adjective?
two : -er
three: -est
Ex: tall, taller, tallest
Some adjectives that compare are not formed by adding -er or -est. These are called what?
irregular adjectives
More and Most: which word compares two things, and which words compares three or more things?
more: two things
most: three or more things
Fewer and fewest are used to compare things that you can: SEE, TOUCH, and COUNT.
What are less and least used for?
Less and least are used to compare things that you CANNOT see, touch, or count.
What are the two positions of adjectives? (hint: BN or SC)
smaller
The adjective "good" changes to "better" or "best" when comparing.
What does the adjective "bad" change to?
worse, worst
Choose the correct adjective that compares to complete the sentence: "Rain forests are (more important, most important) than people may think."
Rain forests are more important than people may think.
Which choice correctly completes the sentence?
(Fewer, Less) students tried out for the team this year.
Fewer students tried out for the team this year.
Which sentence does the adjective come after the noun it describes?
a) "Some jellyfish are poisonous."
b) "The scared turtle hid in his shell."
a) Some jellyfish are poisonous.
Name AND spell the adjectives that compare (for two and three things) for this base adjective:
sunny
sunnier
sunniest
Choose the correct adjective that compares in the sentence: "This is the (better, best) bakery in town."
best
Use the words more and most in two sentences, respectively, with the word beautiful.
Answer will vary
Noun: excitement
Can you see, touch, and count it? (yes or no)
Fewer, fewest or Less, least
no; less or least
Tell the position of the italicized adjective- before a noun or as a subject complement:
" The class was very loud."
loud: subject complement
Complete this sentence with the adjective "wet" that compares:
Seattle is the _____ city in the west region.
wettest
How could you correct this sentence with an irregular adjective?
"I think my cooking is badder than my brothers."
Which ending would you add to the adjective smart to make it compare two things? Why?
a) more smart b) smarter
b) smarter because smart is one syllable so you only need to add the ending -er
more and most are added to longer adjectives
Use fewer, fewest, less, or least to complete the sentence:
"This site had ______visitors last month than this month."
This site had fewer visitors last month than this month.
Find the descriptive adjectives in the sentence. Tell whether the adjective comes before a noun or whether it is a subject complement:
"The alligator's short legs are extremely fast on land."
short: BN
fast: SC
When using an adjective to compare, if it ends in "y" following a consonant, what do you need to do to the adjective to correctly change the ending?
change the y to an i and add the ending
"I make good muffins." How could you change this sentence using this adjective to compare two things? How could you change the sentence to compare three things?
Answers vary (must include better and best)
Why do some adjectives use more and most to compare, rather than just adding the -er or -est endings??
These adjectives are typically longer than the adjectives that use -er or -est. (ex: more beautiful, rather than beautifuler)
Name two nouns that you can see, touch, and count
Name two nouns that you cannot see, touch, and count
Give a sentence using fewer, fewest, less, or least using one of the nouns you chose.
Answers will vary
If an adjective is used as a subject complement, it must come after what part of the sentence?
Then, give an example.
An adjective used as a subject complement must come after a linking verb.
Answers will vary