That's the largest bag of groceries I've ever seen!
What part of speech is 'the largest'?
Superlative Adjective
What is the adjective "sad" in the superlative form?
saddest
The ending "er" is mostly used in comparatives or superlatives
comparatives
The pink dress is_________________ than the blue dress. (expensive)
more expensive
My grandmother is the _________ person in our family. (old)
oldest
His shoes are nicer than my shoes.
What part of speech is 'nicer'?
Comparative adjective
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives
"funny" and "successful".
funnier / funniest
more successful / most successful
The ending -est is usually found in comparatives or superlatives?
superlatives
Adjectives that change their spellings completely to form the comparative are called....
irregular adjectives
I like all sports, but I like soccer __________. (good)
the best
Adjectives describe what?
People, places, and things.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives "good" and "bad?"
good-better-best; bad-worse-worst
The word most is usually used in comparatives or superlatives?
superlatives
The chocolate cake is ______________dessert on the dessert tray. (delicious)
the most delicious
Taking out the garbage is the ________chore! (bad)
worst
What kind of words do comparative and superlative adjectives describe?
Nouns
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives "enormous" and "silly"
more enormous/most enormous; sillier/silliest
The word more is usually used in comparatives or superlatives?
comparatives
The comparative form of small.
smaller
Dan is one of the ________________ people I know.
(smart)
smartest
Complete the sentence: When you feel sad, laughter is ______ (good) medicine.
the best
Complete the following sentence: "Diane took our defeat the _________ (hard) of everyone on our soccer team."
hardest
It was__________ than he expected. (bad)
worse
The superlative form of many.
most
What is the _________________ thing you own? (value)
most valuable