Parts of Speech 1
That's the largest bag of groceries I've ever seen!
What part of speech is 'the largest'?
Superlative Adjective
I run more quickly than my sister.
What part of speech is 'more quickly'
Comparative adverb
What is the adjective "sad" in the superlative form?
saddest
Complete the following sentence with a comparative or superlative adverb:
"I thought my education classes in college were _________ (interesting)than my art classes."
more interesting
The word -er is mostly used in comparatives or superlatives
comparatives
His shoes are nicer than my shoes.
What part of speech is 'nicer'?
Comparative adjective
I jump the highest of anyone in my class.
What part of speech is 'the highest'?
Superlative adverb
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives
"funny" and "successful".
funnier / funniest
more successful / most successful
Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adverb: "Of everything in the universe, light travels the __________ (fast)."
fastest
The ending -est is usually found in comparatives or superlatives?
superlatives
Adjectives describe what?
People, places, and things.
List ALL the adverbs in the following sentence: "My dog is so incredibly loyal to me, but my cat completely ignores me."
so, incredibly, completely
What are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives "good" and "bad?"
good-better-best; bad-worse-worst
Complete the following sentence: "Diane took our defeat the _________ (hard) of everyone on our soccer team."
hardest
The word most is usually used in comparatives or superlatives?
superlatives
What kind of words do comparative and superlative adjectives describe?
Nouns
She sings the most beautifully of everyone in the class.
What part of speech is 'the most beautifully'
Superlative adverb
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives "enormous" and "silly"
more enormous/most enormous; sillier/silliest
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs: soon, quickly.
sooner/soonest; more quickly/most quickly.
The word more is usually used in comparatives or superlatives?
comparatives
Complete the sentence: When you feel sad, laughter is ______ (good) medicine.
the best
Give three adverbs that answer the question "How?"
some examples: slowly, gracefully, terribly, amazingly, quietly.
What is the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs "recently" "close?"
more recently/most recently; closer/closest.
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs: close, cautiously
closer/closest; more cautiously/most cautiously.
When words end in -ly are they usually adverbs or adjectives?
adverbs