Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative or Superlative?

1

bigger

comparative

2

heaviest

superlative

3

most oldest

neither..NEVER use most with EST

4

hotter

comparative

5

coldest

superlative

Random

1

Comparative adjectives compare how many objects??

2

2

Superlative adjectives compare how many objects?

All objects within a category. 3 or more

3

Give me a sentence with an adjective comparing the elephant and the dinosaur.

The elephant is smaller than the dinosaur. The dinosaur is bigger than the elephant.

4

Give me a sentence using the adjective heavy comparing books and a television.

The television is heavier than the books.

5

True or False:

The most cutest girl in the class is Mrs. Henson!

False

Comparatives

1

pretty

prettier

2

small

smaller

3

short

shorter

4

old

older

5

warm

warmer

Superlative

1

The bookshelf is the ______________ item in the classroom.

heavy  heavier  heaviest  most heaviest

heaviest

2

January 17th was the ______________ day of the year. 

colder  most coldest  more colder  coldest

coldest

3

loud

loudest

4

Out of all the students, Duke is the _________________. 

tallest

5

The third shade of green in the crayon bag is the _____________.

darkest

Fill in the Blank

1

Hard The rock is ________ than the pillow.

Harder

2

Fast The cheetah is the _________ animal.

fastest

3

Cold The ice is _________ than the sun.

colder

4

Strong He is the _______________ man in the world.

strongest

5

Smart The boy is _______________ than the girl. He is the ________________ boy in the class.

smarter smartest