COMPARATIVE
What is the comparative adjective for old?
Older
What is the comparative adjective for good?
Better
Yesterday was the _________ day of the year.
(cold)
Coldest
What is the superlative adjective for small?
Smallest
What is the superlative adjective for good?
Best
What is the comparative adjective for fast?
Faster
What is the comparative adjective for beautiful?
More beautiful
A cheetah is _________ than an elephant.
(fast)
Faster
What is the superlative adjective for angry?
angriest
angry = 2 syllables = irregular superlative =change y to i
angry, angrier, angriest
What is the superlative adjective for beautiful?
The most beautiful
How many syllables are in the adjective loud?
1 syllable
What is the comparative adjective for bad?
Worse
Sharks are _____________ than cows.
(dangerous)
More dangerous
How many syllables are in the adjective inconsiderate?
5 syllables
in-con-sid-er-ate
What is the superlative adjective for bad?
The worst
When the adjective is one syllable, what two letters are usually added to the end of comparative adjectives?
When the adjective has more than one syllable, what word comes before the comparative adjective?
-er for one syllable
more for more than one syllable
More
Tripping at recess is the ___________ thing to happen!
(embarrassing)
Most embarrassing
When the adjective is one syllable, what three letters are usually added to the end of the superlative adjective?
When the adjective has more than one syllable, what word comes before the superlative adjective?
-est for one syllable
most for more than one syllable
What is the superlative adjective for many?
The most
How many nouns do comparative adjectives compare?
Two
What is the comparative adjective for far?
Skittles are good, but Starbust are __________.
(good)
Better
How many nouns do superlative adjectives compare?
More than two
What is the superlative adjective for far?
The farthest