Grade 6 - Comparatives & Superlatives

Comparatives

100

Give the comparative of the following adjective:

SAD

SADDER

200

Make the comparative of the following adjective:

BAD

WORSE

300

Give the comparative of the following adjective:

THOUGHTFUL

MORE THOUGHTFUL

400

Make the comparative of the following adjective:

SIMPLE

SIMPLER

500

Make the comparative of the following adjective:

FAR

FURTHER/FARTHER

Write a sentence

100

This exam was (easy) than the last one.

This exam was easier than the last one.

200

In my opinion, the history museum is (interesting) than the art museum.

In my opinion, the history museum is more interesting than the art museum.

300

This is my (busy) week of the year.

This is my busiest week of the year.

400

Paris is the (expensive) city I've ever been to!

Paris is the most expensive city I've ever been to!

500

David woke up (early) out of anyone in his family on Chrismas morning.

David woke up the earliest out of anyone in his family on Chrismas morning.

What's the rule?

100

TRUE or FALSE? For one syllable words, we make the comparative by adding -er to the end.

TRUE

For example:

BRIGHT --> BRIGHTER

SWEET --> SWEETER

200

TRUE or FALSE? If a one syllable word ends with a consonant - vowel - consonant (big, sad, mad, etc.) we need to double the last letter before adding -er/-est.

TRUE

For example:

BIG --> BIGGER

SAD --> SADDER

300

TRUE or FALSE? Instead of adding an -er ending, we make the comparative of two syllable adjectives (happy, sunny, peaceful, etc.) by adding the word "more" before the adjective.

FALSE. We can form the comparative in two ways, either by adding -er OR by adding "more" before the adjective. However one form is usually more common than the other. For example:

happy --> happier

peaceful --> more peaceful

400

How do we form the superlative for two syllable adjectives?

We can either add -est to the adjective (narrow --> narrowest) or add the word "more" before the adjective (careful --> most careful). When adding -est to an adjective that ends in y, we change the y to an i (happy --> happiest).

500

TRUE or FALSE? Before using the superlative in a sentence, we add the word "the."

TRUE

For example: My sister is (tall) person in my family. --> My sister is the tallest person in my family.

Superlatives

100

Give the superlative of the following adjective:

SMART

SMARTEST

200

Give the superlative of the following adjective: 

AMAZING

MOST AMAZING

300

Give the superlative of the following adjective:

LIKELY

LIKELIEST

400

Give the superlative of the following adjective: 

CRAZY

CRAZIEST

500

Give the superlative of the following adjective:

LITTLE

LEAST

Miscellaneous

100

Give the comparative and superlative of the following word:

HUNGRY

HUNGRIER, HUNGRIEST

200

Correct the mistake in the following sentence.

I thought that this year's vacation was funner than the last.

I thought that this year's vacation was more fun than the last.

300

Change the following sentences to make the correct comparative and superlative:

There is nothing (hard) than snowboarding! It is the (difficult) sport I have ever done.

There is nothing harder than snowboarding! It is the most difficult sport I have ever done.

400

Name three adjectives that have irregular comparatives and superlatives.

Good, better, best, 

Bad, worse, worst

Little, less, least

Much, more, most

Far, further / farther, furthest / farthest

500

Change the sentence to the superlative:

I liked the third movie we saw (much) out of all of them.

I liked the third movie we saw the most out of all of them.