Comparative, Superlative Adjectives

Question 1

Comparative adjective

Answer 1

• compares two things

Question 2

Superlative adjective

Answer 2

• compares three or more things

Question 3

Making Comparative adjectives

Answer 3

• Regular—add “er”
  Example: smarter and taller
• Irregular—use “more” before adjective
  Example: more creative

Question 4

Making superlative adjectives

“ or “most”

Answer 4

• Regular—add “est”
  Example: smartest and tallest
• Irregular—use “most” before adjective
  Example: most creative
• Say it out loud—does it sound right? This is one of the best ways to tell if you are correct.
• One-syllable words generally use the “er” or “est” suffixes
• Multi-syllable words generally use “more

Question 5

Unique comparative and superlative adjectives (there are more)

Answer 5

• Bad- worse- worst
• Good- better- best
• Much- more- most