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Comparatives and Superlatives Adjectives

What is an adjective?

• Describes a person.

• Describes a place.

• Describes a thing.

The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare two persons, places, or things. The

word than sometimes signals this form.

One syllable adjectives

Comparatives

My houseMario’s

Mario’s house is small.

My house is not small.

Look for the“ADJECTIVE”

1st STEP

small + er

Making the comparative form

smaller than

1 Syllable

+ than

Comparatives

Final result

Mario’s house is smaller than mine.

Comparatives

My house Mario’s

My house is big Mario’s house is not big.

big + er

Making the comparative form

biger thanIncorrect

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+ than

b i g

C V C

b i g e r

Double the consonant

CC Vg

Comparatives

Final result

My house is bigger than Mario’s.

Cases of adjectives in which one has to double consonants

bigger

happier

hotter

big

happy

hot

Cases of adjectives in which the spelling changes

best

worst

least

good

bad

little

better

worse

less

COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Three syllable adjectives

Comparatives

Apples are delicious.

Bananas aren’t delicious.

delicious +

Making the comparative form

Three syllables

+ than more

Comparatives

Final result

Apples are more delicious than bananas.

The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare

three or more persons, places, or things.

One syllable adjectives

Superlatives

Which is big?

big +

Making the superlative form

one syllable

+the est + of

Superlatives

The giraffe is the biggest of the three.

Three syllable adjectives

Superlatives

Who is intelligent?

Joan

most+

Making the superlative form

three syllables

+the intelligent+of

Superlatives

Final result

Joan is the most intelligent of the three.

Comparative Form Superlative Form

small = smaller than

big = bigger than

delicious = more delicious than

small = the smallest of

big = the biggest of

intelligent = the most intelligent of