Test Review Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Comparative and

Test Review: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • A comparative adjective is used to compare differences between the two nouns it modifies. • A superlative adjective is used to compare the differences between the three or more nouns it modifies.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Three forming rules:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Four Exceptions:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • A comparative adjective is: – A. an adjective that modifies two nouns. – B. an adjective that modifies three or more nouns. – C. an adverb that modifies two nouns.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • A superlative adjective is: – A. an adjective that modifies two nouns. – B. an adjective that modifies three or more nouns. – C. an adverb that modifies two nouns.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • A one syllable superlative adjective is formed: – A. by adding ”-est” at the end of the adjective. – B. by adding “-er” at the end of the adjective. – C. by adding “-es” at the end of the adjective.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • A one syllable comparative adjective is formed: – A. by adding ”-est” at the end of the adjective. – B. by adding “-er” at the end of the adjective. – C. by adding “-es” at the end of the adjective.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Exercises for First Rule: old, older, oldest calm, calmer, calmest long, longer, longest quick, quicker, quickest fast, faster, fastest

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for First Rule: smaller, smallest cold: rich: smart: thin:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the Second Rule: early, earlier, earliest gentle, gentler, gentlest famous, more famous, most famous perfect, more perfect, most perfect tangled, more tangled, most tangled

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Exercises for the Second Rule: creative: more creative, most creative narrow: pleasant: thoughtful: worried:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the Third Rule: generous: more generous, most generous delicious: more delicious, most delicious excellent: more excellent, most excellent important: more important, most important unusual: more unusual most unusual

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the Third Rule: colorful: more colorful, most colorful beautiful: expensive: intelligent: interested:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the first exception: ending with “-e. ” large: larger, largest wise: brave: simple:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the second exception: ending with “-y. ” angry: angrier, angriest pretty: happy:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the third exception: double consonant sad: sadder, saddest big: fat:

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives • Examples for the fourth exception: irregular adjectives. good: better, best bad: far: