What do these word have in common? Dim Shiny Spotted Muted Moldy Sharp Frozen Sour Wrinkled Cracked Hazy Sweet Smooth Fuzzy Slick Spicy Beautiful Pretty Fair Ugly Nice Mean Good Boring Anxious Public Private Exciting

Adjectives Are words that modify or describe a noun or a pronoun.

Adjectives The eager, large crowd of visitors carefully examine the huge painting. eagerlarge huge

Predicate Adjectives Are adjectives that follow a linking verb and modifies or describes the subject of the sentence.

Predicate Adjectives Even the waves were distant and respectful of the beautiful day. distant respectful

Predicate Adjectives Everything around her was radiant in the morning light. radiant

Adjectives Her unique style combined abstract design with realistic scenery. uniqueabstract realistic

Adjectives A piece of red coral was especially eye-catching. red eye-catching

Adjectives That silent woman was aware of everything around her. Thatsilentaware

Adjectives She would paint the white shape of the shell alongside a gray shingle. white gray

Adjectives The beach was deserted except for one lone walker. deserted onelone

What do these words have in common? Happily Quietly Slowly Sadly Quickly Angrily Gently Smoothly Raucously Morosely Mysteriously Peacefully Somewhat Here Never Often Almost Very Always Also Too Not Later

Adverbs Are words that modify or describe a verb, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Adverbs Susan B. Anthony fought tirelessly for women’s voting rights. tirelessly

Adverbs The women often suffered defeats, they continues their campaign. often

Adverbs In 1919 the Nineteenth Amendment finally gave women the right to vote. finally

Adverbs Are women always treated fairly today? alwaysfairly

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs The comparative form of an adjective compares two things or people. uses –er or more

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs The superlative form of an adjective compares two things or people. uses –est or most

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs For words with one syllable and some two syllable words use --er for the comparative form --est for the superlative form

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs For most words with two or more syllables use more for the comparative form most for the superlative form

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs CAUTION!! CAUTION!!! NEVER use more or most with words that already end with – er or –est.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives can be tricky. Use the chart to memorize the words.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Good, wellbetterbest bad worseworst Many, muchmoremost littlelessleast

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Irregular comparative and superlative adverbs can be tricky. Use the chart to memorize the words.

Adverb Comparative Superlative Good, wellbetterbest badly worseworst Many, muchmoremost littlelessleast

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Michelangelo was one of the _______ artists of all time. most great greatest greater more great

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs He was also the _______artist of his own time. most famous famousest famouser more famous

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Are his statues ______than his paintings? most good better ore better best

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Few paintings are _____ than the one on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. beautifuler more beautiful beautifulest most beautiful

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Critics disagree on his ______ style of art. badly worse worst worser

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Few artists completed _____ paintings than he did. most more many manier

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs She expected ____ of him but couldn’t be sure of it. good best more good better

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs He was staring even ______ into space than before. most blankly more blankly blanklier blankly

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs The band played _______ at the end of the peprally. most energetically engergeticalliest more energetically more energetic

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs The drummer played _____ during his solo than with the band. most forcefully forcefully forceful more forcefully

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs Several backup singers rehearsed ____ than the piano player. most long longest longer more long

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs The homework assignment was over ______ than expected. most sooner soonest sooner more soon