1. More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Lesson 4

2. Lesson 4 - More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Most one and two syllable adjectives follow the rules for the comparative and superlative forms.
However, there is always and exception to every rule.

3. More Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
For most adjectives that have two or more syllables add the words more and most to form the comparative and superlative.
Examples:
difficult, more difficult, most difficult
colorful, more colorful, most colorful

4. DO NOT
DO NOT combine more and most with adjectives ending in er and est. This error is called a double comparative, as in Today is more warmer than yesterday.
Example:
Correct: Herons are larger than sea gulls.
Incorrect: Herons are more larger than sea gulls.

5. Guided Practice exciting rewarding good little bad More exciting
Directions: Write the comparative and superlative forms of each word.
comparative superlative
exciting
rewarding
good
little
bad
More exciting
Most exciting
More rewarding
Most rewarding
better
best
less
least
worse
worst