1. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Lesson 3

2. Lesson 3 - Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Sometimes you use adjectives to compare two or more people or things.
There are two forms of adjectives used when comparing.
Comparative
Superlative

3. Comparative
The comparative form is used when an adjective compares two things.
Form the comparative by adding –er to most one-syllable and some two-syllable adjectives
Example:
The lion is heavier than the zebra.

4. Superlative
The superlative form is used when an adjective compares more than two things.
Form the superlative by adding –est to most adjectives.
Example:
The elephant is the heaviest animal in the jungle.

5. Comparative/Superlative
When you add er or est, the spelling of an adjective may change.
Adjectives ending in e drop the final e.
rare, rarer, rarest
Adjectives ending in a consonant preceded by a single vowel double the consonant.
flat, flatter, flattest
Adjectives ending in y change the y to i.
angry, angrier, angriest

6. Guided Practice tall big smart good, well bad taller tallest bigger
Directions: Write the comparative and superlative forms of each word.
comparative superlative
tall
big
smart
good, well
bad
taller
tallest
bigger
biggest
smarter
smartest
better
best
worse
worst