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Comparative Endings
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What are comparative endings? They are endings for words when you compare two or more things – er est bigger biggest
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Add er to a word when you are comparing two things. The cat is smaller than the dog. Add est to a word when you are comparing three or more things. That is the biggest cat I have ever seen.
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Comparative Endings: -er and –est Remember to say the base word and then add the ending shorter shortest
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Sometimes the final consonant is doubled before -er or –est is added. sadder saddest
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If the base word ends in y, change the y to an i before adding –er or -est happier happiest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green greener
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green greener greenest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow greener greenest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow greener slower greenest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow greener slower greenest slowest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow sad greener slower greenest slowest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow sad greener slower sadder greenest slowest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow sad greener slower sadder greenest slowest saddest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow sad happy greener slower sadder greenest slowest saddest
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Comparative Endings: -er and -est Base WordTwo ThingsThree Things green slow sad happy greener slower sadder happier greenest slowest saddest happiest
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