Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparatives: When the adjective has ONE SYLLABLE, add ______

• -er + than

• -ier + than

• -est + than

• more + -er + than

Comparatives: When the adjective ends in a /Y/, add_______

• -er + than

• change the y to i and add -er + than

• -est + than

• most + -er + than

Comparatives: When the adjective has MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, add _______

• -er + than

• more than

• most than

• the + -est

Superlatives: When the adjective is ONE SYLLABLE, add _______

• -er + than

• the + -est

• -er + more + than

• -est + most + than

Superlatives: When the adjective has MORE THAN ONE SYLLABLE, add ______

• more than

• the most

• -er + than

• the + -est

Superlatives: When the adjective ends in a /Y/, __________

• change the /y/ to /i/ and add the + -est

• change the /y/ to /i/ and add the + -er

• do not change anything; keep the adjective as is

• add the most

The elephant is __________ the mouse.

• bigger than

• biggest than

• more bigger than

• the most biggest than

The pink flower is _____________ the purple flower.

• prettier than

• prettyer than

• more prettier than

• more prettyer than

The blue book is ____________ the red book.

• more interesting than

• interestinger than

• more interestinger than

• most interesting

Aaron is ______________ of all.

• the smarter

• the smartest

• the more smartest

• the most smartest