Comparative adjectives grammar

What are adjectives?

• Words that describe adverbs

• Words that describe pronouns

• Words that describe nouns

• Words that describe verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

How are comparative adjectives formed in English?

• By adding -est to the adjective

• By adding -ing to the adjective

• By adding -ful to the adjective

• By adding -er to the adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective becomes 'shorter' in the comparative form?

• Short

• Big

• Tall

• Long

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What happens to two-syllable adjectives that end in -y in the comparative form?

• Add -ful to the adjective

• Add -er to the adjective

• Change -y to -i and add -est

• Add -ing to the adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective becomes 'better' in the comparative form?

• Bad

• Good

• Far

• Near

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the most common sentence pattern for comparative adjectives in English?

• subject plus verb plus adjective plus 'with' plus object

• subject plus verb plus adjective plus 'than' plus object

• subject plus verb plus adjective plus 'from' plus object

• subject plus verb plus adjective plus 'to' plus object

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the comparative form of 'famous'?

• Famoust

• Famousest

• Famouser

• More famous

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective becomes 'worse' in the comparative form?

• Good

• Bad

• Near

• Far

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which sentence shows a correct use of a comparative adjective?

• The blue house is bigger than the yellow house

• She is more taller than him

• My house is more big than your house

• The red car is more faster than the blue car

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the comparative form of 'expensive'?

• Expensiver

• More expensive

• Expensivest

• Expensivier

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G