Degrees of Comparison Quiz

What are the three degrees of comparison in adjectives?

• Good, Better, Best

• Fast, Faster, Fastest

• Small, Medium, Large

• Positive, Comparative, Superlative

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

How do we form comparative adjectives?

• By adding -ier

• By adding -ing

• By adding -est

• By adding -er

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective format requires doubling the consonant before adding -er or -est?

• Vowel-vowel-consonant

• Consonant-consonant-vowel

• Vowel-consonant-vowel

• Consonant-vowel-consonant

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the rule for forming comparative and superlative adjectives for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y?

• Add -er and -est directly

• Remove the last vowel

• Double the last consonant

• Change -y to -i and add -er and -est

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

When do we use 'more' and 'most' instead of -er and -est?

• With adjectives ending in -y

• With two-syllable adjectives ending in -ful, -ing, or -ed

• With one-syllable adjectives

• With three-syllable adjectives

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the rule for forming comparative and superlative adjectives for adjectives of three or more syllables?

• Use 'more/less' for comparative and 'most/least' for superlative

• Double the last consonant

• Change -y to -i and add -er and -est

• Add -er and -est directly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective is used to describe the height of the skyscraper?

• Superlative

• None of the above

• Comparative

• Positive

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'fat'?

• Fatter

• Fatier

• Fattest

• Fatness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which adjective format ends in -le, -ow, or -er?

• Big

• Tall

• Happy

• Simple

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

What is the irregular comparative form of the adjective 'good'?

• Goodest

• Best

• Gooder

• Better

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G