Comparative Adjectives

The blue whale is the ______ animal in the world. 

• large

• larger

• largest

• largely

A rabbit is _______ than an slug.

• cute

• cuter

• cutest

• cutie

Penguins huddle together because the air is _________ in the winter than in the summer.

• cold

• colder

• coldest

• hotter

A cheetah is the _________ mammal on the planet.

• fast

• faster

• fastest

• slower

The vulture is the _______ bird of all.

• ugly

• uglier

• ugliest

• uglyful

The ________ armadillo is amazing.

• friendly

• friendlier

• friendliest

• friend

Today is ______ than yesterday.

• cold

• colder

• most cold

• coldest

When do you use the comparative suffix (-er)?

Example: Mrs. Latham is cooler than her husband.

• When comparing two things

• When changing a noun to a verb

• When comparing three or more things

• When ordering a Pumpkin Spice Latte

When do you use the superlative suffix (-est)?

Example: Mrs. Latham is the coolest person in her family.

• When comparing two things

• When changing a noun to a verb

• When comparing within a group

• When ordering a Pumpkin Spice Latte

Fill in the blank with the correctly spelled word that fits best in the sentence. Lebron James lifted the most weight out of everyone in the locker room which means he is the __________ person in the weight room.

• most strong

• stronger

• strongest

• weakest