Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

1. Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

2. Adjectives Words that describe nouns and pronouns • Kelly is smart. • The flowers smell sweet. • The house seems large. What are the adjectives in these sentences?

3. Adverbs • Words that describe adjectives and verbs *Glen felt really proud. *Sue jumps skillfully from her skateboard. Where are the adverbs?

4. Tips • Adverbs usually end in –ly • Adjectives often answer the question, “How many?”

5. Comparative • Compares one thing to the other. • Example: He is bigger than Tom. She is smaller than Nan. She ran more rapidly than Sue. He was more prepared than Jake.

6. Tips • Most adjectives with one syllable use –er endings to form the comparative. • Fast becomes faster. • The superhero is faster than a speeding car.

7. Tips • Most adjectives with two or more syllables use more placed before the adjective to form the comparative. • Determined becomes more determined. • Brody was more determined to win the game than Jermone.

8. Tips • For most adjectives with two syllables ending in –y, drop the –y from the ending and add –ier to form the comparative. • Lucky becomes luckier. • A clover is luckier than a rabbit's foot:

9. Superlative • Out of all. • Example: Of all the boys he is the biggest. Out of the class she is the smallest. She ran most rapidly. He was most prepared.

10. Cheat Sheet • Comparative= er, more • Superlative= est, most • 1 syllable= -er, -est • 2 syllables+ = -more, most • Adjectives that are 2 syllables and end in –ly= dropping –ly and adding –ier

11. Comparative and Superlative • What are the comparative and superlative forms of the following words? -Fast -Crazy -Fabulous

12. Exceptions to the rules • Fun • Good -No comparative form exist for these words! -What is the superlative form of the words?

13. Create your own! • Make one comparative sentence • Make one superlative sentence • Then explain why each sentence is comparative or negative.