As you may remember from our recent overview of English grammar, an adjective is a word that describes a noun (e
Superlatives are used when a speaker or writer is attempting to compare a group of three or more thing
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The comparative and superlative allow you to draw relationships between words
comparisons where the first focus of comparison is a noun, second term is a verb or clause
Far → Furthest
Comparison is a feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe
As you can see, some adjectives change their spelling when forming their comparative and superlative forms
When comparing three or more nouns, we use superlative adjectives
For more practice, print out this helpful lesson plan for comparative and superlative adjectives
Comparative degree example: She is smarter than her sister
Some comparative and superlative adjectives are irregular, including some very common ones such as good/better/best and bad/worse/worst
good bueno better best grand grandioso, ambicioso, impotente grander grandest grave grave Good comparative and superlative Good Good is an adjective
Comparative and superlative forms with -er/-est and more/most are always used to talk about a
Nov 05, 2020 · Adjective Comparative Superlative fast faster fastest cheap cheaper cheapest fresh fresher freshest big bigger biggest sad sadder saddest Two-Syllable Adjectives For comparative adjectives, the suffix -er will be added, or it will be preceded by more
These worksheets give students practice in using comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs
Fast = fastest
Examples of comparative and superlative adjectives in a sentence: 1) I think Lisa is shorter than Pam