Comparing With Adjectives

Comparing with Adjectives

You know that adjectives describe nouns .
One way they describe is by comparing people, places, or things.
To compare two people, places, or things—add – er to the adjective.
To compare three or more —add – est .

One person: My brother is tall .
Two people: My mother is taller than my brother.
Three or more: My father is tallest of all.

brave, less brave, least brave 6. All adjectives—when you’re talking about less instead of more: Use less or least with the adjective. careful, more careful, most careful 5. Some adjectives with two syllables and all adjectives with more than two syllables: Use more or most instead of – er or – est. flat, flatter, flattest 4. One-syllable adjectives that end with a single vowel and a consonant: Double the consonant and add – er or – est . busy, busier, busiest 3. Adjectives ending with a consonant and y : Change the y to i and add – er or – est . safe, safer, safest 2. Adjectives ending with e: Drop the e and add –er or –est. bright, brighter, brightest 1. One-syllable adjectives: Add – er or – est to the adjective. Rules for Comparing with Adjectives

With your group, answer questions 1-6 on workbook page 75.
Partner Practice

Complete workbook page 76 on your own.
Due at the end of class .
D.I.Y. Time

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