Each passage compares three items using the comparative "-er" and superlative "-est". The third item is described as the "-est".

1. The dog is big.
The cow is bigger than the dog.
The elephant is the biggest.

2. Lisa’s hair Jill’s hair
Stacy’s hair
Lisa’s hair is long.
Jill’s hair is longer than Lisa’s hair.
Stacy’s hair is the longest.

3. Tom
Ed
Mac
Tom is high.
Ed is higher than Tom.
Mac is the highest.

4. The cat is small.
The bird is smaller than the cat.
The ladybug is the smallest.

5. #1 #2 #3
#1 is pretty.
#2 is prettier than #1.
#3 is the prettiest.

6. A is happy.
B is happier than A.
C is the happiest.
A B C

7. The ice cream is cold.
The ice is colder than the ice cream.
The igloo is the coldest.

8. Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 1 is deep.
Part 2 is deeper than Part 1.
Part 3 is the deepest.

9. 1 2 3
Book 2 is thick.
Book 1 is thicker than Book 2.
Book 3 is the thickest.

10. Now you try it!

12. 1 2 3

13. The drum on top.
The drum in the middle.
The drums on the bottom.

14. the first dog

15. old olderoldest