Measures of Dispersion and Variability: Range, QD, AD and SD
Comparative and superlative adjectives
1. 1
• To identify the comparative and superlative
forms of adjectives and to use them
correctly in writing
Objective
2. 2
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• The comparative form of an adjective
compares two things or people.
• The superlative form of an adjective
compares more than two things or people.
Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives
3. 3
• For most adjectives of one syllable and
some of two syllables, -er and -est are
added to form the comparative and
superlative.
Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives (cont.)
4. 4
• For most adjectives with two or more
syllables, the comparative or superlative is
formed by adding more or most before the
adjective.
Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives (cont.)
5. 5
• Never use more or most with adjectives
that already end with -er or -est. This is
called a double comparison.
Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives (cont.)
6. 6
• Some adjectives have irregular
comparative and superlative forms.
Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives (cont.)
7. 7
Rewrite each sentence, correcting the comparative or
superlative form of the adjective.
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Exercise 5 Identifying Correct Comparative
and Superlative Forms
1. You can’t really say that my taste is worser than
yours.
2. If someone has good taste in art, how can there
be gooder taste?
You can’t really say that my taste is worse than
yours.
If someone has good taste in art, how can there
be better taste?
8. 8
Rewrite each sentence, correcting the comparative or
superlative form of the adjective.
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Exercise 5 Identifying Correct Comparative
and Superlative Forms (cont.)
3. You just don’t like my favoritest painter.
4. Does that mean that the one you like is more
good?
5. First of all, my favorite is more young than your
favorite.
You just don’t like favorite painter.
Does that mean that the one you like is better?
First of all, my favorite is younger than your
favorite.
9. 9
Write the correct comparative or superlative form of the
adjective in parentheses.
1. Michelangelo was one of the (great) artists of all
time.
2. He was also the (famous) artist of his own time.
3. Are his statues (good) than his paintings?
4. Which is the (fine) statue, David or the Pietà?
5. Michelangelo’s figures were (large) than life.
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Exercise 6 Using Comparative and Superlative
Adjectives
greatest
most famous
better
finer
larger
10. 10
Imagine that you are a movie critic. Write a
brief comparison of three movies. Include
both comparative and superlative adjectives
in your writing.
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