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    This document provides information about comparative and superlative adjectives. It defines the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. Examples are given to illustrate each degree. Spelling rules for forming the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are outlined. Irregular adjectives are noted as exceptions. An activity asks the reader to complete a table providing the comparative and superlative forms of given adjectives based on the rules and examples provided.

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    This document provides information about comparative and superlative adjectives. It defines the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. Examples are given to illustrate each degree. Spelling rules for forming the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are outlined. Irregular adjectives are noted as exceptions. An activity asks the reader to complete a table providing the comparative and superlative forms of given adjectives based on the rules and examples provided.

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    This document provides information about comparative and superlative adjectives. It defines the three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative, and superlative. Examples are given to illustrate each degree. Spelling rules for forming the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives are outlined. Irregular adjectives are noted as exceptions. An activity asks the reader to complete a table providing the comparative and superlative forms of given adjectives based on the rules and examples provided.

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    Online Support Lesson 5-Degrees of Comparison

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    In this lesson, we will review the following:

    Look at Comparative Adjectives

    Spelling rules for comparative and superlative forms

    Complete an activity on Comparative Adjectives

    Homework Task
    Comparative Adjectives
    Mr and Mrs Twit are having an argument!

    Mr Twit said, “I caught a big fish.”


    ‘You call that big?’ scoffed Mrs Twit.

    “I have caught a much bigger one before!” boasted Mrs


    Twit.
    Charlie enters the room…

    “You think that fish is big? The one that I caught is the
    biggest! exclaimed Charlie.
    In this example, you will notice that Mr Twit’s fish was big,
    but Mrs Twit boasted that she caught a bigger fish. Then
    Charlie walked in and said to Mr and Mrs Twit that the fish he
    caught was the biggest. We call this Degrees of Comparison.

    Big Bigger Biggest


    Degrees of Comparison
    Degrees of comparisons compare nouns.

    There are three degrees of comparison:

    1. The positive refers to one thing.

    Example: Mr Twit caught a big fish.

    2. The comparative degree compares two things.

    Example: Mrs Twit caught a bigger fish.

    3. The superlative degree compares more than two things.

    Example: Charlie caught the biggest fish of the three.


    Examples of Degrees of Comparisons

    hot
    hotter
    hottest

    heavy

    heavier
    heaviest
    Let us look at the spelling rules for the comparative
    and superlative forms of adjectives

    Short vowels Examples: flat Comparative: flatter Superlative: flattest


    thin thinner thinnest
    Double vowels or Examples: clean Comparative: cleaner Superlative: cleanest
    double consonants smart smarter smartest
    Words ending in ‘e’ Example: large Comparative: larger Superlative: largest

    Words ending in ‘y’ Examples: easy Comparative: easier Superlative: easiest


    pretty prettier prettiest

    Words ending in ‘ful’ Examples: painful Comparative: Superlative:


    beautiful more painful most painful
    more beautiful most beautiful
    Irregular adjectives are an exception to the rules.

    However, there are exceptions to the rules. Let us look at the following irregular
    adjectives:

    good comparative form is better superlative form is best

    bad comparative form is worse superlative form is worst

    little comparative form is less superlative form is least

    much comparative form is more superlative form is most


    Activity 1: Degrees of Comparison

    Comparing Adjectives: Complete the table below.


    When we compare two nouns we use a comparative adjective.
    When we compare three or more nouns we use a superlative adjective.
    Remember the spelling rules. Now, try to complete this! You have 6 minutes on the Timer!

    Adjectives describing Comparative Form Superlative Form


    nouns
    safe
    large
    tame
    hot
    heavy
    beautiful
    Activity 1: Degrees of Comparison

    Adjectives describing Comparative Form Superlative Form


    nouns
    safe safer safest
    large larger largest
    tame tamer tamest
    hot hotter hottest
    heavy heavier heaviest
    beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
    pretty prettier prettiest

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