Can you name two comparative adjectives?
Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Comparative adjectives compare two things. Superlative adjectives compare more than two things.
Comparing Adjectives
Adjective: A word that describes a noun. Comparative Adjective: A comparison of two things using words such as 'better' or 'more'. Superlative Adjective: A comparison of more than two things using words such as 'best' or 'most'.
Concepts:
The most common comparative adjectives in English are 'bigger', 'better', and 'more'. All comparative adjectives have endings such as -er and -ier. In some languages, like Spanish, the comparative is formed by adding más or menos before the adjective.
Fun facts:
Work together in pairs: Which comparative adjective did you find the most interesting and why?
Brain break: Draw a picture of a dragon riding a bicycle through a rainbow with a cat in the basket!
Which adjective means greater in size?
- bigger
- smaller
- longer
- shorter
Which adjective means more difficult?
Which adjective means having more value?
Which adjective means higher in number?
Which adjective means more expensive?
- costlier
- cheaper
- taller
- shorter