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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Comparatives and superlatives


 QUESTIONS

  1. How do you decide whether to add "-er/-est" to an adjective or use "more/most" before it?
  2. What specific word must you always include when comparing two things in a sentence (e.g., "A car is faster ______ a bicycle")?
  3. What happens to the spelling of short adjectives that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern (like big or hot) when they become comparatives?
  4. What are the comparative and superlative forms of the irregular adjectives good and bad?
  5. What do we almost always put  before a superlative adjective?
  6. What is the rule for transforming adjectives that end in "-y" (like happy or friendly) into their comparative forms?
  7. How do you structure a sentence to show that two things are exactly the same in some way? (give an example)
  8.  What is grammatically wrong with saying "This is the most highest building in the city," and how would you fix it?
  9. If "most" is the top extreme for long adjectives, what word do you use to show the absolute bottom extreme?
  10. If you had to compare your phone with a friend's phone using one comparative and one superlative, what would you say?

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