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Adjectives - Comparatives and Superlatives
An Elementary Grammar Worksheet from Anna Grammar™
Comparative Adjectives
To compare two things, we use a comparative adjective e.
g.
tall taller.
Short adjectives (e.
g.
fat, tall) take -er.
tall taller.
Here is a list of some short adjectives (adjectives that have one syllable) that take -er.
tall big* cold cheap old large**
rare rich poor young fat* * Some consonants are doubled.
big bigger, fat fatter
** e is not doubled.
large larger.
Here’s a photo of three giraffes.
The tallest giraffe is Stevie.
Spotty and Allie are shorter than
Stevie and Allie is shorter than Spotty.
Exercise 1:
Answer these questions.
Which giraffe is a.
?
Which giraffe is b.
?
Which giraffe is c.
?
Longer adject
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