Use adjectives to compare

Key Notes :

You can use some adjectives to compare people, places, or things.

Comparative adjectives compare two people, places, or things. They end in -er.

He is taller than his sister.

Superlative adjectives compare more than two people, places, or things. They end in -est.

He is the tallest person in his class.

Learn with an example

📖 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

📖 Mrs Clarken buys only the______ vegetables at the farmers’ market.

  • fresher
  • freshest
  • Fresher ends in -er. It is a comparative adjective. It compares two people, places, or things.
  • The freshest ends in -est. It is a superlative adjective. It compares more than two people, places, or things.
  • The sentence compares the vegetables Mrs Clarke buys and all the other vegetables at the farmers’ market. More than two things are compared. So, use the superlative adjective freshest.

📖 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

📖 Your hands are ________than mine are.

  • softer
  • softest
  • Softer ends in -er. It is a comparative adjective. It compares two people, places, or things.
  • Softest ends in -est. It is a superlative adjective. It compares more than two people, places, or things.
  • The sentence compares your hands and my hands. Two things are compared. So, use the comparative adjective softer.

📖 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

📖The captain of the ship was the ________person on deck.

  • smarter
  • smartest
  • Smarter ends in -er. It is a comparative adjective. It compares two people, places, or things.
  • Smartest ends in -est. It is a superlative adjective. It compares more than two people, places, or things.
  • The sentence compares the captain and the other people on deck. More than two things are compared. So, use the superlative adjective smartest.

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