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Comparatives and Superlatives                                      ANSWER KEY

-GROUP 1- One Syllable Adjectives or Adverbs:
Comparatives One syllable words use [-er + than] smart =  smarter than young =  younger than If the word ends in [-e], add [-r] nice = nicer than	Superlatives One syllable words use [the + -est] smart =  the smartest young =  the youngest If the word ends in [-e], add [-st] nice = the nicest

Now it's your turn:	Comparative	Superlative
tall	taller than	the tallest
long	longer than	the longest
old	older than	the oldest
short	shorter than	the shortest
fast	faster than	the fastest
soft	softer than	the softest
high	higher than	the highest
clean	cleaner than	the cleanest
wise	wiser than	the wisest
dumb	dumber than	the dumbest

-GROUP 1B- 1 syllable adjectives with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant  Pattern:
Comparatives If the word ends in a C-V-C pattern, double the consonant, add [-er + than] wet =  wetter than big =  bigger than ** w,x,y,z do NOT follow the C-V-C rule	Superlatives If the word ends in a C-V-C pattern, double the consonant, add [the + -est] wet =  the wettest big =  the biggest ** w,x,y,z do NOT follow the C-V-C rule
Consonants = b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Vowels = a, e, i, o, u

Now it's your turn:	Comparative	Superlative
sad	sadder than	the saddest
red	redder than	the reddest
thin	thinner than	the thinnest
hot	hotter than	the hottest

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