PPT-Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

By Cheryl Hamilton 5 th Grade Comparative Adjectives Comparative adjectives are used to compare two people places things or groups Add er to most short adjectives to make their comparative forms. One-syllable . adjectives. One-Syllable . Adjective. e.g. Long, . longer. , . longest. . One-Syllable Adjective with Final –e. e.g. Wise, . wiser. , . wisest. . One-Syllable Adjective Ending with a Single Consonant with a Single Vowel before It. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES . As you know, words are made of syllables.. Fat fat =one syllable. Rabbit rab-bit = two syllables. Beautiful Beau-ti-ful =three syllables. . Remember!!!. To make the comparative of one syllable adjectives you only should add . Comparative. . Structures. We can use comparative structures to say that:. things are more:. Our prices are bett. er. . than. any of our rivals.. We have a . more . interesting . range of music . Do Now. Complete the Do Now – make sure to circle which alarm is going off as you read the sentence with a mistake.. Write the “Fix It” sentence. Make sure you have agreement in person, number, and gender!. and . Superlative. Adjectives. Adjectives. Describe or modify nouns and pronouns. Examples. The . helpful. . robot cleaned . my room.. He’s . friendlier. . than that. killer. . robot that tried to . and . Superlative. Adjectives. Adjectives. Describe or modify nouns and pronouns. Examples. The . helpful. . robot cleaned . my room.. He’s . friendlier. . than that. killer. . robot that tried to . What surprises can happen on an expedition?. Title:. Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu. Author: . Ted. . Lewin. Genre: . . Narrative Nonfiction. Monday. Grammar: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives. comparative. We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two people or . . . . things. we add . er. . to an adjective and than after the adjective to make the comparison. Example:It,s. Title:. Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu. Author: . Ted. . Lewin. Genre: . . Narrative Nonfiction. Story Sort. Vocabulary . Words:. Arcade Games. Study Stack. . Spelling City: Spelling Words . Author:. Jules Verne. Genre: . Science Fiction. Small Group. Timer. Review Games. Story Sort. Vocabulary. . Words. :. Arcade Games. Study Stack . Spelling City: Vocabulary. Spelling City: Spelling Words . Adjective and Adverb NOTES Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun They answer the questions: What kind? Which one or ones? How many or much? Articles are Adjectives Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Comparative Adverbs A comparative adverb compares 2 actions. When comparing 2 actions add –er to the adverb. Use more instead of adding –er if the adverb ends in –ly Comparative Adjectives. A comparative adjective compares only 2 nouns.. When comparing 2 nouns add . –er . to the adjective.. If the adjective is a long word, write . more. in front of it instead of adding –er to the end of the word.. 1. They modify nouns and noun phrases.. 2. There are different kinds of adjectives.. 3. They are gradable. They can take comparative and superlative degrees.. 4. They can be preceded by degree modifiers like: .