5 Questions
Comparative adjectives We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons: We use ______ when we want to compare one thing with another
than
When we want to describe how something or someone changes we can use two comparatives with ______
and
We often use ______ with comparative adjectives to show that one thing depends on another
the
We use ______ with superlative adjectives
the
If an adjective ends in a vowel and a ______, we double the ______: If an adjective ends in a ______ and –y, we change –y to –i and add –er or –est
consonant
Study Notes
Comparative Adjectives
- We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons between two things.
- Comparative adjectives are used to describe how something or someone changes, often in conjunction with "and" to show the progression.
- Comparative adjectives are often used with "than" to show that one thing depends on another.
- "Than" is not used with superlative adjectives.
- When an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is doubled before adding "-er" or "-est".
- When an adjective ends in a consonant and "-y", the "-y" is changed to "-i" and "-er" or "-est" is added.
Test your knowledge of comparative and superlative adjectives with this beginner-level quiz. Practice making comparisons and showing changes in English using than and the correct forms of comparative adjectives.
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