Do Now- Complete the following in your English Journal _________ is a tall building. _________ is a taller building. _________ is the tallest building

Comparatives & Superlatives

EQ: How do I write the comparative and superlative form of an adjective?

What’s your function? A comparative form of an adjective compares two things. Add –er to most adjectives to compare two things nicer, cooler, meaner Use more with long adjectives - complicated, sophisticated

What’s your function? Use the superlative form to compare three or more things. Add –est to most adjectives to compare three or more things nicest, coolest, meanest Use most with long adjectives skillful, colorful, playful

Lets work together on a couple sentences!!! The Nile River is (long, longer, longest) than the Mississippi. Mount Everest is the (high, higher, highest) mountain in the world)

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Ticket Out the Door Tell me how many things a comparative adjective compares. Tell me how many things the superlative form of an adjective compares. Write 3 sentences using a comparative adjective. Write 3 sentences using a superlative adjective.

Do Now- Complete the chart in your English Journal Adjective good bad Comparative Superlative

Essential Question How do I write the comparative and superlative form of good and bad?

Rules for Irregular Superlative and Comparative Adjectives Some adjectives have completely different comparative and superlative forms. The adjectives good and bad have irregular comparative and superlative forms. Use better to compare two things and best to compare three or more. Use worse to compare two things and worst to compare three or more.

Comparing with more and most Use more to form the comparative of most adjectives with two or more syllables. Use most to form the superlative of most adjectives with two or more syllables.

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Homework Complete the following worksheets for homework. Reteaching Workbook page #46 Workbook Plus page #77

Ticket Out the Door Write 6 sentences using the following words: worse, worst, better, best, more and most. DO NOT Copy Sentences from your worksheets!!!!!