LESSON
Comparisons
Comparisons and Adjectives
Adjectives have special endings when we are comparing things.
Comparing | Comparative usually will end in | Comparative will always end in | Examples |
Comparing 2 things | er or re |
| bigger dog more money |
Comparing 3+ things |
| St | biggest dog most money |
My son lives in Europe.
One
My elder son lives in Europe.
Two
My eldest son lives in Europe
Three or more
- We had snow yesterday.
- We had more snow yesterday than all of last year.
- We had the most snow we have ever had.
- or more
Exception
Worse is an exception.
Two things: worse
Three+ things: worst
Doubling
Do not double a comparison. It is saying the same thing twice:
more better most best bestest
Comparisons Activity 1 – Write the answer in the box to the right.
1. How many sons do I have? | My elder son is getting married. |
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2. How many tomatoes did I taste? | The smallest tomato tasted best. |
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3. How many classes am I taking? | Geometry is my harder class. |
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4. How many nouns do the directions involve? | The noun nearer the verb indicates singular or plural. |
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5. What is wrong with the sentence’s grammar? | This is a more better idea than your last one. |
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Comparisons and Spelling
Than = The only time we use than is when we made a comparison.
Babsi is stronger than Fred, and he is a champion weightlifter.
As = We can use as to make a comparison, but we use it other ways as well.
Lyle is as strong as a lion.
We were singing as we were marching.