What are some comparative adjectives?

– old – older – oldest – young – younger – youngest – pretty – prettier – prettiest – long – longer – longest – short – shorter – shortest – bright – brighter – brightest – close – closer – closest – happy – happier – happiest

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What are some superlative Words?

rotten, terrible, vile, wretched. superlative. noun. Synonyms & Antonyms of superlative (Entry 2 of 2) as in exaggeration, hyperbole. Synonyms & Near Synonyms for superlative.

What is an example of a superlative sentence?

At 7 feet 6 inches in height,Shawn Bradley was one of the tallest basketball players in the NBA. (“tallest” is the adjective)

Rory listens most attentively of all the students. (“attentively” is the adverb)

Zoe was the least motivated runner on the team. (“motivated” is the adjective. It has more than two syllables,so the word,”least” was added)

How to form superlative adjectives?

Identifying Superlatives. Latin superlative adjectives are usually easy to identify.

Translation of Superlatives. Superlatives are usually translated into English with -est or “most”.

Declension of Superlatives. Superlative adjectives are declined like first and second declension nouns.

Unusual Superlatives.

Irregular Superlatives

What are comparative adverbs?

Comparative adverbs, like comparative adjectives, are used to describe differences and similarities between two things.

What is the comparative form of these adjectives?

These are often measurements, such as height, weight, depth, distance, etc., but they don’t have to be. We can also use comparative adjectives to compare non-physical characteristics. As we can see above, we form comparative adjectives either by adding “-er” to the end of the adjective, or by adding the word more (or less) before the adjective.

What are some examples of comparative and superlative adjectives?

I have more studying to do than you,but Timmy requires the most studying of us all.

Sharks have less fear than dolphins,because sharks are predators.

My grandma bakes better cakes than me,but my uncle bakes the best cakes.

Some cities have worse water quality than others.

Which restaurant is farthest from home?