Flashcards on Foundational English Grammar: Verbs and Comparisons
Foundational English Grammar: Verbs and Comparisons Guide
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Comparatives and Superlatives
14 cards
Card 1
Question: What is the purpose of comparatives?
Answer: Comparatives compare two things (e.g., A dog is faster than an elephant).
Card 2
Question: What is the purpose of superlatives?
Answer: Superlatives compare one thing to all the others in the same group (e.g., The horse is the fastest of the three animals).
Card 3
Question: How do you form the comparative and superlative for most one-syllable adjectives?
Answer: Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative (e.g., high → higher/higher than; highest).
Card 4
Question: How do you form the comparative and superlative for one-syllable adjectives with a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern?
Answer: Double the final consonant and add -er/-est (e.g., hot → hotter than; hottest).
Card 5
Question: How do you form the comparative and superlative for one-syllable adjectives that end in a single consonant after a vowel (example provided)?
Answer: Double the final consonant and add -er/-est (e.g., big → bigger than; biggest).
Card 6
Question: How do you form comparatives and superlatives for two-syllable adjectives that end in -y?
Answer: Change -y to -ier for the comparative and -iest for the superlative (e.g., happy → happier than; happiest).
Card 7
Question: How do you form comparatives and superlatives for adjectives with two or more syllables (not ending in -y)?
Answer: Use more + adjective for the comparative and the most + adjective for the superlative (e.g., famous → more famous than; the most famous).
Card 8
Question: Give the comparative and superlative forms of 'good'.
Answer: Comparative: better than. Superlative: the best.
Card 9
Question: Give the comparative and superlative forms of 'bad'.
Answer: Comparative: worse than. Superlative: the worst.
Card 10
Question: Give the comparative and superlative forms of 'little'.
Answer: Comparative: less than. Superlative: the least.