What did you do on the summer holidays?
What did you do on the summer holidays? Did you go to a sun resort and lie on the beach, or do water sports? Test your vocab with our quiz!
Read MoreWe have a Sporcle quiz at the bottom of the page to test you on comparing objects in space, and a Kahoot! link if you want to play it that way.
However, we are firstly going to learn about comparative and superlative adjectives.
Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights, over Ben Bulben mountain in Sligo, Ireland (Photo courtesy of Brian Quinn)
Comparative and superlative structures help us describe differences between things. They make our sentences more interesting and allow us to express how things relate to each other. Let’s learn how to use them!
Comparatives are used to compare two things. They show how one thing is different from another. To form a comparative, we usually add “-er” to the end of an adjective. If the adjective is long (with two or more syllables), we use “more” before the adjective. Here are some examples:
Short adjectives:
Long adjectives:
Superlatives are normally used to compare three or more things. They show the highest degree of something in a group. To form a superlative, we usually add “-est” to the end of an adjective. If the adjective is long, we use “most” before the adjective. Here are some examples:
Short adjectives:
Long adjectives:
Some adjectives don’t follow the regular rules. These are called irregular adjectives. Here are a few common ones:
Let’s use some space-related words to practice:
Big:
Far:
Bright:
Now you know how to use comparative and superlative adjectives! Try making your own sentences using these forms. Think of your favorite things in space and describe them using comparatives and superlatives.
Have fun exploring and comparing, and try our quiz on comparing objects in space right here!
Try the quiz on comparatives and superlatives on this Sporcle below. You need to read the two articles with space facts first though! If you want to revise some more, click the buttons below the quiz to look back at the articles. You can also play the quiz as a Kahoot! at this link:
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