Lesson 37
Parts of Speech - Adjectives
In comparison of adjectivesAdjectives modify or affect the meaning of nouns and pronouns and tell us which, whose, what kind, and how many about the nouns or pronouns they modify.
Source: Lesson 31,
one-syllable adjectives and some two-syllable adjectives (especially those ending in y or le) form the comparativecompares two things or persons with er and the superlativecompares more than two things or persons with est.
Examples:
new, newer, newest
jolly, jollier, jolliest
Instructions: Write the correct comparative and superlative forms for the following adjectives.
1. glad
glad, gladder, gladdest
2. prompt
prompt, prompter, promptest
3. small
small, smaller, smallest
4. noble
noble, nobler, noblest
5. funny
funny, funnier, funniest