Educational worksheet for practicing comparative and superlative forms of 1-syllable adjectives.
Worksheet titled "4- COMPARATIVE OR SUPERLATIVE" focusing on 1-syllable adjectives with exercises to complete sentences using '-er' or '-est' endings and a table for base words and suffixes.
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Task Explanation:
The worksheet focuses on using comparative (`-er`) and superlative (`-est`) forms of adjectives. The goal is to complete sentences by adding either `-er` or `-est` to the given adjectives, depending on whether the sentence requires a comparison between two things (`-er`) or indicates the highest degree among multiple things (`-est`).
Additionally, there is a table at the bottom where you need to fill in the comparative and superlative forms of the provided base words.
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Solution:
#### Part 1: Complete the Sentences
1. Jenny is much fast________ than Susan.
- Comparative form is used because it compares Jenny and Susan.
- Answer: faster
2. Thomas is the tall________ in the class.
- Superlative form is used because it indicates the tallest person in the class (among many).
- Answer: tallest
3. My bedroom is clean________ than my brother’s bedroom.
- Comparative form is used because it compares your bedroom with your brother’s.
- Answer: cleaner
4. This ruler is long________ than that one.
- Comparative form is used because it compares this ruler with that one.
- Answer: longer
5. Caroline is the smart________ girl I know.
- Superlative form is used because it indicates the smartest girl among all the girls you know.
- Answer: smartest
6. It's dark________ at 10pm than at 5pm.
- Comparative form is used because it compares the darkness at 10pm with 5pm.
- Answer: darker
7. I think I am the strong________ kid in the class.
- Superlative form is used because it indicates the strongest kid in the class.
- Answer: strongest
8. Melons are sweet________ than apples.
- Comparative form is used because it compares melons with apples.
- Answer: sweeter
9. I'm old________ today than I was yesterday.
- Comparative form is used because it compares your age today with yesterday.
- Answer: older
10. Timmy always has the great________ ideas.
- Superlative form is used because it indicates the greatest ideas among all ideas.
- Answer: greatest
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#### Part 2: Fill in the Table
The table asks you to provide the comparative (`-er`) and superlative (`-est`) forms of the given base words.
| Base Word | Suffix ‘er’ | Suffix ‘est’ |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
| bright | brighter | brightest |
| straight | straighter | straightest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
| grey | greyer | greyest |
| slow | slower | slowest |
| high | higher | highest |
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Final Answers:
#### Part 1:
1. faster
2. tallest
3. cleaner
4. longer
5. smartest
6. darker
7. strongest
8. sweeter
9. older
10. greatest
#### Part 2:
| Base Word | Suffix ‘er’ | Suffix ‘est’ |
|-----------|-------------|--------------|
| bright | brighter | brightest |
| straight | straighter | straightest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
| grey | greyer | greyest |
| slow | slower | slowest |
| high | higher | highest |
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Final Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{1. faster, 2. tallest, 3. cleaner, 4. longer, 5. smartest, 6. darker, 7. strongest, 8. sweeter, 9. older, 10. greatest}
}
\]
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\text{Base Word} & \text{Suffix 'er'} & \text{Suffix 'est'} \\
\hline
\text{bright} & \text{brighter} & \text{brightest} \\
\text{straight} & \text{straighter} & \text{straightest} \\
\text{small} & \text{smaller} & \text{smallest} \\
\text{grey} & \text{greyer} & \text{greyest} \\
\text{slow} & \text{slower} & \text{slowest} \\
\text{high} & \text{higher} & \text{highest} \\
\hline
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of er est worksheet.