Grade 5 Exam Prep

We use adj + er than and more + adj + than to compare one thing with another.

For short adjectives, we use adj + er than

For long adjectives we use more + adj + than

For words (adj.) that end in a consonant and –y,: we change the y to i and add -er

Words that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination: Double the final consonant and then add er

If a word ends in –e, we add –r

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives.

We use the adj + est and the most + adj to compare three or more things.

For short adjectives, we use the adj + est

For long adjectives we use the most + adj

For words (adj.) that end in a consonant and –y,: we change the y to i and add -est

Words that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination: Double the final consonant and then add est

If a word ends in –e, we add –st

The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular superlatives.