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📏 Rule: Add -er to compare two things. Add -est when something is the most of all. Short words ending in one consonant double the letter (big → bigger → biggest).
tall → taller → tallest
1) Read the Word Triples 🗣️
Read across: base word → -er → -est.
2) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose -er or -est form. Read carefully!
tallerbiggestcolderlongestfastercoldest
- 1. A giraffe is than a horse.
- 2. The blue whale is the animal in the ocean.
- 3. Winter is than fall.
- 4. The Nile is the river in the world.
- 5. A cheetah runs than a lion.
- 6. Antarctica is the place on Earth.
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3) Add -er and -est ✏️
Write each word three ways: base, -er, -est.
- 1. tall → →
- 2. fast → →
- 3. small → →
- 4. long → →
- 5. slow → →
- 6. cold → →
4) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose -er or -est form. Read carefully!
biggerbiggestfasterfastesttallertallest
- 1. An elephant is than a mouse.
- 2. A blue whale is the animal of all.
- 3. My horse is than your pony.
- 4. A cheetah is the land animal.
- 5. Dad is than my brother.
- 6. Mt. Everest is the mountain.
5) Pick the Right Word 🎯
Circle the form that fits.
- 1. A bird is (smaller / smallest) than a plane.
- 2. Today is the (hotter / hottest) day this week.
- 3. Snails are (slower / slowest) than rabbits.
- 4. Grandpa is the (older / oldest) in our family.
Ex.2: 1) taller · 2) biggest · 3) colder · 4) longest · 5) faster · 6) coldest · Ex.3: taller/tallest, faster/fastest, smaller/smallest, longer/longest, slower/slowest, colder/coldest · Ex.4: 1) bigger · 2) biggest · 3) faster · 4) fastest · 5) taller · 6) tallest · Ex.5: 1) smaller · 2) hottest · 3) slower · 4) oldest