To say that 2 things are the same, you use “as [adjective] as.”
Jake is 14 years old. Keith is 14 years old, too. Keith is as old as Jake.
PRACTICE
Read the sentences below, then write a sentence using “as [adjective] as.”
3. Sandra’s test score is good. Tina’s test score is good, too. _________________________
5. Ryan can run fast. Linda can run fast, too. ________________________
You can also say that something is “not so [adjective] as” something else.
This is the opposite of “more [adjective].”
PRACTICE
With long adjectives of two syllables or more we use more + adjective + than.
With short adjectives (one syllable or two syllables ending in –y) we add –er.
e.g. Brazil is bigger than Uruguay.
Spelling rules
1. with the majority of adjectives we simply add -er. e.g. old, older
2. When the adjective ends in e we only add -r. e.g. nice, nicer
3. When the adjective ends in y we change the y to I and add -er. e.g. happy,
happier
4. When the adjective has one vowel and one final consonant we double the final consonant
and add -er. e.g. sad, sadder
bad -worse
PRACTICE
Superlative adjective
• With long adjectives of two syllables or more we use the most + adjective.
e.g. That was the most interesting day of my life.
• With short adjectives (one syllable or two syllables ending in –y) we add –est.
e.g. The Vatican is the smallest country in the world.
Spelling rules
1. with the majority of adjectives we simply add -est. e.g. old, oldest
2. When the adjective ends in e we only add -st. e.g. nice, nicest
3. When the adjective ends in y we change the y to I and add -est. e.g. happy,
happiest
4. When the adjective has one vowel and one final consonant we double the final consonant and add -est.
e.g. sad, saddest
PRACTICE
Fix the mistakes in the sentences below.
5. I think that the brown dog is ugliest than the black dog.
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