Comparatives

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Comparatives

• How words change when we use them to compare
  things

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big
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bigger
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biggest
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big
bigger
biggest
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tall
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taller
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tallest
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tall
taller
tallest
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small
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smaller
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smallest
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small
smaller
smallest
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fat
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fatter
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fattest
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fat
fatter
fattest
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happy
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happier
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happiest
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happy
happier
happiest
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fast
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faster
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fastest
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fast
faster
fastest
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pretty
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prettier
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prettiest
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pretty
prettier
prettiest
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busy
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busier
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busiest
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busy
busier
busiest
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sad
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sadder
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saddest
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sad
sadder
saddest
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clever
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cleverer
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cleverest
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clever
cleverer
cleverest
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How do these words change? Can you find a rule?
bright
brighter
brightest
long
longer
longest
smooth
smoother
smoothest
narrow
narrower
narrowest
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The rule for words with one or more syllables
with a consonant next to the last letter (without
an e or y at the end).

• Add er or -est

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How do these words change? Can you find a rule?
large
larger
largest
brave
braver
bravest
wise
wiser
wisest
safe
safer
safest
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The rule for words with an e at the end.

• Take off the e
• Add er or -est

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How do these words change? Can you find a rule?
thin
thinner
thinnest
hot
hotter
hottest
fit
fitter
fittest
red
redder
reddest
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The rule for words with one syllable and a vowel
next to the last letter (without an e or y at the
end).

• Double the last letter
• Add er or -est

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How do these words change? Can you find a rule?
heavy
heavier
heaviest
noisy
noisier
noisiest
tiny
tinier
tiniest
tidy
tidier
tidiest
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The rule for words with a y at the end.

• Change the y to an i
• Add er or -est