What do these word have in common?

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What do these word have in common?

• Dim
• Shiny
• Spotted
• Muted
• Moldy
• Sharp
• Frozen

• Sour
• Wrinkled
• Cracked
• Hazy
• Sweet
• Smooth
• Fuzzy

• Slick
• Spicy
• Beautiful
• Pretty
• Fair
• Ugly
• Nice

• Mean
• Good
• Boring
• Anxious
• Public
• Private
• Exciting

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Adjectives

• Are words that modify or describe a noun or a
  pronoun.

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Adjectives

• The eager, large crowd of visitors
• carefully examine the huge
• painting.

eager
large
huge
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Predicate Adjectives

• Are adjectives that follow a linking verb and
  modifies or describes the subject of the sentence.

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Predicate Adjectives

• Even the waves were distant and
• respectful of the beautiful day.

distant
respectful
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Predicate Adjectives
radiant

• Everything around her was radiant in
• the morning light.

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Adjectives

• Her unique style combined abstract
• design with realistic scenery.

unique
abstract
realistic
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Adjectives

• A piece of red coral was especially
• eye-catching.

red
eye-catching
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Adjectives

• That silent woman was aware of
• everything around her.

That
silent
aware
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Adjectives

• She would paint the white shape of
• the shell alongside a gray shingle.

white
gray
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Adjectives

• The beach was deserted except for
• one lone walker.

deserted
one
lone
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What do these words have in common?

• Happily
• Quietly
• Slowly
• Sadly
• Quickly
• Angrily
• Gently

• Smoothly
• Raucously
• Morosely
• Mysteriously
• Peacefully
• Somewhat
• Here

• Never
• Often
• Almost
• Very
• Always
• Also
• Too

• Not
• Later

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Adverbs

• Are words that modify or describe a verb,
  adjectives, or other adverbs.

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Adverbs

• Susan B. Anthony fought tirelessly
• for womens voting rights.

tirelessly
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Adverbs

• The women often suffered defeats,
• they continues their campaign.

often
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Adverbs

• In 1919 the Nineteenth Amendment
• finally gave women the right to vote.

finally
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Adverbs

• Are women always treated fairly
• today?

always
fairly
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• The comparative form of an adjective compares two
  things or people.
• uses er or more

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• The superlative form of an adjective compares two
  things or people.
• uses est or most

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• For words with one syllable and some two syllable
  words use
• --er for the comparative form
• --est for the superlative form

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• For most words with two or more syllables use
• more for the comparative form
• most for the superlative form

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• CAUTION!! CAUTION!!!
• NEVER use more or most with words that already
  end with er or est.

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

• Irregular comparative and superlative adjectives
  can be tricky.
• Use the chart to memorize the words.

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Adjective Comparative Superlative
Good, well better best
bad worse worst
Many, much more most
little less least
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

• Irregular comparative and superlative adverbs can
  be tricky.
• Use the chart to memorize the words.

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Adverb Comparative Superlative
Good, well better best
badly worse worst
Many, much more most
little less least
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Michelangelo was one of the _______ artists of
  all time.
• most great
• greatest
• greater
• more great

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• He was also the _______artist of his own time.
• most famous
• famousest
• famouser
• more famous

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Are his statues ______than his paintings?
• most good
• better
• ore better
• best

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Few paintings are _____ than the one on the
  ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
• beautifuler
• more beautiful
• beautifulest
• most beautiful

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Critics disagree on his ______ style of art.
• badly
• worse
• worst
• worser

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Few artists completed _____ paintings than he
  did.
• most
• more
• many
• manier

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• She expected ____ of him but couldnt be sure of
  it.
• good
• best
• more good
• better

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• He was staring even ______ into space than
  before.
• most blankly
• more blankly
• blanklier
• blankly

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• The band played _______ at the end of the
  peprally.
• most energetically
• engergeticalliest
• more energetically
• more energetic

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• The drummer played _____ during his solo than
  with the band.
• most forcefully
• forcefully
• forceful
• more forcefully

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• Several backup singers rehearsed ____ than the
  piano player.
• most long
• longest
• longer
• more long

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

• The homework assignment was over ______ than
  expected.
• most sooner
• soonest
• sooner
• more soon