Write down on the blank spaces the superlative form for the listed adjective or adverb. Once you have finished push “finish” to know how you did.
Example: high ---» the highest
dangerous ---» .
Good job! You remembered “dangerous” is a long adjective so we use “the most”. How many syllables does “dangerous” have? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a long adjective.bad ---»
Good job! You remembered “bad” is an irregular adjective so we use “the worst” because this adjective doesn’t follow any of the patterns.Does “bad” follow any of the patterns given? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with an irregular adjective so we DON’T use “the most” or an “-est” ending.clearly ---» .
Good job! You remembered we use “the most” with “clearly” because it is a “-ly” ending adverb.How does “clearly” end? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with an -ly ending adverb.wet ---» .
Excellent! This was a difficult one because you had to remember that “wet” is a one-syllable adjective so we use “-est”, but you also had to notice it ends in a vowel + a consonant, so we double the consonant before adding “-est”.How many syllables does “wet” have? What are its last two letters? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a one-syllable adjective ending in a vowel + a consonant.red ---»
Excellent! This was a difficult one because you had to remember that “red” is a one-syllable adjective so we use “-est”, but you also had to notice it ends in a vowel + a consonant, so we double the consonant before adding “-est”.How many syllables does “red” have? What are its last two letters? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a one-syllable adjective ending in a vowel + a consonant.friendly ---» The or
Good job! You remembered that “friendly” is one of those two-syllable adjectives where we can use either the “-est” ending or “the most” form.Remember “friendly” is one of those two-syllable adjectives where we can use either the “-est” ending or “the most” form.happy ---»
Well done! You remembered “happy” is a two-syllable adjective ending in “y”, so we have to change that letter to “i” and add “-est”. How many syllables does “happy” have? What is its final letter? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a two-syllable adjective ending in “y”.sweet ---»
Excellent! This was a difficult one because you had to remember that “sweet” is a one-syllable adjective so we use “-est”, but you also had to notice it ends in two vowels + a consonant, so we DON’T double the consonant before adding “-est”.How many “sweet” have? What are its final letters? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a two-syllable adjective ending in two vowels + a consonant, so we DON’T double the consonant before adding “-est”.thin ---»
Excellent! This was a difficult one because you had to remember that “thin” is a one-syllable adjective so we use “-est”, but you also had to notice it ends in a vowel + a consonant, so we double the consonant before adding “-est”.How many syllables does “thin” have? What are its last two letters? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a one-syllable adjective ending in a vowel + a consonant.careful ---»
Good job! You remembered “careful” is a long adjective so we use “the most”.How many syllables does “careful” have? Try again, this time remember you are dealing with a long adjective.