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Adjectives
Adding er and est
The car is slowslow.
The word slowslow tells what kindwhat kind of car it is. SlowSlow describes the car’s condition.
Words that describe nouns are called ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES.
When we add er or est to some words we double the last letter.
big bigger
biggest
hot hotter hottest
wet wetter
wettest
red redder
reddest
sadsadde
rsaddes
t
When we add er or est to words ending with y we change the y to i.
easyy
easiier
easiiest
happy
happier
happiest
pretty prettier
prettiest
hairy
hairier
hairiest
lazy lazier laziest
tidy tidier tidiest
nosy nosier nosiest
John is the __________ boy
in the whole world.
happy
happiest
Toby seems to be ________
than his brother. lazy
lazier
The rose is a _________ flower
than the dandelion. pretty
prettier
The boys are ________ than
the girls. nosy
noisier
Christmas is the ___________
time of year. merry
merriest
Your jokes are _________ than
mine. funny
funnier
The __________ monster you
ever saw in your life was
trying to get in. Hairy.
hairiest