Teaching Comparison

Song

Cat Rap!

It’s the cat rap! Cat rap!

Quieter and cleaner,

Everything but meaning.

That’s the cat rap. Cat rap!

I’m cooler,

I’m better all round.

That’s the cat rap!

Do the cat rap.

Cat rap!

Structure

Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Form

 1.    For most one-syllable adjectives, add –er.

clean                    cleaner            cleanest

   2.    For one-syllable adjectives which have one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant and add –er.

       big                        bigger               biggest         3.    For one-syllable adjectives which end in –e, add –r.

late                       later                  latest

4.    For adjectives with two syllables ending in –y, drop the –y and add –ier.

easy                      easier               easiest

5.    For most other adjectives of more than one syllable, use more 

Interesting        more interesting           most interesting

6.    The following adjectives are irregular:                   good                     better              best                    bad                       worse              worse                   far        further/farther             furthest / farthest

Use

The comparative form is used to compare two things or people.

-Cats are cleaner than dogs.

-Cats are more independent than dogs.