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one person, action, thing or state to another. It adds the suffix -er to the original adjective.

e.g. brighter

‘bright’ is the original adjective.

‘-er’ is the suffix.

It is comparing two things only.
E.g. Sam’s torch is brighter than John’s torch.

original adjective to show that it is being compared to one other person, action, thing or state.

Sometimes, the root adjective spelling does not change.

e.g. warm
The weather is warmer today than yesterday.

Other times, the root adjective spelling changes, as in these examples:

e.g. happy
The boy is happier than the girl.

e.g. big
My car is bigger than yours.

to turn them into comparative adjectives and then put them in a sentence?
Can you write your sentences down? Take care with your spellings.
e.g. small
The mouse was smaller than the elephant.

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one person, action, thing or state to all others in the same group. It adds the suffix - est to the original adjective.

e.g. quietest

‘quiet’ is the original adjective.

‘-est’ is the suffix.

It is comparing more than two things only.
E.g. Aisha is the quietest in the class.

original adjective to show that it is being compared to two or more people, actions, things or states.

Sometimes, the root adjective spelling does not change.

e.g. quick
The girl is the quickest of them all.

Other times, the root adjective spelling changes, as in these examples:

e.g. juicy
The orange is the juiciest of the fruits.

e.g. hot
Leeds was the hottest city on Wednesday.

them into superlative adjectives and then put them in a sentence?
Can you write your sentences down? Take care with your spellings.
e.g. cold
It was the coldest day in January so far.

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