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