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Comparative Endings. Comparative Endings. What are comparative endings? They are endings for words when you compare two or more things – er est bigger biggest. Add er to a word when you are comparing two things. The cat is smaller than the dog.
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Comparative Endings • What are comparative endings? • They are endings for words when you compare two or more things – • er est • bigger biggest
Add er to a word when you are comparing two things. • The cat is smaller than the dog. • Add est to a word when you are comparing three or more things. • That is the biggest cat I have ever seen.
Comparative Endings: -er and –est • Remember to say the base word and then add the ending shorter shortest
Sometimes the final consonant is doubled before -er or –est is added. • sadder saddest
If the base word ends in y, change the y to an i before adding –er or -est • happier happiest