SIMILES

BLIND FREE HARD QUIET STRONG BUSY FRESH

HIGH RED SWEET CLEAR GOOD LIGHT REGULAR
TOUGH CLEVER HAPPY OLD SICK WEAK

 1. He's as _______ as a bat. He needs glasses.  2. Mary's as _______ as a bee. She works a lot.
 3. Shhh! Be as ________ as a mouse!   4. MaryEllen's as _______ as the hills. She's 97 now!
 5. It's as ________ as a feather. I can lift it.  6. It's as _______ as a bell. I can hear it.
 7. I always feel as __ as a daisy after my
8. It smells as _______ as a rose. Yummmm!
shower. 
 9. She's as __________as a fox. She's very sly. 10. He's as _______ as a dog. Poor guy!
11. A newborn baby is as ________ as a kitten.  12. Lee is as _______ as a bird. He got out of jail yesterday.
13. She's as _____ as a beet. She is
14. She's as _______ as a lark. She's getting married today.
embarrassed!
15. My bed's as _____ as a rock. I can't sleep on
16. The kids were as _______ as gold. I loved babysitting them.
it.
17. John's as _____ as an ox. He can lift
18. Mick's as _______ as a kite. He got some really good news.
anything.
19. The train comes as _________ as clockwork. 20. The soldier was as _______ as nails. He slept in the jungle
It's never late. for a week.

-GROUP 1-
One Syllable Adjectives or Adverbs:
Comparatives Superlatives
One syllable words use [-er + than] One syllable words use [the + -est]
smart =  smarter than smart =  the smartest
young =  younger than young =  the youngest
If the word ends in [-e], add [-r] If the word ends in [-e], add [-st]
nice = nicer than nice = the nicest
Now it's your turn: Comparative  Superlative
tall My sisteris Taller than my broter The tallest 
long Longer than  The longest 
old Older than The oldest 
short Shorter than  The shortest 
fast Faster than  The fastest 
soft Softer   than The softest
high Higher than  The highest 
clean Cleaner than  The cleanest 
wise Wiser than  The wisest 
dumb Dumber than  The dumbest 
-GROUP 1B-
1 syllable adjectives with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant  Pattern:
Comparatives Superlatives
If the word ends in a C-V-C pattern, double If the word ends in a C-V-C pattern, double
the consonant, add [-er + than] the consonant, add [the + -est]
 wet =  wetter than wet =  the wettest
big =  bigger than big =  the biggest
** w,x,y,z do NOT follow the C-V-C rule ** w,x,y,z do NOT follow the C-V-C rule

Now it's your

Comparative  Superlative
turn:
sad Sader than The sadest
red reder than The redest  
thin  Thiner than The thinest  
hot Hotter than   The hottest

-GROUP 2-
Two Syllable Adjectives Ending in Y:
Comparatives Superlatives
Change the Y to I and add [-er + than] Change the Y to I and use [the + -st]
pretty =  prettier than pretty =  the prettiest
busy =  busier than busy =  the busiest
Now it's
Comparative  Superlative
your turn:
happy    
ugly    
messy    
easy    
lazy    
  -GROUP 3-
Adjectives with Two or More Syllables:
Comparatives
Superlatives
If the word has 2 or more
If the word has 2 or more syllables, (and does NOT end in Y), use
syllables, (and does NOT end in
MOST
Y), use MORE
famous =  the most famous
famous =  more famous than
handsome =  the most handsome
handsome =  more handsome than
**Some 2 syllable words can take [-er/-est]
friendly - friendlier - the friendliest       OR    friendly - more friendly - the most friendly

Now it's your

Comparative  Superlative
turn:

intelligent    
dangerous    
active    
comfortable    
exciting    
awful    
interesting    
 playful    
adventurous    
entertaining    

-GROUP 4-
Irregular Adjectives and Adverbs:
-Comparatives- -Superlatives-
(adj) good =  better than (adj) good =  the best
(adj) bad =  worse than (adj) bad =  the worst
(adj) little = less than (adj) little = the least
(adj) far = farther/further than (adj) far = the farthest/furthest

(adv) well = better than (adv) well = the best

(adv) badly = worse than (adv) badly = the worst

Now it's
Comparative  Superlative
your turn:
Good    
Bad    
Far    

-GROUP 5-
Adverbs with Two or More Syllables:
Comparatives
Superlatives
Adverbs with 2 or more syllables, use MORE:
Adverbs with 2 or more syllables, use MOST:
carefully =  the most carefully
carefully =  more carefully than
quickly =  the most quickly
quickly =  more quickly than

Now it's your turn: Comparative  Superlative

intelligently    
dangerously    
comfortably    
playfully    
adventurously    
friendly