IXL | Use adjectives to compare | 3rd grade language arts

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

My family went berry picking, and my bucket of blueberries is the

fullest

one.

fuller

fullest

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Learn with an example

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the adjective.

Mary

has

straightest

hair than her older sister does.

straightest

straighter

You can use some adjectives to compare people, places, or things.

Comparative adjectives compare two people, places, or things. They end in -er.

He is taller than his sister.

Superlative adjectives compare more than two people, places, or things. They end in -est.

He is the tallest person in his class.

Straighter ends in -er. It is a comparative adjective. It compares two people, places, or things.

Straightest ends in -est. It is a superlative adjective. It compares more than two people, places, or things.

The sentence compares Mary's hair and her older sister's hair. Two things are compared. So, use the comparative adjective straighter.

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