IXL | Use adjectives with more and most

Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.

In the early 1900s, the earth's population was iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirural than it is now.

ref_doc_title.

Learn with an example

question

Complete the sentence with the correct comparative or superlative adjective.

The knight easily won the battle because his sword was iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiflong than his enemy's.

key idea

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

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

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

For most one-syllable adjectives, and for two-syllable adjectives that end in -y, the comparative adjective ends in -er. The superlative adjective ends in -est.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
tall	taller	tallest

For most adjectives with more than one syllable, add more to make comparative adjectives. Add most to make superlative adjectives.

Base	Comparative	Superlative
intelligent	more intelligent	most intelligent

solution

The sentence compares the knight's sword and his enemy's sword. Two things are compared, so you should use a comparative adjective.

Now, form the correct comparative adjective. Long has one syllable, so add -er. The comparative adjective is longer.

Looking for more? Try this:

$Confetti$

Excellent!

Now entering the Challenge Zone—are you ready?

Questions
answeredQuestions

Time
elapsedTime

hr	min	sec
00	00	06

SmartScore
out of 100
IXL's SmartScore is a dynamic measure of progress towards mastery, rather than a percentage grade. It tracks your skill level as you tackle progressively more difficult questions. Consistently answer questions correctly to reach excellence (90), or conquer the Challenge Zone to achieve mastery (100)! Learn more

Teacher tools

Work it out

Not feeling ready yet? This can help:

QQ.11Spell adjectives that compare

Excellent! You got that right!

Jumping to level 1 of 1

Excellent!