English Language Arts
Grade 6
15 min
Use adjectives with more and most
Use adjectives with more and most
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify adjectives that require 'more' or 'most' for comparison.
Correctly form comparative adjectives using 'more' to compare two nouns.
Correctly form superlative adjectives using 'most' to compare three or more nouns.
Distinguish between comparative and superlative forms when using 'more' and 'most'.
Apply the rules for using 'more' and 'most' with multi-syllable adjectives.
Construct grammatically correct sentences using 'more' and 'most' with adjectives.
Revise sentences to correct errors in the use of 'more' and 'most' with adjectives.
Have you ever wanted to describe something as being 'super duper amazing' or 't...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
AdjectiveA word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, telling us more about its qualities.The *beautiful* flower bloomed. (*beautiful* describes *flower*)
Comparative AdjectiveAn adjective used to compare two nouns or pronouns, showing which one has more of a certain quality.This book is *more interesting* than that one. (*more interesting* compares two books)
Superlative AdjectiveAn adjective used to compare three or more nouns or pronouns, showing which one has the most of a certain quality.That was the *most exciting* movie I've ever seen. (*most exciting* compares one movie to all others)
SyllableA unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word.The word 'beautiful'...
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Key Rules & Conventions
Rule 1: Using 'More' for Comparative Adjectives
For most adjectives with two or more syllables, add 'more' before the adjective to form the comparative.
Use 'more' when you are comparing exactly two things. The adjective itself does not change its ending. This rule applies to adjectives like 'important,' 'beautiful,' 'difficult,' 'expensive,' etc.
Rule 2: Using 'Most' for Superlative Adjectives
For most adjectives with two or more syllables, add 'most' before the adjective to form the superlative.
Use 'most' when you are comparing three or more things (or one thing to all others in a group). The adjective itself does not change its ending. This rule applies to the same types o...
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Challenging
A writer is making an argument that recycling is critical. Which sentence uses a superlative adjective most effectively to strengthen this claim?
A.Recycling is a more important activity than throwing things away.
B.Recycling is the most important action we can take to protect our planet's future.
C.Recycling is a very important thing to do for the environment.
D.Recycling is most important than many other conservation efforts.
Challenging
A student claims, 'Rule 3, Avoid Double Comparisons, is the most importantest rule.' How should you correct the student's claim while using the rule itself to explain the correction?
A.You should say 'more important' because 'important' is a long word.
B.You are making a double comparison with 'most importantest'; the correct superlative form is 'most important'.
C.You are comparing many rules, so you should use 'the importantest rule'.
D.You should say 'the more important rule' because you are comparing it to Rule 1 and Rule 2.
Challenging
Given four scientific discoveries—the telescope, the microscope, penicillin, and DNA—which sentence uses a superlative adjective correctly to argue for the significance of one?
A.Of the four, the discovery of penicillin was more influential on modern medicine.
B.The discovery of DNA was the most influentialest of them all.
C.Compared to the telescope, the microscope was the most influential discovery.
D.Many argue that the discovery of DNA was the most influential scientific breakthrough of the 20th century.
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