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Year 6 English — Adjectives and their degrees

Find the adjective in a sentence and build its comparative and superlative with -er and -est.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Complete the sentence with the superlative of "tall": That is the ____ building in the city.

  2. 2.Write the superlative of "big".

  3. 3.Match each adjective to its superlative.

    • cold
    • large
    • heavy
    • thin
    • bright
    • largest
    • brightest
    • thinnest
    • heaviest
    • coldest

  4. 4.Sort each phrase or sentence by where its adjective sits.

    Groups: Before the noun · After a verb like is or looks

    • The lane is narrow.
    • The sky looks cloudy.
    • a narrow lane
    • The room seemed silent.
    • a cloudy sky
    • a silent room

  5. 5.Sort each adjective by the spelling change it needs before -er goes on.

    Groups: Just add -er · Double the last letter · Change y to i

    • tall
    • thin
    • happy
    • big
    • soft
    • easy

  6. 6.Write the comparative of "small".

  7. 7.Which of these words is NOT an adjective?

    • a) cheerful
    • b) wooden
    • c) golden
    • d) carefully

  8. 8.Which word is the adjective in this sentence? "The narrow lane led down to the river."

    • a) narrow
    • b) lane
    • c) led
    • d) river

Answer key — Year 6 English — Adjectives and their degrees

  1. 1. tallest
  2. 2. biggest
  3. 3. cold → coldest; large → largest; heavy → heaviest; thin → thinnest; bright → brightest
  4. 4. a narrow lane → Before the noun; The lane is narrow. → After a verb like is or looks; a cloudy sky → Before the noun; The sky looks cloudy. → After a verb like is or looks; a silent room → Before the noun; The room seemed silent. → After a verb like is or looks
  5. 5. tall → Just add -er; big → Double the last letter; happy → Change y to i; soft → Just add -er; thin → Double the last letter; easy → Change y to i
  6. 6. smaller
  7. 7. d) carefully
  8. 8. a) narrow