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Comparing with -er and -est Worksheet
Circle the word that correctly compares: younger or youngest, more careful or most careful.
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Comparing with -er and -est
12 questions, one page, US Letter. Print it and do it on paper.
On the sheet: To compare two things, add -er to a short word or use more before a longer word. To compare three or more things, add -est or use most. Circle the word or words that correctly complete each sentence.
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About this worksheet
To compare two things, add -er to a short word or put more in front of a longer one: taller, more careful. To compare three or more, add -est or use most: tallest, most careful.
Each sentence gives a clue to how many things are being compared (than her neighbor's dog, of all the kids in line), so children practice reading for that clue as well as the word endings.
A worked example
Of the four pumpkins on the porch, this one is the rounder / roundest.
- Count what is being compared: four pumpkins.
- Three or more takes -est.
Answer: roundest
The common mistake
What it looks like: Using both more and -er: "more taller" or "most prettiest."
Why it happens: Children know both ways to compare and use both at once to be sure.
How to fix it: Pick one: a short word takes -er or -est, a long word takes more or most, never both.
Ten minutes a day, on paper. We plan what comes next.
A printed page and a pencil. No screen, no login for your child. Snap a photo when they’re done: AI scores it, and what they missed comes back on the sheets that follow.
- Mon Comparing with -er and -est
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- Wed The next step, when they’re ready
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