The document provides examples of using adjectives to compare items. For each set of examples, the first item is compared to the second as being taller/faster/heavier etc. and the third is then compared to the first and second as being the tallest/fastest/heaviest. Adjectives like tall, fast, heavy, light, wise, and cold are used to describe nouns like spiders, crayons, fish, owls, numbers, weather and make comparisons using -er and -est endings.

1. An Adjective
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3. The second
is smaller than the first
The second spider is compared
to the first spider.

4. The second
is smaller
than the first
and the
third
The second spider is compared to the
first and the third spider.

6. The tall crayon was used
to draw a house.

7. The second crayon is compared to
the first crayon.
The first is
taller than the
second .

8. The first is
taller than the
second and the
third and the
fourth .
The first crayon is compared to the
second, third and forth crayon.

11. The second
is longer
than the first
The second fish is compared to the
first fish.

12. The third
is longer than the
first
and the second
The third fish is compared to the
first and second fish.

13. The wise owl read in
the tree.

14. The second
is wiser than
the first
The second owl is compared to the
first owl.

15. The third
is wiser
than the first
and the
second
The third owl is compared to the
first and second owl.

17. Adjective
light
item
noun
Describes a noun
The light leaf fell
to the ground.

18. lighter
The second
is lighter than
the first
The second item is compared to
the first item.

19. lightest
The third
is lighter than the
first
and the second
The third item is compared to the
second and third item.

20. Adjective
Describes a noun

21. The fast boat rode through the
water.

22. faster
The first
is faster than
the second
The first boat is compared to the
second boat.

23. fastest
The first
is faster than the
second and
the third .
The first boat is compared to the
second and third boat.

24. Adjective
Describes a noun
fast
boat
noun
faster fastest

25. The heavy cat is at
The gym.

27. heaviest
The first
is heavier than the
second and
the third .
The first cat is compared to the
second and third cat.

28. heaviest

29. The slow animals began
the race.

31. The snail is compared to the
porcupine and the turtle.

33. Adjective
Describes a noun
tiny
numbers
noun
Three is a tiny
number.
3

34. 3 5tinier
The number
is tinier
than the number
.
The first number is compared to
the second number.

35. tiniest
The first
is tinier than the
second and
the third .

36. Adjective
Describes a noun
tiny
numbers
noun

37. Adjective
Describes a noun
cold
weather
noun
Cold weather is common in the
month of January.

38. colder
The second
day is
colder than the
first day.
The second day is compared to the
first day.

39. The third day
is colder than the
first day
and the
third day .
coldest
The third day is compared to the
first and second day.

41. An Adjective

42. tinier tiniest
3

44. tallest

46. lightest

48. faster

49. tinier tiniest
3

50. tinier tiniest
3 tiniest

52. slower

54. heavier

55. tinier tiniest
3

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