37 Practice Activities: Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives
Comparable or Non-Comparable?
Read the following passage. Identify the adjectives, and categorize them by comparable and non-comparable.
The Principality of Sealand has been described as the world’s smallest nation. However, it is more accurate to describe it as an unrecognized micronation. It claims Roughs Tower, an offshore platform located approximately 7.5 miles off the coast of Suffolk, England, as its territory. Roughs Tower is a disused Maunsell Sea Fort, originally called HM Fort Roughs, built as an anti-aircraft defensive gun platform by the British during World War II.
Since 1967, the decommissioned HM Fort Roughs has been occupied by family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates, who claim that it is an independent sovereign state. However, Sealand is not officially recognized by any established sovereign state. Bates moved to the mainland when he became elderly, naming his son Michael regent.
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The adjectives are smallest, accurate, unrecognized, Roughs, offshore, Roughs, disused, Maunsell Sea, anti-aircraft, defensive, gun, decommissioned, independent, sovereign, recognized, established, sovereign, elderly
Here’s the passage again with all the adjectives bolded:
The Principality of Sealand has been described as the world’s smallest nation. However, it is more accurate to describe it as an unrecognized micronation. It claims Roughs Tower, an offshore platform located approximately 7.5 miles off the coast of Suffolk, England, as its territory. Roughs Tower is a disused Maunsell Sea Fort, originally called HM Fort Roughs, built as an anti-aircraft defensive gun platform by the British during World War II.
Since 1967, the decommissioned HM Fort Roughs has been occupied by family and associates of Paddy Roy Bates, who claim that it is an independent sovereign state. However, Sealand is not officially recognized by any established sovereign state. Bates moved to the mainland when he became elderly, naming his son Michael regent.
The comparable adjectives are smallest, accurate, unrecognized, offshore, disused, defensive, independent, recognized, established, and elderly.
The non-comparable adjectives are Roughs, Maunsell Sea, anti-aircraft, gun, decommissioned, and sovereign. As you can see, several of these non-comparable adjectives are places or things that have acted as adjectives in this passage (like Maunsell Sea and gun).
Now that you’ve identified the comparable adjectives, write their comparative and superlative forms in the text frame below:
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| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| small | smaller | smallest |
| accurate | more accurate | most accurate |
| unrecognized | more unrecognized | most unrecognized |
| offshore | more offshore | most offshore |
| disused | more disused | most disused |
| defensive | more defensive | most defensive |
| independent | m