What do messy, dreamy, and lucky have in common? They are all adjectives that trade their -y for -ier in the comparative form! Learners practice the vowel shift with twenty adjectives, all of which end in -y.

Concepts

comparative adjectives, irregular spellings, adjectives, comparatives, parts of a sentence

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• For an extra challenge, see if learners can list the superlative forms of each adjective as well
• Have class members use each comparative adjective in a sentence
• Include in a reading assessment

Classroom Considerations

• Worksheet contains some details in color, but printing in black and white shouldn't affect understanding

Pros

• Provides an answer key for straightforward assessment
• Focuses on a common usage error

Cons

• None

Common Core

RF.2.3.f RF.3.3.d L.2.1.a L.2.2.a L.3.1.a L.3.2.a L.4.1.a L.4.2.a