Geography Quiz Challenge: Test Your Knowledge

Geography Quiz Challenge

Mike: Here's a geography quiz in the paper.

Wendy: Oh, I love geography! Ask me the questions.

Mike: Sure. First question: Which country is larger, China or Canada?

Wendy: I know! Canada is larger than China.

Mike: Okay, next. What's the longest river in the Americas?

Wendy: Hmm, I think it's the Mississippi.

Mike: Here's a hard one. Which country is more crowded, Monaco or Singapore?

Wendy: I'm not sure. I think Monaco is more crowded.

Mike: Okay, one more. Which South American capital city is the highest: La Paz, Quito, or Bogotá?

Wendy: Oh, that's easy. Bogotá is the highest.

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

1. Adding -er and -est to Short Adjectives

For short adjectives (one or sometimes two syllables), add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative.

• short: shorter (comparative), shortest (superlative)
  Example: Maria is shorter than Julia.
• old: older (comparative), oldest (superlative)
  Example: My bike is older than your motorcycle.
• small: smaller (comparative), smallest (superlative)
  Example: The cat is smaller than the dog.

2. Adjectives Ending in -y

For short adjectives ending in a consonant and -y, change the -y to -i and add -er or -est.

• lucky: luckier (comparative), luckiest (superlative)
  Example: John is a lucky guy. (positive)
  John is luckier than Robert. (comparative)
  John is the luckiest guy in the school. (superlative)
• heavy: heavier (comparative), heaviest (superlative)
• happy: happier (comparative), happiest (superlative)

3. Adjectives Ending in -e

For short adjectives ending in -e, add -r for the comparative and -st for the superlative.

• little: littler (comparative), littlest (superlative)
• fine: finer (comparative), finest (superlative)

4. Longer Adjectives

Use "more"/"less" (for comparative) and "most"/"least" (for superlative) before longer adjectives (two or more syllables).

• appealing: less appealing (comparative), least appealing (superlative)
• remarkable: more remarkable (comparative), most remarkable (superlative)
• beautiful: more beautiful (comparative), most beautiful (superlative)