Which word should replace the underlined words? “My dog is [more big] than your dog.”
Use Standard Grammar, Usage, and Spelling to Edit · TELPAS Grade 2 writing. The correct answer, and the reasoning behind it.
Reporting category 2: find and fix an error in a short text. On the real test some of these are typed answers or sentence rewrites. Here they are multiple choice so they can be checked.
The question
Choose the best answer.
Read the sentence. The underlined words have an error. My dog is [more big] than your dog. Which word should replace the underlined words?
- biggerCorrect answer
- biggest
- more bigger
- bigest
Why “bigger” is correct
To compare two things with a short word like big, add -er instead of using more: big becomes bigger. Big also doubles its last letter before -er. Many languages use a word like "more" for every comparison, so "more big" is a very common error for English learners.
Why the other answers are wrong
- biggest — Biggest is for comparing three or more things. This sentence compares two dogs.
- more bigger — Use more or -er, not both.
- bigest — Bigest is spelled wrong, and -est is for three or more things.
Practice more of this
More writing practice for Grade 2, or see the TELPAS practice test for 2nd grade.
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