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Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson 3. Grade 6 Dongdab Elementary School. Warm up game!. Catch the ball and tell me your favorite food!. “ My favorite food is ____.”. Comparative Examples. heavier. bigger. weaker. more intelligent. more popular. worse. spicier. nicer.
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Comparatives and SuperlativesLesson 3 Grade 6 Dongdab Elementary School
Warm up game! Catch the ball and tell me your favorite food! “My favorite food is ____.”
Comparative Examples heavier bigger weaker more intelligent more popular worse spicier nicer
Guess the comparative! Adjective Comparative sweet sweeter beautiful more beautiful heavy heavier better good worse bad
The RULES • Most adjectives are made comparative by adding ‘er’. old older 2. If the adjective ends in ‘e’, just add ‘r’. nice nicer
Remember the RULES 3. For longer words, add ‘more’ or ‘less’ in front. delicious more delicious 4. Shorts words ending in a consonant often means you have to double the consonant. big bigger hot hotter
LAST RULE… There are some irregular comparatives: good better bad worse far further
When we compare more than 2… tallest taller tall
When we compare more than 2… large larger largest The first apple is large. The second apple is larger than the first. The third apple is the largest.
When we compare more than 2… heavy heavier heaviest Mario is heavy. Luigi is heavier than Mario. Bowser is the heaviest.
When we compare more than 2… The cat is small. The bird is smaller than the cat. The ant is the smallest.
Superlative Examples heaviest sweetest strongest most intelligent most popular worst spiciest nicest
Instead of ‘er’ we add ‘est’ Adjective Comparative Superlative sweet sweeter sweetest cold colder coldest pretty prettier prettiest
For longer words… Adjective Comparative Superlative beautiful more beautiful most beautiful popular more popular most popular
Class Activity Fill in the blanks!
FILL IN THE BLANKS Adjective Comparative Superlative big 1. bigger _______ weak 2. weaker _______ heavy heavier _______ 3. 4. intelligent more intelligent __ _______ nice 5. nicer _______
Summary comparative superlative long long er long est funny funn ier funn iest most beautiful beautiful beautiful more good better best
Irregular comparatives comparative superlative good best better bad worst worse furthest far further
Pair Activity Study these pictures and answer the Questions!
SONIC YOSHI PIKACHU Height: 132 cm Height: 70 cm Height: 100 cm Weight: 45 Kg Weight: 80 Kg Weight: 50 Kg Speed: 20 km/h Speed: 40 km/h Speed: 90 km/h Who is the tallest? Who is the fastest? Who is the heaviest?