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New grammar topic: comparisons & superlatives

New grammar topic: comparisons & superlatives. Ich bin klein . Ich bin kleiner als Ian Thorpe. Ich bin alt. Ich bin älter als Joe. Das ist Bob. Bob ist schnell . Bob (schnell). Bob (schnell). John (schneller). John ist schneller . Fritz ist am schnellsten .

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New grammar topic: comparisons & superlatives

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  1. New grammar topic: comparisons & superlatives Ich bin klein. Ich bin kleineralsIan Thorpe. Ich bin alt. Ich bin älterals Joe. Das ist Bob. Bob istschnell. Bob (schnell) Bob (schnell) John (schneller) John istschneller . Fritz ist am schnellsten. Fritz (am schnellsten) John (schneller)

  2. Rules for comparisons: • add „-er” to the end of each adjective  schneller, kleiner, moderneru.s.w. • for almost every 1-syllable adjective, add an umlaut to the first vowel  älter, größer, kürzer, jünger, längeru.s.w.

  3. Superlatives A superlative is the term used to describe an adjective in its most extreme form: the fastest am schnellsten the oldest am ältesten the smallest am kleinsten the biggest am größten

  4. Rules for superlatives: • add „-sten” to the end of each adjective  am schnellsten, am kleinsten, am billigstenu.s.w. • however, if an adjective ends in: –s, –ß, –ss, –x, –z, –sch, –d, –t ; add „-esten”  am intelligentesten, am ältesten, am kältestenu.s.w. Note: groß is an exception  größer, am größten

  5. Copy into your books: old alt älter am ältesten young jungjünger am jüngsten clever klugklüger am klügsten sick krankkränker am kränksten hot heißheißer am heißesten cold kaltkälter am kältesten sunny sonnigsonniger am sonnigsten good gut besser am besten

  6. Some more irregular forms of comparisons & superlatives: (add these to your list from before!)

  7. Comparing things:  use the word „als” for „ than” Frank istgrößerals James. Karl ist doofer als Steffi. Berlin istkälterals Hamburg. Bonn istwärmerals Wien. Now, in your books write 5 – 10 sentences comparing people or things. Be creative!

  8. worksheet: using comparisons & superlatives

  9. Useful websites: You will find these links on the “Comparisons & Superlatives” page of our Wikispaceto use for practise at home: Good explanations & lots of examples: http://courseware.nus.edu.sg/e-daf/cwm/la2201gr/komparation/komfor.htm http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/la/lote/german/materials/grammar/adjsteigerung.htm http://www.dartmouth.edu/~german/Grammatik/Comparatives/Comparatives.html Online games! http://www.mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au/la/lote/german/materials/grammar/gramquiz/adjsteigerung-cl.htm http://www.learngermaneasy.net/testy/fill-in-the-gaps-i/grammar---german-comparative-and-superlative-306/ (For this game you have to copy and paste the special symbols in for umlauts – have a word document open when you are playing! Good luck!)

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