COMPARING PEOPLE AND THINGS

Test  :  Wednesday  9th  April ,  6th  Grade

                     Wednesday  23rd April , 5th  Grade  

Deeper  Than The Holler by Randy Travis

Now a Review , Rhyming Adjectives Part 1

Rhyming Adjectives Part 2

Practice  Adjectives  with a Game :    Go to open - Menu - 

3º ESO-Intermediate- Adjectives  .                                                   

Then , an Explanation : Comparative and Superlative 



 

THE COMPARATIVE OF ADJECTIVES      THE SUPERLATIVE OF ADJECTIVES

- One-syllable adjectives add -er: hot = hotter         - One syllable adjectives add -est: hot = hottest

                                                tall = taller                                                            tall = tallest

- Adjectives with two or more syllables:               - Adjectives with two or more syllables:

                     more expensive than                                           the most expensive

                     more beautiful than                                            the most beautiful

- Adjectives ending in -y change into - ier:         - Adjectives ending in -y change into -iest

                     happy - happier                                                 happy - the happiest

                     ugly - uglier                                                         ugly - the ugliest

- Irregular adjectives:                                              - Irregular adjectives:

                     good - better                                                          good - the best

                     bad - worse                                                            bad - the worst

                     far - further                                                           far - the furthest

 And a Video Explanation and Practice:

COMPARATIVE  :                                                                                       SUPERLATIVE  :
                                                         




And Some Comparative and Superlative  Exercises :

                                                                                       

And  Some More :

1. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ACTIVITIES
2. WORLD RECORDS ACTIVITY
3.  COMPARING PEOPLE AND THINGS

      4.  AGENDAWEB EXERCISES and VIDEOS:
         Comparative Exercises:   http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/comparison-exercises.html
         Comparative and Superlative Exercises :  http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/comparative-superlative-exercises.html
         Superlative Exercises : http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/comparison-superlative-exercises.html
        

http://www.agendaweb.org

    
      5.   http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/comparatives1.html
      6.    http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/comparatives2.html
      7.    http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/comparatives3.html
      8.    http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/superlatives.html
      9.    http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/comparatives/superlatives2.html


  

Do you know these people? Read their fact files and make comparisons:                                                                                RAFA NADAL NOVAK DJOKOVIC ROGER FEDERER DATE OF BIRTH: 3rd June, 1986 BIRTHPLACE: Manacor, Majorca, Spain SIBLINGS: 1 younger sister, Mª Isabel HEIGHT: 1,85 m WEIGHT: 85 kg RANKING: world number 2 since 2011 CAREER TITLES: 46 TURNED PRO: 2011 SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Catalan, Spanish and English KING OF CLAY DAVIS CUP: aged 17                          DATE OF BIRTH: 22nd May, 1987 BIRTHPLACE:  Belgrade, Serbia SIBLINGS: 2 younger brothers HEIGHT: 1,88 m WEIGHT: 80 kg RANKING: world number 1 since 2011 CAREER TITLES: 28 TURNED PRO: 2003 SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Serbian, English, German and Italian. DATE OF BIRTH: 8th August, 1981 BIRTHPLACE: Basel, Switzerland SIBLINGS: 1 older sister, Diana HEIGHT: 1,85 m WEIGHT: 85 kg RANKING: world number 3 since 2011 CAREER TITLES: 70 TURNED PRO: 1998 SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Swiss German, English, French and Italian.

 Choose the most appropriate option (comparative or superlative adjective) to complete the sentences 

    below.

     a) Djokovic is  (young) than Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.

     b) Roger Federer is  (old) of the three.

     c) Rafa Nadal has got  (many) titles than Djokovic.

     e) Nadal's hair is  (long) and  (wavy) than Djokovic's hair.

     g) Nadal is  (strong) of them.

     h) Djokovic is  (light)

     i) Nadal's skin is  (dark) than Djokovic's skin.

     j) Djokovic's face is  (narrow) of the three.

     k) Djokovic's family is  (big).

     l) Federer's nose is  (wide).

     m) Djokovic's hair is  (short).

     n) Federer speaks  (many) languages than Nadal and Djokovic.

     o) Rafa Nadal is  (good) clay court player of all time.

Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

 

Are you good comparing things. Show us doing this   multiple choice activity.

Now Some GAMES :

 


                             


 An Interactive Book by Mrs HAQUET