RIC-6242 Primary Grammar and Word Study - Book C

Parts of speech
Adjectives
Focus
Comparative and superlative adjectives
Definitions
• Comparative adjectives are used to compare two
things, usually using the suffix er.
Example:
brave, braver
bad, worse
• Superlative adjectives are used to compare more
than two things, usually using the suffix est.
Example:
tall, tallest
bad, worst
Explanation
• If the adjective has two or more syllables, ‘more’ or
‘most’ is usually added before the adjective.
Example:
wonderful, more wonderful, most wonderful
• But if adjective of two or more syllables ends in y,
the y turns into i and er or est is usually used.
Example:
nasty, nastier, nastiest
Worksheet information
• The words used for comparison on page 17 only
include words requiring er or est. Discuss with
the students how to add er or est to adjectives to
compare things. Use qualities about students or
objects in the classroom to teach the concept.
Example:
Identify three students—a student with long hair,
a student with longer hair and a student with the
longest hair.
• Read and discuss the report about weather in
Question 1 with the students, identifying how er is
used at the end of the adjective when two things are
compared and est is used with three or more things.
Note how ‘the’ is often used before the superlative
form (the wettest day).
• Students answer the questions about weather in
Question 2, which provides further practice in using
comparatives and superlatives.
• In Question 3, students need to add er or est to
a base word. Remind them of the rule that er is
comparing two things and est is used to compare
three or more things. They will also need to change
the y to i when adding er and est to ‘shiny’ and
‘curly’.
Ideas for further practice
• Students find pictures in magazines or draw their
own to compile a comparison display chart for the
class. This activity will probably expose them to the
comparative forms (using ‘more’ and ‘most’ instead
of er and est).
Example:
They may find a cheerful baby, a more cheerful
baby and the most cheerful baby to glue and label
on the correct column on the chart.
• In groups of three, students could sort themselves
into categories.
Example:
The first making a soft sound, the second making
a softer sound and the third making the softest
sound.
Objects in or outside the classroom could also be
used.
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Answers
1. wet, deep, dark, cold, wetter, deeper, darker,
colder, wettest, deepest, darkest, coldest
2. (a) Monday (b) Wednesday
(c) Saturday (d) Wednesday
(e) Saturday (f) Saturday
3. (a) My dad has a shiny car but Uncle Dan’s is
shinier.
(b) Jade has curly, brown hair. Lisa’s hair is
curlier and browner. But Hayley’s hair is the
curliest and the brownest.
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