Comparative and Superlatives

Do Now

Find your seat silently. Take out last night’s homework. You have 6 minutes.

Homework Check

Part A1. Israeli2. African3. Norwegian4. Irish5. Colombian6. French7. Mexican8. Chinese

Part B9. French10. German11. Siberian

Agenda

Do Now and Writer’s Duel (12) Homework Check (5) Guided Notes (30) What’s Your Opinion? (10) Closing (3)

Comparative Adjectives

You can use adjectives to compare two or more nouns.

To compare 2 things, use the comparative form of the adjective. Add –er to any one-syllable adjectives.

Example: Mrs. Petsch is faster than a cheetah.

Superlative adjectives

We use superlative adjectives to show that they are the extreme version of an adjective - you can’t get more SUPER than how they are now.

Always comes after the word the. Add -est to any one-syllable adjectives. (If the

adjective already ends in an e, just add –st) Example: The STEM Sea Turtle is the strongest of all the

animals on Earth.

Example: The STEM Sea Turtle is the strongest of all the animals on Earth.

Guided Practice

China has the large population of any country.

Australia is coldest in July than in January.

Arizona is dryer than India and weter than Egypt.

Partner Practice

Write the correct comparative or superlative form of each adjective in parentheses.

Is Spanish __________________________ for English speakers than Russian is? (superlative - easy)

What is the ___________________________ building in the world? (superlative - tall)

Do you feel _________________________ when you lose a video game, or when you lose a soccer game? (comparative - sad)

Irregular Nouns

Most adjectives with two syllables, and all with three syllables are irregular. They have different forms to show comparative and superlative.

Irregulars

To compare 2 things with these irregular adjectives, add the word more in front.

To compare 3 things with these irregular adjectives, add the word most in front.

In either case DO NOT combine -er with the word more, OR -est with the word most.

INCORRECT: Peaches are more sweeter than lemons

INCORRECT: Erick has the most freshest kicks of all the fifth grade

Adjective type and changes Regular Comparing 2 Comparing 3 or More

Adjectives that have more than one syllable:To change beautiful correctly, add ‘more’ and ‘most

beautifultalented

More beautiful_________________

Most beautiful__________________

Irregular comparative and superlative forms Irregular adjectives change into completely separate words. Memorization required!

goodlittlefarbad

betterless

__________________________________

bestleast

____________________________________

Irregular Adjectives

When you compare things that are less rather than more, use less for the comparative (2 things) and least for the superlative (3 or more things). Marcus Garvey is less well-known than Bob

Marley. Haile Selassie is the least well-known of the three.

Important Questions to Ask Yourself

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF How many syllables is this adjective? How many nouns am I comparing? Is this an irregular noun? Am I comparing these nouns as more -or less- than its

counterparts?

Guided Practice

Rubies are ________________________ than diamonds. (colorful)

In this state, the ___________________________ amount of rain falls in August? (little)

Is the Library of Congress the world’s ________________________________library? (good)

Partner Practice

What is the most commonest word in English?

What was the most bad storm of the 1900s?

Which city has most tourists – Paris or Rome?

Partner Practice

Read the following sentence: Our popularly volunteer opportunity is the Dog Walkers Club.

What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

A. most popularB. popularerC. more popularD. popularest