Comparative adjectives

Comparative Adjectives
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Comparative Adjectives
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Agenda
  • When do we use comparatives/superlatives?
  • How to form comparatives & superlatives in English
  • Group practice 
  • Independent practice: online unit 

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When do we use compartives & superlatives?

  • Comparative adjectives let us compare 2 things: Dogs are bigger than cats

  • Superlative adjectives let us highlight the most/least in a group: That dog is the biggest.  

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Creating sentences
  • X am/is/are ________+er than Y.   --> Bunnies are cuter than puppies.

  • X am/is/are the ______ + est. --> Bunnies are the cutest. 

  • X am/is/are as __________ as Y. --> Bunnies are as cute as puppies.

Slide 5 - Slide

Group practice
  • Join the interactive lesson to participate in the group practice.
  • Each slide will have an example sentence.
  • Fill in the blank with the correct form of the comparative/superlative adjective.  

Slide 6 - Slide

A t-shirt is ________ than a sweater.
A
thin
B
thinner
C
thinnest
D
as thin as

Slide 7 - Quiz

My computer is ________ yours.
A
good
B
better
C
the best
D
as good as

Slide 8 - Quiz

This is the _______ machine.
A
heavier
B
heavyer
C
heaviest
D
as heavy as

Slide 9 - Quiz

My car is _____ than my father's
A
faster
B
more fast
C
the fastest
D
as fast as

Slide 10 - Quiz

This straw is just ______ the other one.
A
short
B
shorter
C
shortest
D
as short as

Slide 11 - Quiz

She is the ______ person I have ever met.
A
kinder
B
kindest
C
as kind as

Slide 12 - Quiz

This bed is _____ than the previous one
A
soft
B
softer
C
softest
D
as soft as

Slide 13 - Quiz

In your own words: What endings do we use to make comparative & superlative adjectives in English?

Answer in English or Dutch, or give examples.

Slide 14 - Open question

Independent practice
  • Work on your online unit. Under the grammatica section, work on the vergelijken exercises.  

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