Mastering Adjectives: Positive, Comparative and Superlative Forms

Mastering Adjectives: Positive, Comparative and Superlative Forms

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use positive, comparative and superlative forms of adjectives correctly.

Explain to the students what they will learn by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about adjectives?

Positive Form

The positive form of an adjective is the basic form used to describe a person, place or thing. Example: The cat is cute.

Explain what the positive form of an adjective is and give examples.

Comparative Form

The comparative form of an adjective is used to compare two people, places or things. Example: The cat is cuter than the dog.

Explain what the comparative form of an adjective is and give examples.

Superlative Form

The superlative form of an adjective is used to compare more than two people, places or things. Example: The cat is the cutest animal in the world.

Explain what the superlative form of an adjective is and give examples.

Quiz Question 1

What is the positive form of the adjective 'happy'?

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Quiz Question 2

Which is the comparative form of the adjective 'big': bigger, big, biggest?

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Quiz Question 3

What is the superlative form of the adjective 'smart'?

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Multiple-Choice Question

Which of the following is the comparative form of the adjective 'exciting'? A) excitier B) excitinger C) more exciting

Explain how to answer multiple-choice questions and give the students time to answer before revealing the correct answer.

Open Question

Write a sentence using the superlative form of the adjective 'fun'.

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Quiz Question 6

What is the positive form of the adjective 'tall'?

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Quiz Question 7

Which is the superlative form of the adjective 'busy': busiest, busier, busyier?

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Quiz Question 8

What is the comparative form of the adjective 'good'?

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Short Answer Question

What is the superlative form of the adjective 'happy'?

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Quiz Question 10

Which is the comparative form of the adjective 'fast': faster, fastly, most fast?

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Quiz Question 11

What is the positive form of the adjective 'beautiful'?

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Quiz Question 12

What is the superlative form of the adjective 'cold'?

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.