Comparative and

Superlative Adjectives
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 Which of these is correct?
Speak to the person next to you, you have 10 seconds to decide…

1.Adjectives
Nouns name things, like objects, animals and people.

2.Adjectives describe things (nouns) – they tell us what

something is like.

3. Adjectives
Verbs are doing/action words.
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 Activity 1:

Please write this definition of what

adjectives are on your paper:
Adjectives describe things (nouns) – they tell us what
something is like.
Activity 2: How many adjectives can you and your partner
write down in 1 minute?
Can you put them in the correct column for
how many syllables they have?
How many did you get?
Ready?

If you got 1-5 adjectives, give yourself 1 activity point

3
2
Go!
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If you got 5-10 adjectives, give yourself 2 activity points

If you got more than 10 adjectives, give yourself 3 activity points

 Now we’re going to look at how we can change adjectives
to compare 2 different things.
These are called comparative adjectives.
We’re also going to look at how we can change adjectives
to compare groups of different things (3+) to find the one which is
‘the most’, or more like the adjective describes than all the others.
These are called superlative adjectives.

Look out for what happens to the adjective and the sentence
when we change it to become comparative or superlative.
small
smaller
Is it the same for all adjectives, or does the number of syllables
smallest
make a difference?
Can you spot any spelling rules?
 Activity 3: A Quick Quiz…
What adjective fits well in the gap?
Which is higher,
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the clouds.
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How many syllables are there in expensive?
You have 15 seconds to write your answer down…
Gold is more expensive than silver.
Remember to look out for changes – this time with adjectives which have
more than 2 syllables…
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Don’t forget to give yourself
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become.
 What adjective fits well in the gap?

p _u _l a_ t_ed country on Earth

China is the most po_
Which
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people populated,
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than anywhere else.
Thailand is about 1.6 times bigger than Vietnam...
Speak to the person next to you, you have 15 seconds to think about it…
How many syllables are there in populated?
However, the population of Vietnam is 98.7 million
people, while in Thailand there are only 69.8 million
people.
Thailand is less populated than Vietnam.
Speak to the person next to you, you have 15 seconds to decide…

This can also be said: Thailand is not as populated as Vietnam.

 6.Which is the least populated country in Asia?
The Maldives
Speak to the is the
person nextleast populated
to you, you have 15 secondscountry
to decide… in Asia.

It has just 345,000 people living there.

Don’t forget to give yourself points!
 What adjective fits well in the gap?
Where is the sunniest place in the world?
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in the world. 90% of its daylight hours are sunny, and it gets
You have 10 seconds to write your answer down, you can talk to the person next to you…
more than 4000 hours of sunshine
Which country is hotter and sunnier, Thailand or the UK? a year!
How many syllables are there in sunny?
Where is the hottest place on Earth?
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Death Valley, in the state of California in America is the hottest place
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changes
on Earth. It has reached highs of over 56C. when it ends in –y

Also, look for what happens to the spelling of adjectives

which end with ‘consonant, vowel (a,e,i,o,u), consonant’.
Don’t forget to give yourself points…

You’re doing great – just think about how many

new connections your brain has made today.
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 1 syllable adjectives: Comparatives

Example: Mount K2 is higher than Mount Kangchenjunga.

What two letters are added to 1 syllable adjectives

to make them into comparative adjectives? -er

Can you fill in the gap?

th
noun + verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are) + adjective + er + _ a _n + noun
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Can you make a comparative sentence about two pictures using a 1 syllable adjective?

noun + verb ‘to be’ (am/is/are) + adjective + er + than + noun

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
You have 1 minute to write a sentence down:
 1 syllable adjectives: Superlatives

Example: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

What three letters are added to 1 syllable adjectives

to make them into superlative adjectives? -est

Can you fill in the gap?

Noun + the verb ‘to be’ + the

_ _ _ + adjective + est + noun
+ the group which you are comparing to
Can you make a superlative sentence with a 1 syllable adjective about the topic uncovered?

noun + the verb ‘to be’ + the + adjective + est + noun

+ the group which you are comparing to

1
A country in A kind of
Someone in
your family 2
the
world 3
An animal in
Africa 4
food from
Thailand

5
Someone in
this class 6
A school
subject 7
A place on
Earth 8
An animal in
the sea

You have 1 minute to write a sentence down…

2+ syllable adjectives: Comparatives

Example: Gold is more expensive than silver.

Can you fill in the gaps?

noun + verb ‘to be’ + m t_

_ _o _r _e + adjective + _ h _a _n + noun
Can you make a comparative sentence about two pictures using a 2+ syllable adjective?

noun + verb ‘to be’ +more + adjective + than + noun

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
You have 1 minute to write a sentence down:
2+ syllable adjectives: Superlatives

Example: Rhodium is the most expensive metal on Earth.

Can you fill in the gaps?

noun + verb ‘to be’ + t_ h

_e_+m
_ _o _s _t + adjective + noun
+ the group that you are comparing to
Can you make a 2+ syllable superlative sentence about the topic uncovered?

noun + the verb ‘to be’ + the + most +adjective + noun

+ the group which you are comparing to

1
A country in A kind of
Someone in
your family 2
the
world 3
An animal in
Africa 4
food from
Thailand

5
Someone in
this class 6
A school
subject 7
A place on
Earth 8
An animal in
the sea

You have 1 minute to write a sentence down…

2+ syllable adjectives ending in -y: Comparatives

Example: Thailand is sunnier than the UK

Can you fill in the gaps?

e _r + t_ h
noun + verb ‘to be’ + adjective + _i _ __a_
n + noun
What letter is taken out of the original adjective?
Make a comparative sentence about two pictures using a 2+ syllable adjective ending in -y

noun + verb ‘to be’ + adjective + ier + than + noun

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
You have 1 minute to write a sentence down:
2+ syllable adjectives ending in -y: Superlatives

Example: Yuma is the sunniest place on Earth.

Can you fill in the gaps?

noun + verb ‘to be’ + t_ h

_e_+m
_ _o _s _t + adjective + noun
+ the group that you are comparing to
Make a superlative sentence about the topic with a 2 syllable adjective ending in -y

noun + the verb ‘to be’ + the + adjective + ier noun

+ the group which you are comparing to

1
A country in A kind of
Someone in
your family 2
the
world 3
An animal in
Africa 4
food from
Thailand

5
Someone in
this class 6
A school
subject 7
A place on
Earth 8
An animal in
the sea

You have 1 minute to write a sentence down…

 Count how many points you got…

You guys are awesome!

For your homework:

please complete fill in the gaps
in worksheet 2, and then write
examples for the remaining
comparative and superlative
sentences from activity 4.