Comparing Words Er Est

Comparing Words and Adverbs

Adjectives that compare

• What is an adjective?

• adjectives are describing words

• Eg. Big, small, smelly, fresh, skinny, fat

Using adjectives to compare

• small

• smaller, we added -er

• smallest, we added -est

Example

• the kitten is small

• the mouse is smaller than the kitten

• the ant is the smallest of the animals

Multiple Choice

Today is warmer than yesterday.

Select the correct adjective that compares.

• warm

• warmer

• warmest

Multiple Choice

A cat is quicker than a mouse.

Select the correct adjective that compares.

• quick

• quicker

• quickest

Poll

That dog has the ________ fur I have ever felt!

• softest

• messy

• yucky

Poll

This story is ________ than that story.

• boring

• funnier

• happy

Comparing with more and most

Sometimes adjectives can be very long when you try to compare

Eg. Interesting, you don't interestinger or interestingest

Example

• Huy's story is more interesting than Tuan's

• This man's story is the most interesting of them all.

How you use more and most

you use more when you compare two things

you use most when you compare more than two things, this is known as superlative adjective.

Multiple Choice

This movie is (more, most) interesting than the movie I saw last week.

Which is the correct comparing word.

• more

• most

Multiple Choice

Today is the (more, most) exciting day of the year!

Which is the correct comparing word.

• more

• most

Multiple Choice

This meal is the _____ delicious meal of all time!

Which is the correct comparing word.

• more

• most

Multiple Choice

My computer is _____ important to me than my bicycle.

Which is the correct comparing word.

• more

• most

Adverb

What do you think is an adverb?

What is an adverb?

• Remember Verb?

• Adverbs tell more about the verb; it could be how it was done, where it was done or when it was done

An example of adverbs

Multiple Choice

Mike often rides his bike.

Select the correct adverb.

• Mike

• often

• rides

• bike

Multiple Choice

Sometimes Mike plays ball.

Select the correct adverb.

• sometimes

• plays

• ball

• None of them

Multiple Choice

Now Mike reads a book.

Select the correct adverb.

• now

• reads

• book

• None of them

Homework

Print the worksheet and do the exercises

Due: 08/05/2021

Early hand in is okay