Comparative and superlative adjectives

• 1. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVEADJECTIVES1st Grade Lesson

2. ITEMS NEEDED Frederick by Leo Lionni (or the video link) White board or smart board to project on White board or smart board markers Worksheethttp://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_or_Superlative.pdf 3. INTRODUCTION Begin the lesson with reading Frederick by LeoLionni or watching the video of the story.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGwdwvkn0Cw 4. FINDING ADJECTIVES Adjectives describe a noun pink flower small stone red crayon 5. WHAT ADJECTIVES DO WE SEE IN THE STORY yellow wheat green leaf blue periwinkles winter days 6. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COMPARE 2THINGS WITH AN ADJECTIVE? When you have 2 nouns to compare with the sameadjective you add er to the end of one of theadjectives to show the comparison. fat fatter thin thinner dark - darker 7. SOMETIMES WE HAVE 2 THINGS TO COMPARE. WE ADD -ER This is a big rock. This is a bigger rock. 8. MORE COMPARISON WITH -ER This is a small pencil. This is a smallerpencil. 9. WHEN COMPARING 3 THINGS When you compare 3 things with an adjective youstart with the adjective, then add er to the 2ndcomparison and finally est is added to the finalcomparison. cute cuter cutest smooth smoother- smoothest wet wetter - wettest 10. COMPARING 3 THINGS WITH ER AND EST This is a large bag. This is a larger bag. This is the largest bag. 11. COMPARING 3 THINGS WITH ER AND -EST This is a soft cushion. This is a softer cushion. This is the softest cushion. 12. NOW YOU DECIDE This is a ___________ face. This is a ____________ face. This is the ____________ face. 13. NOW YOU DECIDE This is a ___________ tree. This is a ___________ tree. This is the ___________ tree. 14. NOW YOU DECIDE This is a ____________ clown. This is a ______________ clown. This is the ____________ clown. 15. NOW YOU TRY This is a sweet treat. This is a sweet____ treat. This is the sweet_____ treat. 16. REVIEW1. What is an adjective?~ a word that describes a noun(ask for examples)2. What do you do when you compare 2 wordswith the same adjective?~ add er to the 2nd comparison (ask for examples)3. What do you do when you compare 3 wordsusing the same adjective?~ add er to the 2nd and est to the 3rd comparison(ask for examples) 17. ASSESSMENT Have the students complete the followingworksheet in pairs http://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_or_Superlative.pdf