COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE

ADJECTIVES

1st Grade Lesson

ITEMS NEEDED

Frederick by Leo Lionni (or the video link)

White board or smart board to project on

White board or smart board markers

Worksheet

http://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_

or_Superlative.pdf

INTRODUCTION

Begin the lesson with reading Frederick by Leo

Lionni or watching the video of the story….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGwdwvkn0Cw

FINDING ADJECTIVES

Adjectives describe a noun……

pink flower

small stone

red crayon

WHAT ADJECTIVES DO WE SEE IN THE STORY

yellow wheat

green leaf

blue periwinkles

winter days

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU COMPARE 2

THINGS WITH AN ADJECTIVE?

When you have 2 nouns to compare with the same

adjective you add –er to the end of one of the

adjectives to show the comparison.

fat – fatter

thin – thinner

dark - darker

SOMETIMES WE HAVE 2 THINGS TO COMPARE

……. WE ADD -ER

This is a big rock. This is a bigger rock.

MORE COMPARISON WITH -ER

This is a small pencil. This is a smaller

pencil.

WHEN COMPARING 3 THINGS

When you compare 3 things with an adjective you

start with the adjective, then add –er to the 2nd

comparison and finally –est is added to the final

comparison.

cute – cuter – cutest

smooth – smoother- smoothest

wet – wetter - wettest

COMPARING 3 THINGS WITH –ER AND –EST

This is a large bag.

This is a larger bag.

This is the largest bag.

COMPARING 3 THINGS WITH –ER AND -EST

This is a soft cushion.

This is a softer cushion.

This is the softest cushion.

NOW YOU DECIDE ……

This is a ___________ face.

This is a ____________ face.

This is the ____________ face.

NOW YOU DECIDE

This is a ___________ tree.

This is a ___________ tree.

This is the ___________ tree.

NOW YOU DECIDE

This is a ____________ clown.

This is a ______________ clown.

This is the ____________ clown.

NOW YOU TRY

This is a sweet treat.

This is a sweet____ treat.

This is the sweet_____ treat.

REVIEW

1. What is an adjective?

~ A word that describes a noun. (ask for examples)

2. What happens when we compare 2 things with

the same adjective?

~ Add –er to the 2nd comparison (ask for examples)

3. What happens when we compare 3 things using

the same adjective?

~ Add –er and then –est to the 2nd and 3rd

comparisons (ask for examples)

ASSESSMENT

In pairs students complete the following worksheet

http://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_or

_Superlative.pdf