Degrees of adject

Comparative and Superlative adjectives. 7-grade

Secondary school №77

The aim of the lesson:

• Teach students how to use superlative and comparative adjectives.
• Develop the ability to correctly form sentences .
• Educate to respect each other and respect someone else’s opinion

SWBA- to use superlative and comparative adjectives in their written and speaking skills.

In pairs,do the comparative and superlative quiz .

Part 1. What’s the opposite of…?

Comparative degree of adjectives

Superlative degree of adjectives

1)Longer …….

7)the shortest … …….

2)Smaller ……

8) the smallest … …….

3)Cheaper …. ………

9) The safest … ………

4)More difficult ……

10)the saddest … ……..

5)More irritated …. ………..

11) the best … …..

6)Better-equipped ….. ……..

12the most …..

Part 2.Find and correct the mistakes

1 )Coffee isn’t as good than green tea.

2)Your friends have the more big impact of all ways to control the stress.

3)Energy drinks give shorter effect that green tea.

4)This is one of the worse things you have ever tried.

5)Doing sport is as effective than relaxing.

6)It’s the best way to avoid stress of the world.

Adjectives

Comparative degree

1-syllable

Superlative degree

adj.+- er (+ than)

2-syllable

the +adj . +-est

more + adj. (+ than )

Ex.:short er

2-syllable ending in -y

Ex.: the short est

3-syllable

Ex.: more relaxed than

the most +adj.

adj.+ y + -ier (+than)

! 1-syllable adjectives that end in 1 consonant + 1 vowel + 1 consonant must double

more + adj. (+ than )

Ex.: the most relaxed

the +adj. + y + -iest

Ex.:health ier than

Ex.: the health iest

Ex.: more difficult than

the most + adj.

Ex.: s l i m m er than

Ex.: the most difficult

• !To compare two things, we use:

a comparative adjective + than:

Green tea is more useful than coffee.Energy drinks give shorter effect than drinking tea.

! To express maximums or minimums,we use:

the + superlative adjective:

People around you have the bigges t impact on how you handle stress. Drinking coffee when feeling stressed is one of the worst ways out.

! To say that the two things are the same, we use:

as + adj. = as:

Doing exercise is as good as relaxation.

The same as:

Doing exercise has the same relaxing effect as meditation.

Exercise 9.p-73. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives.

• 1)My elder sister is more peaceful than (peaceful) me.
• 2)Footbal is (popular) in Europe.
• 3) My cat is (intelligent) my dog.
• 4)Playing chess is (difficult) playing monopoly.
• 5)Drinking water is (healthy) drinking coffee.
• 6)What’s (fast) animal you know?
• 7)My handwriting is (beautiful) my brother’s.
• 8)My mother is (beautiful)woman in the world.
• 9)China is (populated) country in the world.

Homework:

• Exercise 7-8. p-73. Use the comparative or superlative degrees of adjectives in the brackets.

Good bye!

See you the next time! Thank your for attention!