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1. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
ADJECTIVES
1st 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
 Worksheet
http://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_
or_Superlative.pdf

3. INTRODUCTION
 Begin the lesson with reading Frederick by Leo
Lionni 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 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

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 smaller
pencil.

9. 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

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. REVIEW
1. What is an adjective?
~ a word that describes a noun(ask for examples)
2. What do you do when you compare 2 words
with the same adjective?
~ add –er to the 2nd comparison (ask for examples)
3. What do you do when you compare 3 words
using the same adjective?
~ add –er to the 2nd and –est to the 3rd comparison
(ask for examples)

17. ASSESSMENT
 Have the students complete the following
worksheet in pairs 
http://www.k12reader.com/adjectives/Comparative_or
_Superlative.pdf