Harcourt Journeys:
Grammar Skills
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Unit 4: Lesson 26
This week’s skills:
Part 1: Making Comparisons with –er and -est
Part 2: Using more and most
Part 3: Comparing with good and bad
Part 4: Sentence Fluency
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Making Comparisons
Part 1: Adding –er and –est PowerPoint
Part 2: Projectable 26.6
Part 3: Practice Book Page 304
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Part 1: Adding –er and -est
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Today, we are going to
study making
comparisons.
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The suffix –er should be used
when you are comparing two
things and the adjective has
one syllable.
The dog is bigger than the cat.
big
bigger
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The suffix –er can be used with
some 2 syllable words when
you are comparing two things
He is happier than his brother.
happy
happier
(remember to change the y to an I before adding a suffix.)
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Add –er to most two syllable
adjectives that end in
-y
-ple
ble
Examples:
jolly
simple
humble
jollier
simpler
humbler
Santa is jollier than Easter
Bunny.
Math is simpler than science.
Jan is humbler than Ted.
Look at the two things below. Use a
comparative adjective that you can add
–er to and give an example of a
comparative sentence.
Look at the two things below. Use a
comparative adjective that you can add
–er to and give an example of a
comparative sentence.
Look at the two things below. Use a
comparative adjective that you can add
–er to and give an example of a
comparative sentence.
A Superlative
The suffix –est should be used
when you are comparing three or
more than things and the
adjective has one syllable.
The dog is the biggest of all the pets.
big
biggest
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The suffix –est should can be
used with some 2 syllable words
when you are comparing three or
more things
Of the three brothers, he is the
happiest.
happy
happiest
(remember to change the y to an I before adding a suffix. )
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You can add –est to some two syllable
adjectives. These adjective end in –y, ple and –ble.
jolly
simple
humble
jolliest
simplest
humblest
Use a superlative to compare
one of the puppies to the
others.
Use a superlative to compare
the man to the others.
This is the _____________________ blanket in the
house.
(warm, warmer, warmest)
Maria is _____________________ than Jan right
now.
(happy, happier, happiest)
That was the_____________________ sundae I've
ever eaten.
(big, bigger, biggest)
Katrina ran even _____________________ than I did.
(fast, faster, fastest)
January is the _____________________
month of the year.
(cold, colder, coldest)
That is a very _____________________
fishing pole.
(long, longer, longest)
Mr. Jones is the _____________________
teacher in the school.
(nice, nicer, nicest)
PRACTICE!
Projectable 26.6
Turn your Practice Book to
page 304.
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Part 2: Using More and
Most in Comparisons
Today, we are going to
look at when to use
“more” and “most”
when comparing.
Comparative Adjectives
With longer adjectives
Use “more” before the adjective
instead of adding –er when
comparing two things.
Longer adjectives have more than two
syllables and include some two
syllable words.
Example:
Science is more interesting than
handwriting.
The boy is more thoughtful than
his sister.
Superlative Adjectives
With longer adjectives
Use “most” before the adjective
instead of adding –est when
comparing more than two things.
Longer adjectives have more than two
syllables and include some two
syllable words.
Example:
Math is the most interesting
subject of all.
The brown recluse spider is the
most venomous of all its species.
I saw the __________________ magic trick ever today. (amazing)
The factory made ______________mistakes this year than last
year. (few)
He is the ____________________ boy in the class. (talkative)
The road is the __________________ in the neighborhood.
(smooth)
Our detergent is ________________ than the detergent my sister
uses. (effective)
The steamroller has the ______________________ engine.
(powerful)
That restaurant is the _________________ I’ve ever seen.
(elegant)
Math is ___________________ than reading to me. (confusing)
PRACTICE!
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Projectable 26.7
Turn your Practice Book to
page 305.
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Part 3: Making Comparisons
Using Irregular Adjectives
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The regular way to make comparative and superlative
adjectives is to add –er or -est or to use more or most. A
small number of adjectives, however, are irregular and some
of these can be regular or irregular. The most common ones
are listed here:
Irregular
adjective
Comparative
Superlative
good
better
best
bad
worse
worst
Far
further
furthest
old
elder
eldest
Those french fries are the ________ I have ever
tasted. (bad)
I think that this computer game has the
____________ educational value. (good)
When I was a kid I was a __________ swimmer
than my sister. (good)
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He is _____________ at singing than me. (bad)
My cold is ____________ today than it was
yesterday. (bad)
Tara is the ___________ athlete in the school.
(good)
It is __________ to take the medicine than to
suffer with a cold.
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 306.
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Part 4: Comparative
and Superlative
Review
Today, we are going to
review comparative
and superlative
adjectives.
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Comparative and
Superlative Practice –
Smart Response Activity
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How did you do?
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