ComparativeAdjectives with er and est.ppt

adjectives

1. Year One
Language Conventions | Adjectives with er and est
Language Conventions
Adjectives with er and est

2. Adjectives with er and est

3. Introductory Activity
Independent Focused Activity
Review Activity
Consolidation Activity
Assessment/Application Activity
Adjectives with er and est

4. Success Criteria
Aim
•To use the suffixes er and est in adjectives.
•I can use the suffixes er and est to compare things.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to an adjective.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to adjectives ending in y.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to adjectives ending in e.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to an adjective ending in a vowel and a single consonant.
•I can use adjectives with the suffixes er and est in sentences.

5. Introductory Activity

6. Comparative Adjectives
Look at these pictures. What do you notice?
strong stronger stronges
t

7. Comparative Adjectives
Look at these pictures. What do you notice?
fast faster fastest

8. Comparative Adjectives
We call these adjectives comparative and superlative
adjectives.
fast faster fastest
When we compare two things we use comparative adjectives.
When we compare three or more things we use superlative
adjectives.

9. Comparative Adjectives
Complete the Comparative Adjectives Activity Sheet in pairs.

10. Independent Focused Activity

11. Adding er and est
Look at these words:
big bigger biggest
fast faster fastest
What do you notice about these words?
When we are using comparative and superlative
adjectives, we often use the suffixes er and est.

12. Adding er and est
Adding er and est to these words is quite easy!
short + er =
shorter
short + est =
shortest
long + er =
longer
long + est = longest
great + er = greater great + est =
greatest
Can you add er and est to these words? Write your
answers on your whiteboards.
slow tall

13. Adding er and est
Adding er and est to words that end in y.
pretty + er = prettier pretty + est = prettiest
tasty + er = tastier tasty + est = tastiest
If the adjective ends in a y, we need to
change it to an i, then add er or est. Can
you add er and est to these words?
Write the answers on your whiteboards.
easy happy
Have a look at these words:
If the adjective
ends in a y, we
need to change
it to an i, then
add er or est.

14. Adding er and est
Adding er and est to words that end in e.
wise + er = wiser wise + est = wisest
strange + er = stranger strange + est = strangest
When the word ends in an e, we knock
the e off before adding er or est. Can
you add er and est to these words?
Write your answers on your
whiteboards.
late cute
Have a look at these words:
When the word
ends in an e, we
knock the e off
before adding
er or est.

15. Adding er and est
sad sadder
thin thinne
r
These adjectives all end in a
vowel and one consonant.
Have a look at these words:
saddest
thinnest
thin i (short vowel sound)
n (consonant)When an adjective ends in a vowel
and one consonant, we need to
double the last consonant to keep
the vowel short.
Can you add er and est to these
words?
hot wet

16. Adding er and est
Look at the Activity Sheet Adding er and est. Can you
complete the table by writing the adjectives with the suffixes
er and est?
If the adjective
ends in a y, we
need to change
it to an i, then
add er or est.
When an adjective
ends in a vowel
and one
consonant, double
the last consonant
to keep the vowel
short.
When the word
ends in an e, we
knock the e off
before adding
er or est.
Remember the rules

17. Review Activity

18. Game
Can you remember all the rules for adding er and est?
You are going to play a game to see if you can!
The game is played in teams of 2 or 3
people, with 2 teams playing against
each other.
Each team rolls the die and moves
that number forward. If your team
lands on a question mark, the other
team gets to ask you a question from
the question cards.
If you get the question correct – you
move forward 2 spaces. If you get it
wrong – you move back 2 spaces.
The first team to finish wins!

19. Consolidation Activity

20. Consolidation Activity
Help! All of the sentences on the sheet have had the
comparative adjective removed. Can you help to find the
correct ones to complete the sentences?

21. Assessment/Application Activity

22. Mini Test
Use all of the
information your
have learnt and
practised about
adding the suffixes
er and est to
adjectives.
Work on your own
to complete the
Mini Test Activity
Sheet.

23. Application Activity
Use all of the
information your
have learnt and
practised about
adding the suffixes
er and est to
adjectives.
Work on your own
to complete the
Application Activity
Sheet.

24. Success Criteria
Aim
•To use the suffixes er and est in adjectives.
•I can use the suffixes er and est to compare things.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to an adjective.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to adjectives ending in y.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to adjectives ending in e.
•I can add the suffixes er and est to an adjective ending in a vowel and a single consonant.
•I can use adjectives with the suffixes er and est in sentences.