Is our car bigger than theirs? Is this car better than than that one? Use comparative and superlative adjectives of provided verbs to complete twenty sentences.

Concepts

comparative adjectives, adjectives, Grammar, parts of speech, superlative adjectives

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Add to a language arts packet for homework
• Have kids work on the exercise as a warm-up activity
• Conduct a poll in the class about heights, ages, birthdays, or other traits, and use adjectives of comparison to discuss differences between classmates

Classroom Considerations

• Designed for English learners, but helpful for mainstream classes in need of grammar review
• Some sentences can be confusing due to wording or concepts

Pros

• Encourages kids to think about their word choice when they're writing

Cons

• Answer key provides the answers in italics within the sentence, making it difficult to read when assessing

Common Core

L.3.1.a L.4.1.a L.5.1.a L.6.1.a L.7.1.a L.8.1.a