Transcript Comparing with good and bad

Harcourt 10-11
Lesson 19
Grammar
Day 2
Comparing with Adjectives:
good and bad
The BIG Question:
How can I
identify and use
adjectives?
Use –er to compare most short adjectives
with one other thing
Earth’s gravity is stronger than the moon’s gravity.
Mercury is tinier than Mars.
Jupiter is bigger than any other planet.
Use –est to compare most short adjectives
with two or more other things
The sun is the closest star to Earth.
The moon is the brightest object in the night sky.
Mercury is the nearest planet of all to the sun.
Use more with longer adjectives
to compare two things.
Bear cubs are more playful than adult bears.
I think polar bears are more beautiful than black bears.
All bears are more dangerous than house pets.
Use most with longer adjectives to compare
one thing with two or more other things.
The iris is the most wonderful flower I’ve ever seen.
Some of the most famous poems are about flowers.
Dandelions are the most plentiful flowers of all.
Comparing with the Adjective
I read a good book.
This book is _______ than the last book I read.
Good becomes better when
comparing two things.
This is the _________ book I have ever read!
Good becomes best when
comparing more than two things.
Comparing with the Adjective
This is a bad story by I. M. Dull.
It is _________ than her last story.
Bad becomes worse when
comparing two things.
This may be the _____ story she has ever written.
Bad becomes worst when
comparing more than two things.
Write the correct adjective.
better
Green apples are good, but red apples are (good).
best
Macintosh apples are the (good) of them all.
worst
The (bad) fruit in the area grows on a nearby
tree.
worse
The apples on the tree taste (bad) than old
turnips.
best
In the story, don Ignacio had the (good) apples.
Write the correct adjective.
better
Modern cars have (good) safety systems than
older cars.
best
The seat belt is the (good) safety feature of all.
worst
The (bad) driving weather of all occurs in winter.
worse
Driving in snow is (bad) than driving in rain.
better
Some foods are (good) for you than others.
best
Milk is one of the (good) drinks of all.
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