Lesson Topic Making Choices Grammar Point Comparatives Name

Lesson Topic: Making Choices Grammar Point: Comparatives Name of Teacher: Susan Strikovsky Target Class: 7 th Lesson Place in the Curriculum: Lesson 8

Table of Contents • • • Introduction Comparatives- Rules Irregular Comparatives Conclusion

How do you choose between two things?

• What kind of vacation would you prefer? • Which one would be quieter and more relaxing?

How shall we travel, by car or by train? Let's go by car. It's cheaper. Don't go by train, it's more expensive.

Comparatives - To Compare People and Things with Other People and Things Homer is taller than Maggie. Tall Lisa is nicer than Bart. Nice By Source, Fair use, https: //en. wikipedia. org/w/index. php? curid=42022551 https: //en. wikipedia. org/w/index. php? curid=7781810 Lisa is better at school than Bart. Good at school By Source, Fair use, https: //en. wikipedia. org/w/index. php? curid=7781746 By Source, Fair use, https: //en. wikipedia. org/w/index. php? curid=7781941

Rules for Comparative q Add –ER to the adjective for one syllable words Cheap- Cheaper than Fast- Faster than q Adjectives ending in CVC (Consonant –vowel –consonant) double the last letter and add –ER q Don't double –W Fat- Fatter than Red- Redder than

Rules for Comparative q. If a two syllable word ends in y, add –IER Lucky-Luckier than Early –Earlier than q. Adjectives with two or more syllables. Write “more” before the adjective instead of adding –ER Famous- More famous than Careful- More careful than

Irregular Comparative Forms Good Better Bad Worse The Worst Farther The Farthest The Best

Today’s Lesson was about Comparatives Next Lesson will be about Present Progressive Negative & Positive