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Curated OER
Perky Plurals
Third graders play a station activity game forming plurals by adding -s, -es, changing y to i and adding -es, changing the f or fe to v and adding -es, and some irregular cases.
Curated OER
Mad About Parts of Speech
Eighth graders review and use the different parts of speech using Mad Libs or Web Libs. They also utilize creative writing skills by providing the most interesting word(s) for the story line. They utilize worksheets imbedded in this plan.
Curated OER
Making Singular Nouns Plural
Third graders complete worksheets and participate in interactive activities to classify plural words based on their singular form.
Curated OER
First Class Mail
Students read The Witch of Blackbird Pond, and write a friendly letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.
Curated OER
Spelling Plurals
In this spelling plurals activity, students study the 5 common rules for spelling plurals. Students fill in a chart in which the singular nouns are made plural. Then students find plurals in their reading books and classify them...
Curated OER
Georgia Performance Standards Framework for ELA Unit 3-7th Grade
Seventh graders explore persuasive writing using the city life and the country life as focus topics. In this persuasion lesson, 7th graders read "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse" in an attempt to determine the pros and cons of both...
Curated OER
Yes, No, Maybe So!
Students view various pictures and identify those that show action verbs. They write sentences to summarize the actions shown in the pictures.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Hyphen in Compound Adjective With Comparatives/superlatives
Rules and examples for creating the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives with or without hyphens.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Adjectives
A clear, concise explanation of adjectives, including some tricky usages, how to order adjectives in a sentence, and some idiomatic uses of prepositions with -ed participles. The emphasis is on HOW adjectives are used more than on WHY...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Adjectives 2
This lesson focuses on adjectives and the rules for changing them to comparative and superlative forms. It offers textual information about adjectives and practice adding them to sentences. It also provides two YouTube videos: the first...
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
Excellent lesson on irregular comparatives and superlatives, which include mejor, peor, mayor, and menor. The lesson is thorough and easy to understand, with ample examples. A quiz at the end of the lesson tests the student's mastery of...
University of Calgary
University of Calgary: Comparatives Superlatives
This site, sponsored by the University of Calgary, has a lot of good information on comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives. Examples are given and a quiz is provided at the bottom of the page.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
Identify when to use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Double Comparatives and Superlatives
This page focuses on forming comparatives and superlatives and the misuse of double comparisons and superlatives such as "most fastest."
Get It Write
Get It Write: Comparatives and Superlatives
Learn the difference between the comparative and superlative degress of adjectives and how to use them. Take the brief quiz to check your understanding.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Adjectives
This entry focuses on adjectives including their functions, questions they answer, and comparative and superlative forms. Each is accompanied by an explanation and examples.
English Club
English Club: Learn English: Grammar: Adjectives: Superlative Adjectives
An explanation of comparative adjectives with links to additional information on the formation and use of superlative adjectives.
Other
Spanish Comparatives and Superlative Sentences
Side by side English to Spanish translations of comparatives and/or superlatives of adjectives, adverbs, nouns, and verbs. Other English expressions that may be confused with Spanish comparatives are also translated. Excellent reference...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs
This activity focuses on adjectives and adverbs including their functions, differences, and common mistakes. It provides six videos to aid understanding, several short practice activities, and a self-check.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Lesson Plan for Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
This article outlines a lesson for teaching comparative and superlative adjectives including defining and providing examples for each and a basic lesson plan for teaching them.
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Grammar: Try It: Adjectives and Adverbs
This is a non-graded practice identifying adjectives and adverbs and listing comparatives.
TES Global
Blendspace: Superlatives and Comparatives With "Y"
A six-part learning module with links videos, web sites, and graphic organizers that teach about forming superlative and comparative forms of adjectives ending in the letter "y."
English Club
English Club: Irregular Adjectives
This is a reference page about irregular adjectives when forming the comparative and superlative forms (such as good, better, best); it offers an explanation and examples.
Other
Efl: Forming Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Designed for EFL students, this tutorial also provides a good opportunity for anyone to test understanding of comparatives and superlatives.