DETECTIVES Teacher's Guide - Book - Page 196
THE DETECTIVES - TEACHER’S GUIDE - Unit 4
Spelling Rules (page 149)
Short
Adjectives
Long
Adjectives
Adjective
big
Comparative
bigger than
Superlative
the biggest
clean
cleaner than
the cleanest
careful
more careful
than
more
interesting
than
dirtier than
the most
careful
the most
interesting
interesting
dirty
the dirtiest
Spelling Rule
Adjectives with one vowel only;
double last consonant and add
'er', 'est'.
Adjectives with two vowels
before last consonant: add "er",
"est"
Add 'more' to form Comparative
and 'most' to form Superlative
If adjective ends in "y" change
"y" to "i" and add "er", "est".
Say:
There are also some irregular adjectives.
Let’s look at some examples.
Go over the examples in the Students' Book.
Then go over the chart with the students.
Irregular Adjective
good
bad
many
Comparative
better
worse
more
Superlative
best
worst
most
5. Let’s Practice! (page 149)
Have the students answer in their notebooks.
When they are finished, go over the answers with them.
Answer key:
1. the most colorful
5. bigger and taller than
2. faster than
6. heaviest
3. cooler than
7. the most delicious
4. the most amazing 8. deeper than
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9. larger than
10. ugliest
11. newer than
12. funnier than
