blogteacheralfonso: May 2019

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES (ALL THE THEORY)

Grammatical constructions used for comparing adjectives

There are three forms of comparison:

positive
comparative
superlative

1. Comparison with -er/-est

clean → cleaner → (the) cleanest

We use -er/-est with the following adjectives:

1.1. Adjectives with one syllable

positive	comparative	superlative
clean	cleaner	cleanest
new	newer	newest
cheap	cheaper	cheapest

1.2. Adjectives with two syllables and the following endings:

1.2.1. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -y

positive	comparative	superlative
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
easy	easier	easiest
happy	happier	happiest
pretty	prettier	prettiest

1.2.2. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -er

positive	comparative	superlative
clever	cleverer	cleverest

1.2.3. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -le

positive	comparative	superlative
simple	simpler	simplest

1.2.4. Adjectives with two syllables, ending in -ow

positive	comparative	superlative
narrow	narrower	narrowest

1.3. Spelling of the adjectives using the endings -er/-est

positive	comparative	superlative	comment
large	larger	largest	leave out the silent -e
big	bigger	biggest	Double the consonant after short vowel
sad	sadder	saddest	Double the consonant after short vowel
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest	Change -y to -i (consonant before -y)
shy	shyer	shyest	Here -y is not changed to -i. (although consonant before -y)

2. Comparison with more – most

all adjectives with more than one syllable (except some adjectives with two syllables – see 2.1. to 2.4.)

positive	comparative	superlative
difficult	more difficult	(the) most difficult

3. Irregular adjectives

positive	comparative	superlative	comment
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
much	more	most	uncountable nouns
many	more	most	countable nouns
little	less	least
small	smaller	smallest

4. Special adjectives

Some adjectives have two possible forms of comparison (-er/est and more/most).

positive	comparative	superlative
clever	cleverer / more clever	cleverest / most clever
common	commoner / more common	commonest / most common
likely	likelier / more likely	likeliest / most likely
pleasant	pleasanter / more pleasant	pleasantest / most pleasant
polite	politer / more polite	politest / most polite
quiet	quieter / more quiet	quietest / most quiet
simple	simpler / more simple	simplest / most simple
stupid	stupider / more stupid	stupidest / most stupid
subtle	subtler / more subtle	subtlest / most subtle
sure	surer / more sure	surest / most sure

5. Difference in meaning with adjectives

positive	comparative	superlative	comment
far	farther	farthest	distance
far	further	furthest	distance or time
late	later	latest
	latter	x
	x	last
old	older	oldest	people and things
old	elder	eldest	people (family)
near	nearer	nearest	distance
near	x	next	order

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

...Again :)

COMPARATIVES

When we compare two things:
- We use _______-er than in one word syllables and two syllables ending in -y
- We use more ______ than in two or more syllables.

SUPERLATIVES

- We use the _______-est in one word syllables and two syllables ending in -y

- We use the most __________in two or more syllables.

More information

Exercises

Comparison of adjectives – Exercises and Tests

Monday, May 27, 2019

SORTEO PAPELETAS FESTIVAL SEXTO 2019

Buenas tardes, aquí está el sorteo, con todos los chic@s expectantes como testigos :)

Cosas que hemos descubierto jugando con los imanes

(las fotos pueden no corresponderse con el grupo)

Carol, Íñigo, Thiago, Jesús D., Lucía, Jesús A.

- Se "pegan" a los metales.
- Pueden levantar objetos.
- Jesús D. no puede despegarlos :)
- Pueden ser peligrosos (pillan los dedos)

Valeria, Elena, Jose, Gabriel

- Los imanes se atraen y se repelen (se pegan) (Valeria) *
- Los Polos iguales (positivo-positivo) y (negativo-negativo) del imán se repelen y los opuestos (positivo-negativo) se atraen.
- Atraen gomas del pelo con partes metálicas.
- Se pueden hacer estructuras con los imanes.
- Atraviesan las orejas y sirven para pendientes.

Jaime, Sandra, Sheila y Elena A

- Los imane se atraen y repelen a distancia.
- Se atraen a través de objetos.
- Puedes mover un imán con otro sin tocarlo.

Melque, Adriana, Laura y José F.

- Se "pegan" a las patas de la mesa (metálicas).
- También atraen las chinchetas (metálicas)
- Atraen a la grapadora y sus grapas (metálicas)

Mario, Gadiel, Ana y Zaira

- Se "pegan" en la pared del aula.
- Podemos usarla para sacar chinchetas del tablón.
- Si ponemos un imán encima de la mesa y otro debajo, podemos moverlo.

* Ni se "repelan", ni se "repelentan".

Friday, May 24, 2019

Edpuzzle

Solo un pequeño grupo de alumnos ha terminado de realizar las actividades, este viernes 24 de mayo termina el plazo para su entrega.

Recuerda que son obligatorias y parte de tu nota de Sociales.

Para acceder, tienes que entrar con tu usuario y contraseña, si lo has olvidado no hagas otra cuenta, consulta a tu profesor/a.