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Comparative and superlative

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Comparative and superlative

An AR classroom game for Grade 6. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

Curriculum indicatorต 1.2 ป.6/1

A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

  1. An elephant is ___ than a dog.

    • bigger
    • biggest
    • big
    Read the explanation

    Short words add "er" to compare two things, so "big" becomes "bigger".

  2. This is the ___ book in the library.

    • older
    • oldest
    • old
    Read the explanation

    The superlative is for three or more; short words add "est" and take "the" in front.

  3. English is ___ interesting than maths for me.

    • most
    • much
    • more
    Read the explanation

    Words of three syllables or more take "more" instead of "er".

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practise comparatives and superlatives: bigger and the oldest, more interesting, heavier, and the irregular good, better, best and bad, worse, for comparing things in conversation (ต 1.2 ป.6/1).

What's in the worksheet

6 multiple-choice items - An elephant is ___ than a dog. (bigger) - This is the ___ book in the library. (oldest) - English is ___ interesting than maths for me. (more) - She is the ___ student in the class. options best / good / better - Today is ___ than yesterday. options worst / bad / worse

How to use it in class

Use after teaching superlatives, 5 minutes in solo mode. - Before playing, teach two clues: than means comparative, the means superlative - After item 6, chart good better best and bad worse worst - Close by having pupils compare three favourite athletes or cartoon characters Play it linked to a class and the results go into the mark book.

Common sticking points

- Today is ___ than yesterday.: choosing worst, the form they remember; than signals the comparative - English is ___ interesting: choosing most from the most; there is no the and there is than - She is the ___ student: choosing better without noticing the