Comparatives & Superlatives

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English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 8—9|ID: mt_X1L9DoUwjF

Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, choosing correctly between them

Mastery Evidence

Form comparatives and superlatives for 'big' (bigger/biggest), 'beautiful' (more/most beautiful), and 'good' (better/best)
Choose the correct form in 'She runs _____ (faster/more fast) than her brother' and explain the rule
Write sentences using both a comparative adverb ('more carefully') and a superlative adjective ('tallest') correctly

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] is comparing three things — like three books they've read — can they correctly say one is "good", another is "better", and the best one is "the best"?”

Prerequisites1

Adjectives vs adverbs
hardAges 7—8

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Adjectives vs adverbs hard
Comparative/superlative forms build on distinguishing adjectives from adverbs
- Expanded noun phrases hard
  Distinguishing adjectives from adverbs builds on using adjectives in expanded noun phrases
  - Defining Words soft
    Defining words by attributes supports choosing descriptive adjectives for noun phrases
    - Discussing and Questioning New Words soft
      Context clues support defining words
    - Sorting & Categorising Words hard
      Defining by attributes builds on Y1 categorisation and antonyms
      - How Many in Total? soft
        Sorting and categorising objects uses the same counting/cardinality skills from maths
        
        One-to-one counting hard
        Cardinality principle builds on one-to-one correspondence — you must count correctly to know the last number tells 'how many'
  - Building sentences soft
    Sentence concept helps understanding where noun phrases fit
  - Basic Nouns & Verbs hard
    Must know what nouns are before expanding noun phrases

Unlocks1

Adjective Order in Sentences
softAges 9—10