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SUBMITTED BY: Joyce P. Le     EDITED BY: Fiona Steele

Comparative Riddle

GRAMMAR: Comparative/Superlative     EXAMPLE: I am smarter than you.     DATE ADDED: Feb 17, 2008

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Brief Outline: Students solve a riddle and make comparative sentences.

 

Materials Needed:

 

Detailed Explanation:

  1. After giving each student one worksheet, r
    ead the riddle/scenario aloud and explain it in a way that the students will understand or if necessary, the JTE can translate the riddle ONLY. Do not translate the clues. Students should be able to read and understand the clues.
  2. Have students work individually or with another person to solve the riddle. The answer is quite obvious.
  3. Then have students write 5 comparative sentences using the pictures.

 

Teaching Suggestions:

  • Drill some adjectives and their comparative form before giving out the worksheet.

 

 Comments:

  • (Jan 27, 2011) Carlee said: My small class (of 2 students) liked this one, especially when on the 2nd page I gave my own example "My house is older than Kinkakuji." That had them and the teacher laughing. If you wanted to spice it up, you could challenge them to make up funny comparative sentences. One of the students wrote "A penguin is stronger than a tiger in the water." It almost sounded like some kind of Chinese proverb.
  • (Nov 10, 2010) suimi said: Some students worked this out very quickly, especially as the size order is the same as the order that the names are written in in the clues. It was ok, though, as I had them working in groups, so students who had 'got it' quickly were able to explain to the others. There are a couple of errors on the sheet so correct those before printing (snowboard --> snowboarding, in the 2nd clue, Shin --> Shin's). Students who finished the 5 comparative sentences got to write one on the blackboard.

 

 

 

 

 

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