Xmas superlatives drawing competition
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Superlative adjectives with most, -est and -iest plus Xmas vocabulary practice with a fun drawing game and an optional grammar presentation.
Lesson Plan Content:
Xmas superlatives drawing competition
Put together a superlative adjective card and a Xmas thing card, changing the adjective to “most”, “-est”, etc if you need to. Then compete to make the picture which best matches that description. Vote on which is “the most…/ the …est”, then take turns doing the same with different cards from below.
No superlatives version
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the tall
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the happy |
the cold |
the long |
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the scary
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the big |
the cute |
the bright |
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the small
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the delicious |
the hot |
the disgusting |
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the good
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the pretty |
the bad |
the loud |
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the fast/ quick
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the fat |
the thin |
the expensive |
Forming superlative adjectives grammar presentation
Write the superlative forms on No Superlatives Version cards above, then check as a class or with the With Superlatives Version below.
Try to work out what the five different patterns are for forming the superlative adjectives above. (They are not arranged into groups there, so think about which ones are similar and why).
Which kinds of adjectives take each of those five forms?
Check as a class or with the suggested answers under the fold.
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Suggested answers
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+est the tallest the coldest the longest the cutest the brightest the smallest the loudest the fastest/ the quickest |
most + the most delicious the most disgusting the most expensive
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-y changes to -iest the happiest the scariest the prettiest
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doubled consonant+est the biggest the hottest the fattest the thinnest
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irregular the best the worst
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With superlatives version
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the tallest
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the happiest |
the coldest |
the longest |
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the scariest
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the biggest |
the cutest |
the brightest |
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the smallest
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the most delicious |
the hottest |
the most disgusting |
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the best
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the prettiest |
the worst |
the loudest |
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the fastest/ quickest
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the fattest |
the thinnest |
the most expensive |
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Santa
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reindeer |
snowman |
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Xmas tree
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decoration |
star |
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roast chicken/ turkey
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fireplace |
stocking |
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(mince) pie
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present |
carol singer |
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Xmas cake
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candle |
snow |
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pine cone
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sleigh/ sled/ sledge |
Xmas cookie |
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ribbon/ bow
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Xmas dinner |
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