Georgia 4.L.GC.1.28

ELA4th GradeGrammar, Usage, & Mechanics

The Standard

Grammar: Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. (Master)

Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students choose the right word form when comparing two people, places, things, or actions, and when comparing three or more. They use endings such as -er and -est, words such as more and most, and irregular forms such as better and best.
What Mastery Looks Like: A student writes “Maya ran faster than Lee” and “Maya ran fastest of the three” without mixing forms. The student also uses forms such as heavier, more carefully, better, and best correctly.
Common Misconceptions: Students may write forms such as “more faster” or “most tallest.” They may compare two items with a superlative, write forms like “beautifuller,” or confuse quick with quickly.
How to Assess It: Exit ticket: Complete “This rock is ___ than that one” and “It is the ___ rock,” using heavy. Repeat with two sentences using carefully.

Lesson moves

Give pairs and trios of classroom objects; students label comparisons with heavier, heaviest, more colorful, or most colorful on sticky notes.
Ask students to write four sentences comparing two pets and three pets, then explain why each comparison word fits.
Play Comparative or Superlative Sort: students place sentence cards under “two” or “three or more,” then correct each comparison word.
Use a weather chart to compare two daily temperatures and identify the hottest, coldest, and windiest day of the week.

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