Comparative Adjectives- Miming Games

Comparative adjectives miming games

 

Game 1: Guessing mimes

Mime both the adjective and comparative adjective form of one of the lines below for your partner to guess, for example with an angry face and then an even angrier face. Whenever your partner guesses correctly, switch roles and do the same. You can make sound effects if you need to, but don’t speak (even to tell them if they guessed correctly or not).

 

Game 2: Guessing and miming

Mime one of the (plain) adjective sentences on the left of one line below (not the comparative form on the right). Your partner should guess the sentence that you are miming and then say and mime the comparative version, making sure that it is more extreme than the version that you mimed. For example, they should make sure that what they are doing really shows “bigger ears” (not just big ears).

 

Comparative forms presentation

When you finish the game(s), test each other on the comparative forms below.

Find examples of these kinds of words and make rules about making comparative forms:

• Word ending in –y
• Three or more syllables
• Two syllables
• One syllable
• One syllable with a short vowel sound and then just one consonant

 

Adjectives plus nouns version

big ears/ large ears – bigger ears/ larger ears

big eyes/ large eyes – bigger eyes/ larger eyes

clean desk – cleaner desk

dark room – dark room

dirty shirt/ dirty T-shirt – dirtier shirt/ dirtier T-shirt

fast email/ quick email – faster email/ quicker email

high heels – higher heels

high mountain/ tall mountain – higher mountain/ taller mountain

hot weather/ a hot day – hotter weather/ hotter day

long jump – longer jump

long nose – longer nose

loose trousers/ loose pants – looser trousers/ looser pants

low chair/ short chair – lower chair/ shorter chair

messy room – messier room

narrow door – narrower door

old man/ old woman – older man/ older woman

short arms – shorter arms

small hat – smaller hat

strong muscles – stronger muscles

strong wind – stronger wind

thick book – thicker book

Just adjectives version

angry/ annoyed/ cross/ irritated – angrier/ more annoyed/ more cross/ more irritated

big – bigger

bent/ curved – more bent/ more curved

bored – more bored

bumpy/ rough – bumpier/ rougher

busy – busier

close/ near – closer/ nearer

cold – colder

complex/ complicated/ difficult/ hard/ tricky – more complex/ more complicated/ more difficult/ harder/ trickier

delicious/ yummy – more delicious/ yummier

depressed/ depressing/ sad/ unhappy – more depressed/ more depressing/ sadder/ unhappier

disgusting/ yucky – more disgusting/ yuckier

enjoyable/ fun – more enjoyable/ more fun

exciting/ fun – more exciting/ more fun

far – farther/ further

fast/ quick – faster/ quicker

fat - fatter

frightened/ scared/ frightening/ scary – more frightened/ more scared/ more frightening/ scarier

happy – happier

heavy – heavier

high/ tall – higher/ taller

hot – hotter

long – longer

loud/ noisy – louder/ noisier

low – lower

old – older

relaxed/ relaxing – more relaxed/ more relaxing

sharp – sharper

sleepy/ tired – sleepier/ more tired

small – smaller

smelly – smellier

soft – softer

steep – steeper

stressed/ stressful – more stressed/ more stressful

thin – thinner

tight – tighter

ugly – uglier

 

Lower-level version

angry – angrier

big – bigger

cold – colder

delicious/ yummy – more delicious/ yummier

disgusting/ yucky – more disgusting/ yuckier

fast/ quick – faster/ quicker

fat - fatter

happy – happier

heavy – heavier

high/ tall – higher/ taller

hot – hotter

long – longer

loud/ noisy – louder/ noisier

low – lower

old – older

sad – sadder

scary – scarier

sleepy/ tired – sleepier/ more tired

small – smaller

smelly – smellier

thin – thinner

ugly – uglier