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Les matières les plus utiles: comparative and superlative adjectives

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Unit Summary

This unit secures understanding of both regular and irregular comparative adjectives and adverbs, and then introduces pupils to regular and irregular superlative adjectives and adverbs. Pupils learn to use these in the context of expressing preferences and strengths at school.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use comparative and superlative adjectives to express opinions and descriptions of school subjects precisely.

Key Notes

  • To make comparisons in French we use plus ...que, moins ...que and aussi ...que with adjectives and adverbs.
  • To describe something as the best, the most or the least, we use superlatives: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective.
  • [qu] sounds like 'quatre'. There is no sound equivalent to the 'qu' sound in English.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [qu]: pronounced as in the French word 'question'
  • comparative: a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
  • superlative: a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality e.g. the tallest, the most interesting

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • [qu] is pronounced the same in French and in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

To make comparisons in French we use plus ...que, moins ...que and aussi ...que with adjectives and adverbs. To describe something as the best, the most or the least, we use superlatives: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[qu]'

pronounced as in the French word 'question'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: [qu] is pronounced the same in French and in English. Correction: [qu] is pronounced differently in French and in English. It is important to to recognise and pronounce sound-spelling links correctly to understand and be understood by other French speakers.

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