Comparatif How could you compare the size of these three cupcakes?

Parts of Speech We will be comparing four different parts of speech: Nouns – noms Adjectives - adjectifs Verbs – verbes Adverbs - adverbes

Un Nom Qu’est-ce qu’un nom? Person, place, thing or idea Examples: The boy The park The leech

Un Nom Marc has more marbles than Tom. Fred has as many marbles as Pierre. Tom has less marbles than Marc.

Les Comparatifs des noms more … than  plus de … que less … than  moins de … que as … as  autant de … que

Parts of Speech We will be comparing four different parts of speech: Nouns – noms Adjectives - adjectifs Verbs – verbes Adverbs - adverbes

Un Adjectif Qu’est-ce qu’un adjectif? A word that describes a noun Examples: The bee is yellow and black Leeches are gross Honey is sticky

Un Adjectif Marie is more tall than Léna. Léna is as tall as Lison. Marie is taller than Léna. Léna is as tall as Lison. Léna is less tall than Marie.

Les Comparatifs des adjectifs more … than  plus … que less … than  moins … que as … as  aussi … que

Parts of Speech We will be comparing four different parts of speech: Nouns – noms Adjectives - adjectifs Verbs – verbes Adverbs - adverbes

Un Verbe Qu’est-ce qu’un verbe? An action Examples: They jump He dances We learn

Un Verbe Marie sleeps more than Léna. Léna sleeps as much as Lison. Léna sleeps less than Marie.

Les Comparatifs des verbes more … than  plus de … que less … than  moins de … que as … as  autant de … que

Parts of Speech We will be comparing four different parts of speech: Nouns – noms Adjectives - adjectifs Verbs – verbes Adverbs - adverbes

Un Adverbe Qu’est-ce qu’un adverbe? A word that describes a verb Examples: He ran yesterday He ran here He ran quickly

Un Adverbe Marc runs more fast than Tom. Fred runs as fast as Pierre. Marc runs faster than Tom. Fred runs as fast as Pierre. Tom runs less fast than Marc.

Les Comparatifs des adverbes more … than  plus … que less … than  moins … que as … as  aussi … que