Snow Day!

   

     We are ecstatic that today was a snow day!  Receiving a phone call that school is closed for snow is the best surprise! Weather men and women predicted that this would be the biggest storm during the month of March.  Although there was not as much snow accumulation as predicted, the roads were more icy and more dangerous than people expected them to be.  It is better to be cautious and to stay off the roads when the weather is bad.  The benefit of snowy weather, however, is that students have no school!

Vocabulary:

ecstatic: (adj) feeling an extreme amount of happiness

accumulation: (n) a large gathering of something

dangerous: (adj) unsafe and likely to cause harm

cautious: (adj) careful to avoid danger

benefit: (n) the positive result



Vocabulary Exercise:
Please write your own sentence for each of the words above.   Use the definitions and the examples of the use of the words in the paragraph above.

1. ecstatic ________________________________________________________
2. accumulation __________________________________________________________
3. dangerous _______________________________________________________
4. cautious _________________________________________________________
5. benefit __________________________________________________________




Grammar Point: Comparatives and Superlatives

Comparative adjectives are used to form sentences between two objects.  For one syllable adjectives, add the ending -er to the end of the word to form a comparative.  For two syllable adjectives, either add the ending -er or place the word "more" in front of the adjective.  For three syllable adjectives, place the word "more " in front of the adjective.  Here is an example from the text of a comparative:

- Although there was not as much snow accumulation as predicted, the roads were more icy and more dangerous than people expected them to be.


Superlative adjectives are used to form sentences between three or more objects.  For one syllable adjectives, add the ending -est to the end of the word to form a comparative.  For two syllable adjectives, either add the ending -est or place the word "most" in front of the adjective.  For three syllable adjectives, place the word "most " in front of the adjective.  Here is an example from the text of a superlative:

- Weather men and women predicted that this would be the biggest storm during the month of March. 


There are also irregular comparatives and superlatives.  Here are some examples:

1. good:
-Comparative: better
     It is better to be cautious and to stay off the roads when the weather is bad. 
-Superlative: best
    Receiving a phone call that school is closed for snow is the best surprise!


2. bad:
-Comparative: worse
-Superlative: worst




Grammar Activity: 
Please fill in the blank with the proper form of the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses.

Comparatives:
1.  Mike is __________________ (tall) than Nick.
2.  Kaitlyn is _________________ (smart) than Maria.
3.  Tom is ___________________ (good) than his brother at doing laundry.
4.  Danielle is __________________ (serious) than Alyssa.

Superlatives:
5.  That is the __________________ (adorable) baby.
6.  Diego is the _________________ (small) in the class.
7.  This is the __________________ (bad) day ever.
8.  Ashley is the __________________ (kind) girl.