Scott Foresman Reading Street

Teach and Model

Develop the Concept

Apply to Writing

Test Preparation

Cumulative Review

READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION

Write these sentences about
Lost City on the board:

The sun temple in Machu Picchu was grander than
the one in Cusco. It was
the grandest ruin he had
ever seen.

Explain that grander is a
comparative adjective. It is used to compare two things.
Grandest is a superlative
adjective. It is used to
compare three or more things.

Display Grammar Transparency
22. Read aloud the definitions
and sample sentences. Work
through the items.

Grammar Transparency 22

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A locul farm boy guided Hiram Bingham to Machu picchu. (local; Picchu)
The cityies location had been a secrit to most people until then. (city's; secret)

GUIDED PRACTICE

Review the concept of comparative and superlative adjectives.

A comparative adjective
compares two people,
places, things, or groups.
A superlative adjective
compares three or more
people, places, things, or
groups.
Add -er or use more to form
comparative adjectives.
Add -est or use most to
form superlative adjectives.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 85

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After an long climb
Bingham came across the
city. (a; climb, Bingham)
The ruins were the better
he had ever seed.
(best; seen)

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 85.
Work through the first two
items with the class.

MAKE CLEAR COMPARISONS

Explain that writers use different
forms of adjectives to help
readers understand what they
are describing or explaining.

Not Precise: That mountain
is tall.

More Precise: That is the
tallest mountain in Peru.

Have students review
something they have
written to see if they can
make their descriptions
more precise by using
comparative or
superlative adjectives.

Grammar and Writing

Practice Book p. 86

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What an amazing place
this were for a city.
(was/is; city!)
How do people centuries
ago build anything so high
in the mountains.
(did; mountains?)

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 86.

Machu Picchu is famouser
than this inca city. (more
famous; Inca)
Thousands of tourists visits
every year, they bring money
to the local economy.
(visit; year. They)

Test Tip

Remember that the word good
is one exception to the rules
for forming comparative and
superlative adjectives. The
comparative form is better;
the superlative form is best.

Example: This is a good story.

It is better than the last one
we read.

I think it is the best one we
have read all year.

HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 87.