Modal verbs
Translate:
Du musst jeden Tag Obst essen.
You must eat fruit every day.
Fill in the gaps with an adjective, its comparative and its superlative: The ship was really ___ . ___ than you would think. It could be the ___ ship ever.
The ship was really long. Longer than you would think. It could be the longest ship ever.
Name three adverbs.
slowly, loudly, angrily
Define the word "adjective".
Adjectives describe a noun in more detail.
How are books for your age group called?
- children's books
- middle grade books
- young adult books
Name five modal verbs.
can - could, shall - should, will - would, may - might, must - mustn't
Translate and write down:
Er ist größer als mein Bruder.
He is bigger than my brother.
Define the word "adverb".
Adverbs describe actions/verbs in more detail.
Make a sentence with 4 or more adjectives in it.
This is a good, short and correct sentence to win this easy game.
Name three authors from the reading journal project.
Translate:
Du solltest mehr trinken. Es kann gut für dich sein.
You should drink more. It can be good for you.
What are a comparative and a superlative, and what is the difference between them?
A comparative and a superlative are used to compare two nouns.
Comparative: Sth./Sb. is more or less than sth./sb.
Superlative: Sth./Sb. is the most/least compared to sth./sb.
Fill in the gaps with different adverbs. Grandpa Troll gave Murray a herring, and they all waved ___ goodbye as Murray and Bun went ___ into the woods.
Grandpa Troll gave Murray a herring, and they all waved happily goodbye as Murray and Bun went heroically into the woods.
Guess three adjectives that one person from your team pantomimes. You have two minutes.
ill, arrogant, angry, hungry, bored
How many chapters does Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone have?
seventeen chapters
Translate:
Du darfst den Rasen nicht betreten.
You mustn't step on the grass.
Translate and write down:
Ich denke Französisch ist genauso schwer wie Englisch.
I think French is as difficult as English.
Translate and spell these three adverbs:
schön/hübsch - gut - schnell
beautifully/nicely
well
quickly
Name three opposite pairs (Gegenteilpaare) for adjectives.
Example: warm - cold
loud - quiet
light - dark
good - bad
dead - alive
healthy - ill
beautiful - ugly
sweet - sour
happy - unhappy
high - low
slow - fast
What is the name of the person who makes Murray and Bun travel through time? Write it down!
Fumblethumb
Make three sentences with modal verbs that are rules in school.
You mustn't use your phone.
You may eat lunch in the cafeteria.
You should do your homework.
Make a sentence with an irregular comparative form. Make a sentence with a different irregular superlative form.
You play tennis better than I do.
Today is the worst day I've had in a long time.
Compliment one person from the other team. Use two adverbs for it.
You have 10 minutes to write down an adjective for every letter in the alphabet. The team with a more complete list wins. (One adjective for one letter.)
A - angry
B - beautiful
C - cool
D - dark
E - easy
F - friendly
G - good
H - happy
I - interesting
J - joyful
K - kind
L - lazy
M - mad
N - nice
O - old
P - polite
Q - quiet
R - real
S - soft
T - true
U - unhappy
V - virtual
W - wonderful
X - /
Y - young
Z - /
Name the top three books that most people read in the reading journal project. Say them in the right order from 1 (most people read it) to 3.
1. Harry Potter
2. Murray & Bun
3. Into the Wild / Warrior Cats