Mieux et le mieux : comparative and superlative adverbs
I can use comparative and superlative adverbs to enhance verbs to describe and compare people's talents.
- Year 10
- AQA
Mieux et le mieux : comparative and superlative adverbs
I can use comparative and superlative adverbs to enhance verbs to describe and compare people's talents.
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Key learning points
- To describe an action as the best, the most or the least, we use superlatives: le + plus/moins + adverb.
- The superlative adverb goes directly after the verb: il parle le plus lentement.
- Irregular superlative form 'le mieux' is used for 'the best' when describing a verb.
- Two superlative forms 'le plus mal' and 'le moins bien' are used for 'the worst' when describing a verb.
Keywords
Superlative adverb - a form of adverb to describe the highest degree of a quality e.g. the fastest
Le mieux - the superlative adverb form of 'bien' meaning ‘the best’
Le plus mal / le moins bien - the superlative adverb forms of ‘mal’ meaning ‘the worst’
Common misconception
'Mieux' and 'plus mal/moins bien' can be used interchangeably with 'le mieux' and 'le plus mal' or ''le moins bien'.
'Le mieux' and 'le plus mal'/'le moins bien' are superlative adverbs to describe actions as '(the) best' or '(the) worst'. 'Mieux' and 'moins bien'/'plus mal' describe actions as 'better' or 'less well'/'worse' and are comparative adverbs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the word that translates 'happier' in the following sentence: The girls are happier than the boys.
Q2.Translate the sentence: I find biology very easy.
Q3.Complete the sentence: The comparative structures are 'plus, , aussi + adjective + que/qu''.
Q4.Match the English and French vocabulary together.
Q5.Tick the sentences in which 'better' is a comparative adverb.
Q6.Match the French to the English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick the words related to people's talents.
Q2.Describing an action as 'the most' or 'the least' (le plus/le moins + adverb) is an example of which linguistic feature?
Q3.Where does the superlative adverb go in relation to the verb it describes?
Q4.Translate the sentence: Amir plays the piano the best.
Q5.Tick the examples of a superlative adverb in a sentence.
Q6.Match the French and English vocabulary.
