Japanese Grammar
- COMPARISONS
Japanese grammar worksheets, lesson plans, games and useful links for expressing comparisons - hodo nai, yori, ichiban, no hou ga, onaji gurai, ほどない、より、いちばん、のほうが、おなじぐらい、 etc.
Games in class
CD comparisons Adapted from www.eslcafe.com
Give students a sheet with the covers of 5 CDs on it. The CDs should include information such as the artists name, length, date of release, price and a space to give it a score out of 20. Include 4 groups/singers the pupils are likely to like/know plus one terrible/old fashioned CD to have a laugh. Dictate the price and ask them to give the CD a score. Then, ask them to compare the CDs eg. マドンナのシーディーのほうが高いです。マドンナのシーディーはビートルズのシーディーよりにんきがあります。マドンナのシーディは一番新しいです。
Dice comparisons Adapted from www.eslcafe.com
Elicit six nouns within a specific category from your students and write them up on the board. Number them from 1 to 6. For example: 1)オーストラリア 2)ブラジル 3)かんこく 4)ちゅうごく 5)日本 6)スペイン Put students into groups of three or four, with a dice for each group. The first student in a group rolls the dice twice, they must then (preferably within a fairly short time limit) make a comparison between the two nouns that correspond with the numbers they have rolled. Eg. If a student rolls a 5 and a 3, they might say: ちゅうごくは日本よりおおきいです。 Students can carry on until the possibilities have been exhausted. Then, have each member of the group write a list of six new nouns and pass it to another member. They then each have a new list and continue making comparisons from the words on that list.
Comparison Line Up V McDaid
Prepare a set of about 30-40 cards with miscellaneous nouns on them. Don't repeat any words. Divide your class up into two teams and have them stand in two lines. Give the first two a card each. They must read out their words at the same time, and then make a sentence comparing the two nouns. The first to make a comparison between the two words gets a point. (Obviously the more varied the nouns, the more creative the sentences will be.) They then move to the back of their line and the loser stays on to compete with the next challenger, and so on.
Lesson plans
Hobbies (no hou ga suki) |
Which one is better?
Video lesson on comparisons grammar point どちらのほうが. (Lesson 12) http://el.minoh.osaka-u.ac.jp/flc/jpn/jpn_data/lesson12/index.html |
Which one do you like best?
Video lesson on comparisons grammar point いちばん. (Lesson 13) http://el.minoh.osaka-u.ac.jp/flc/jpn/jpn_data/lesson13/index.html |
PowerPoints
Comparisons 'dochira' 'ichiban'
PowerPoint introducing the pattern for comparing two things using どちら and comparing three things using いちばん. Includes practise activities. Based on Japanese for Busy People II unit 1. Created by I Foley.
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Family comparisons
PowerPoint introducing extended family members and then comparisons of family members using 'ichiban' and 'yori'. Based on Textbook Japanese for Busy People II unit 2. Created by I Foley
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Making comparisons 'hodo'
Grammar explanation PowerPoint introducing comparing things using 'hodo' and negative adjectives to say something is not as 'adjective'. ie. ふくおかはさっぽろほどふゆはさむくないです。Fukuoka is not as cold as Sapporo in the winter. Donated by J Ware.
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Making comparisons 'yori' 'nohouga'
PowerPoint introducing the grammar point 'yori' and 'nohouga'. Includes several examples. Donated by K Tiwari
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Yori PowerPoint
PowerPoint for practising 'yori' for comparing two things. Donated by W Sheahan
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Videos
How to make comparisons (Puni Puni)
Video introducing how to make comparisons in Japanese includes several examples. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmbLdBZB5dY |
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Worksheets
Comparisons grammar explanation
Grammar explanation and examples of 'dochi no hou ga' どちのほうが, 'yori'より, 'dore ga ichiban'どれがいちばん Donated by J Goldsworthy
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Kuraberu
This worksheet introduces the word 'kuraberu' and how to use it to compare things. Donated by F Keyanonda
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Kuraberu - comparisions
Ss read sentences and practise giving opinions and comparisons. Based on textbook Mirai 5. Donated by T Wilson
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Hodo nai
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No hou ga comparisons
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Onaji gurai
Worksheet introducing the grammar point 'onaji gurai' when describing things that are similar. Donated by F Keyanonda
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Preferences and comparisons
Worksheet introducing the grammar point 'no houga', 'yori', 'no nakade ichiban'. Includes several exercises. Donated by S Miyazawa
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