Comparison of Adjectives Let’s compare! big - bigger than – the biggest small - smaller than – the smallest beautiful - more beautiful than – the most beautiful V.B. 2011

_______ is an adjective. How many long adjectives can you find? What is an adjective? _______ is an adjective. How many long adjectives can you find?

Comparison of Adjectives Adjectives are divided into syllables: What is a syllable? Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound singing sing……… ing 1st syllable 2nd syllable

Examples- syllables 1 3 2 long tall old small big smart fat short one syllable adjectives three syllable adjectives two syllable adjectives long tall old small big smart fat short happy friendly crazy dirty hungry easy wonderful hardworking beautiful important

Hi, I’m Rick. I’m 1.70 cm tall too. as…..as Hi, I’m Rick. I’m 1.70 cm tall too. Hi,I’m Tom. I’m 1.70 cm tall. Rick is as tall as Tom.

as…..as but Koda isn’t as big as Kena. He is as happy as Kena. I’m bigger than you. I’m happy,too. Koda isn’t as big as Kena. but I’m big and happy. He is as happy as Kena.

Comparative Form rabbit - turtle fast-er fast-slow one syllable adjective fast-er fast-slow My car is fast. But my dad’s car is faster. 1.The rabbit is faster than the turtle. 2.The turtle is slower than the rabbit.

Superlative Form rabbit - turtle fast-est fast-slow the … + est one syllable adjective fast-est My car is fast. My dad’s car is faster. But my friend’s car is the fastest. fast-slow 1.The rabbit is the fastest animal. 2.The turtle is the slowest animal. Short Adjectives : old, slow, tall, long, short + er the … + est

Adjectives ending in CVC- 1.The rabbit is bigger than the turtle. CVC = Consonant / Vowel / Consonant rabbit - turtle Adjectives ending in CVC- double the last letter! big-bigger My ball is big. My sister’s ball is bigger. But my friend’s ball is the biggest. 1.The rabbit is bigger than the turtle. Example: David is fatter than Miri. big – bigger biggest CVC CVC = Consonant / Vowel / Consonant

funny ending in y y + ier y + iest happy happier the happiest Two syllable adjectives ending in y- drop the y and add i ! 1.The cat is funnier than the dog. Short Adjectives: ending in y y + ier y + iest happy happier the happiest hungry hungrier the hungriest easy easier the happiest

Be careful with these words! Irregular Adjectives Be careful with these words! good- better –the best bad – worse - the worst

Long Adjectives Fish is a………….………… meal. Steak is ………..……….…….… meal. beautiful, boring more the most delicious delicious Fish is a………….………… meal. but more delicious Chicken is ………..……….………. than fish. but the most delicious Steak is ………..……….…….… meal.

Let’s practice: A horse is ______________than a dog. strong /tall/ beautiful/short stronger shorter taller more beautiful horse dog A horse is ______________than a dog. A dog is ______________than a horse.

Let’s practice: A shark is _____________than a whale. small /big/ beautiful/dangerous shark whale A shark is _____________than a whale. A whale is _____________than a shark. smaller bigger more beautiful more dangerous

Let’s practice: A snake is ___________than a spider. dangerous /long/ small/ poisonous spider snake A snake is ___________than a spider. A spider is __________than a snake. smaller longer more poisonous more dangerous

friendly /short/ fat /heavy A rabbit is _________than an elephant. Let’s practice: friendly /short/ fat /heavy friendlier shorter fatter heavier elephant rabbit A rabbit is _________than an elephant. An elephant is ________than a rabblit.

Let’s practice: A lion is ________than a camel. strong /fast/ dangerous /slow stronger slower faster more dangerous camel lion A lion is ________than a camel. A camel is ________than a lion.

Let’s practice: A dolphin is ________than a penguin. dolphin penguin big / intelligent / long/ beautiful bigger longer more intelligent more beautiful dolphin penguin A dolphin is ________than a penguin.

Compare the clowns using the words from the box Example: Joe is taller than Mike./ Joe is the tallest clown. strong, young, funny, sad, beautiful, fat, big, small, ugly, short, tall, heavy, old, bad, good Joe: Age: 25 Height:1.85 cm Weight:80 kg Funny: Tony: Age: 35 Height:1.75 cm Weight:100 kg Funny: Mike: Age: 28 Height:1.80 cm Weight:80 kg Funny:

Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Mike: Age: 28 Height:1.80 cm Weight:80 kg Funny: Beauty: Joe: Age: 25 Height:1.85 cm Weight:80 kg Funny: Beauty: Tony: Age: 35 Height:1.75 cm Weight:100 kg Funny: Beauty: Exercise 1 1.Mike is _______ than Tony. ( tall) 2.Joe is _______ than Mike. ( young) 3.Joe is ________ than Mike. (funny) 4.Tony is ________than Joe. (old) 5.Tony is ________than Mike. (short) 6.Joe is ________ than Tony. (tall) 7.Joe is ________than Mike. (beautiful) 8.Tony is _______than Joe. (happy) 9.Tony is ________than Joe. (heavy) 10. Joe is as ______as Mike. ( heavy) 11. Tony is _______than Mike. (funny) Exercise 2 1.Joe is the_______. ( tall) 2.Joe is the _______. ( young) 3.Tony is the________. (funny) 4.Tony is the________. (old) 5.Tony is the________. (short) 6.Joe is the_______. (beautiful) 8.Tony is the______. (happy) 9.Tony is ________. (heavy)

cow horse sheep rooster pig Compare the farm animals using the words from the box Example: A pig is slower than a horse./ The pig is the dirtiest animal. strong, fast, clean, dirty, beautiful, fat, big, small, colorful, friendly, short, tall cow horse sheep rooster pig

cow rooster pig sheep horse Exercise 1 1.The cow is _______ than the pig. ( fat) 2.The horse is _______ than the sheep. ( big) 3.The rooster is ________ than the pig. (small) 4.The cow is ________than the sheep. (fat) 5.The pig is ________than the sheep. (dirty) 6.The rooster is ________ than the horse. (colorful) 7.The horse is ________than the cow. (beautiful) 8.The sheep is _______than the horse. (short) 9.The horse is ________than the pig. (clean) 10. The horse is ______than the cow. ( strong) 11. The cow is _______than the sheep. (heavy)

cow rooster pig sheep horse Exercise 2 1.The cow is the_______ animal. ( fat) 2.The horse is the_______ animal. ( strong) 3.The rooster is the________ animal. (small) 4.The pig is the________ animal. (dirty) 5.The rooster is the________ animal. (colorful) 6.The horse is the________ animal. (beautiful) 7.The sheep is the_______ animal. (cute) 8. The cow is the_______ animal. (heavy)