1. Longman Welcome to English
Animals big and small
Chapter 5, Book 4A
Longman Welcome to English

3. Tall
animals

4. ? ? ?

5. The camel is taller than the horse.

6. The giraffe is taller than the camel.

7. Tom
Cindy
Tom is Cindy.
Cindy is Tom.
taller than
shorter than

8. Shanghai Tower is taller than Jinmao Tower.
Jinmao Tower is shorter than Shanghai Tower.

9. The horse, the camel and the giraffe are tall.
The camel is taller than the horse.
The giraffe is taller than the camel.
The __?___ is the tallest.
giraffe

10. comparatives and superlatives: short adjectives
Spelling rules
Examples
adjective
comparatives
superlatives
Usually
+ er
tall
taller
the tallest
Ending in -e
+ r
large
larger
the largest
Ending in a consonant + y
–y  -i
hungry
hungrier
the hungriest
ending in a vowel +a consonant
double the consonant + er
fit
fitter
the fittest
than
Comparatives are used in sentences with
Always use before superlatives.
the

11. Practice 1 slow  slower slowest faster fastest 2 fast 
3 large  4 nice  5 tiny  6 funny 
7 big 
8 fat 
slower slowest
faster fastest
larger largest
nicer nicest
tinier tiniest
funnier funniest
bigger biggest
fatter fattest

12. the leaflet of tall animals

13. Heavy animals
Tall
animals

14. ? ? ?

15. The hippo is heavier than the panda.
100 kg
3000 kg
The hippo is heavier than the panda.

16. The elephant is heavier than the hippo.
3000 kg
5000 kg
The elephant is heavier than the hippo.

17. The panda, the hippo and the elephant are heavy.
100 kg
3000 kg
5000 kg
The panda, the hippo and the elephant are heavy.
The hippo is heavier than the panda.
The elephant is heavier than the hippo.
The __?______ is the heaviest.
elephant

18. the leaflet of heavy animals

19. Heavy animals
Big birds
Tall
animals
Small
animals

23. Big birds Heavy animals Fast animals Smart animals Tall animals
Small
animals
Slow animals
Fast animals
Smart animals

24. Fast animals
cheetah

25. Slow animals
koala bear
sloth

26. Smart animals

28. Take a trip to the musuem!