Chapter 5,Book 4ALongman Welcome to English Animals big and smallJohn is tall.He is taller than Cindy.Cindy is short.She is shorter than John.ComparativesComparison of a quality between two people or things CindyJohnComparatives:Short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules ExamplesUsuallyEnding in a consonant+ydouble the consonant+erhungry hungrierhappy happierfunny funnierEnding in a vowel +a consonantbig biggerfat fatterfit fitter+er slow slowerfast fastertall tallerEnding in-e+rlarge largernice nicer y -i +erPractice 1 hot 2 fit 3 long 4strong 5 pretty 6wise 7 heavy 8 large hotterfitter longerstrongerprettier wiserheavierlargere.g.noisy noisier Comparatives Comparatives are used in sentences with than.PeterHenryJimAn appletallerheavierfittersmallerMary.Simon.Henry.a melon.than isverbcomparative(adjective+er)thanelephantbirdlarge smallThe elephant is larger than the bird.The bird is smaller than the elephant.PracticeComparison of a quality among three or more people/thingsThe watermelon is the heaviest fruit.The pineapple is the lightest fruit.heavy light 2 kg 15 kg 7 kgpineapplewatermelonmelonSuperlativesAlways use the before superlatives.The elephantThe sharkThe giraffethe biggest animalthe largest fish the tallest animalin the jungle.in the sea.in the world.isthesuperlative(adjective+est)nounSuperlatives:Short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually+estslow the slowestfast the fastesttall the tallestEnding in-e +stlarge the largestnice the nicestEnding in a consonant+yEnding in a vowel+a consonant y -i +estdouble the consonant+esthungry the hungriesthappy the happiestfunny the funniestbig the biggestfat the fattestfit the fittestSuperlatives:Short adjectivese.g.pretty the prettiestyoung the youngest 1 big 2 noisy 3 fine 4long 5scary 6 tiny the biggest the noisiest the finestthe longest the scariestthe tiniestPracticeThe elephant,the lion and the hippo are large.The hippo is larger than the lion.The elephant is the largest.rabbit frog ratThe rabbit,the frog and the rat are small.The frog is smaller than the rabbit.The rat is the smallest.dog horse lepoardThe dog,the horse and the lepoard are fast.The horse is faster than the dog.The lepoard is the fastest.The flamingo has pretty feathers.The parrot has prettier feathers than the flamingo.The peacock has the prettiest feathers.parrotpeacockflamingoThe horse has a long neck.The camel has a longer neck than the horse.The giraffe has the longest neck.horsecamelgiraffe Mrs Chan Mr Wong Mr TamMrs Chan,Mr Wong and Mr Tam are tall.Mr Wong is taller than Mrs Chan.Mr Tam is the tallest.PracticeThe microwave,the TV and the cupboard are heavy.The TV is heavier than the microwave.The cupboard is the heaviest.The socks,the shorts and the T-shirt are cheap.The shorts are cheaper than the T-shirt.The socks are the cheapest.$15$40$50Andy has big shoes.John has bigger shoes than Andy.David has the biggest shoes.AndysSize:9JohnsSize:10DavidsSize:12Look at your classmates.Who is the tallest?Who has the biggest eyes?Who has the smallest feet?THE END