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Primary Longman Elect

Primary Longman Elect. 4A Chapter 2 Comparatives & superlatives (Short adjectives). Comparatives. C omparison of a quality between two people or things. Mr Jolly. Mrs Bell. Mr Jolly is tall . He is taller than Mrs Bell. Mrs Bell is short . She is shorter than Mr Jolly.

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Primary Longman Elect

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  1. Primary Longman Elect 4A Chapter 2 Comparatives & superlatives (Short adjectives)

  2. Comparatives Comparison of a quality between two people or things Mr Jolly Mrs Bell Mr Jolly is tall. He is taller thanMrs Bell. Mrs Bell is short. She is shorter than Mr Jolly.

  3. Comparatives: short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually +er longlonger shortshorter smallsmaller largelarger nicenicer Ending in-e + r Ending ina consonant+y heavyheavier happyhappier funnyfunnier –y-i+ er Ending in a vowel+ a consonant doublethe consonant + er bigbigger fat fatter thin thinner

  4. Practice light lighter long longer old older short shorter small smaller young younger

  5. Practice large larger nice nicer funny funnier heavy heavier big bigger fat fatter thin thinner

  6. verb comparative (adjective + er) than Key structure Comparatives are used in sentences withthan.

  7. Practice Bobby Joe Joe’s tail is shorter than Bobby’s. Bobby’s tail is longer than Joe’s.

  8. Practice tiger 190 kg cheetah 69 kg The cheetah is lighter than the tiger. The tiger is heavier than the cheetah.

  9. Practice The pumpkin is larger than the tomato. The tomato is smaller than the pumpkin.

  10. Superlatives Comparison of a quality among three or more people / things Jill 9 years old Timmy 5 years old Sam 7 years old Jill is the oldest. Timmy is the youngest.

  11. Superlatives:Short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples + est Usually slow the slowest fast the fastest tall the tallest Ending in -e + st largethe largest nicethe nicest –y-i+ est Ending in aconsonant + y hungrythe hungriest happythe happiest funnythe funniest Ending in a vowel + aconsonant double the consonant + est bigthe biggest fatthe fattest fitthe fittest

  12. Practice light lighter lightest long longer longest old older oldest short shorter shortest small smaller smallest young younger youngest

  13. Practice large larger largest nice nicer nicest funny funnier funniest heavy heavier heaviest big bigger biggest fat fatter fattest thin thinner thinnest

  14. verb comparative (adjective + er) than the superlative (adjective + est) noun Key structure Comparatives are used in sentences withthan. Always use thebefore superlatives.

  15. Practice Bobby Joe Mimi Joe’s tail is long. Bobby’s tail is longer. Mimi’s tail is the longest.

  16. Practice tiger 190 kg cheetah 69 kg lion 200 kg The cheetah is heavy. The tiger is heavier. The lion is the heaviest.

  17. Practice Mark 1 year old Danny 6 years old Tony 8 years old Tony is young. Danny is younger. Mark is the youngest.

  18. Practice The peach is small. The strawberry is smaller. The cherry is the smallest.

  19. Practice Ben May Henry Henry is funny. May is funnier. Ben is the funniest.

  20. Practice Harry Bill John Harry is thin. John is thinner. Bill is the thinnest.

  21. The End

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