V.B. 2011

Adjectives are divided into syllables:

Syllable is a part of a word containing vowel sound

1st syllable 2nd syllable

one syllable adjectives

two syllable adjectives three syllable adjectives

longtallold

smallbig

smartfat

short

happy

friendly

crazy

dirty

hungry

easy

wonderful

hardworking

beautiful

important

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.

Koda isn’t as big as Kena.I’m bigger than

you. I’m happy,too.

I’m big and happy.

He is as happy as Kena.

one syllable adjective

My car is fast.

But my dad’s car is faster.

Short Adjectives :

old, slow, tall, long, short + er

the … + est

one syllable adjective

My car is fast.

My dad’s car is faster.

But my friend’s car is the fastest.

Example:

David is fatter than Miri. big – bigger biggest

CVC CVC = Consonant / Vowel / Consonant

CVC = Consonant / Vowel / Consonant

Adjectives ending in CVC-

double the last letter!

My ball is big.

My sister’s ball is bigger.

But my friend’s ball is the biggest.

Short Adjectives:

ending in y y + ier

y + iest

happy happier the happiest

hungry hungrier the hungriest

easy easier the happiest

Two syllable adjectives ending

in y-drop the y and add

i !

good- better –the best

bad – worse - the worst

Be careful with these words!

beautiful, boring more

the most

Fish is a………….………… meal.

Chicken is ………..……….………. than fish.

but

but

Steak is ………..……….…….… meal.

horse dog

A horse is ______________than a dog.

A dog is ______________than a horse.

strong /tall/ beautiful/short

stronger

shorter

taller

more beautiful

small /big/ beautiful/dangerous

shark whale

A shark is _____________than a whale.

A whale is _____________than a shark.

smaller

bigger

more beautiful

more dangerous

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

elephant rabbit

A rabbit is _________than an elephant.

An elephant is ________than a rabblit.

friendlier

shorter

fatter

heavier

strong /fast/ dangerous /slow

camel lion

A lion is ________than a camel.A camel is ________than a lion.

stronger

slower

faster

more dangerous

big / intelligent / long/ beautiful

dolphin penguin

A dolphin is ________than a penguin.

bigger

longer

more intelligent

more beautiful

Joe:

Age: 25

Height:1.85 cm

Weight:80 kg

Funny:

Mike:

Age: 28

Height:1.80 cm

Weight:80 kg

Funny:

Tony:

Age: 35

Height:1.75 cm

Weight:100 kg

Funny:

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:

Beauty:

Mike:

Age: 28

Height:1.80 cm

Weight:80 kg

Funny:

Beauty:

Tony:

Age: 35

Height:1.75 cm

Weight:100 kg

Funny:

Beauty:

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)

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)

strong, fast, clean, dirty, beautiful, fat, big, small, colorful, friendly, short, tall

Compare the farm animals using the words from the box Example: A pig is slower than a horse./ The pig is the dirtiest animal.

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)

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)