_This cake is smaller than that c Generally, we add -er to the end of short adjectives to form the comparative. Generally, we add -er to the end of short adjectives to form the comparative. %. Adjective Comparative Adjective Comparative long longer short shorter ~ small smaller deep deeper high higher slow slower Look at these other rules: Adjectiveending Example Add Comparative adjective -e wide +r wider consonant + vowel +consonant double the final big consonant +-er °/99°" When we want to directly compare two things, places or people, we use than. Cairo is bigger than London. Charlie is taller than Harry.Add 1, ger, or er to the words to make comparative adjectives. 1 long longer 2. short 3 young i 4 wide i 5 deep 6 high 7 big 8 loud Write the comparative adjectives. 1 small smaller 2 tall 3 loud ah. 4 long 5 quiet 6 big 7 slow 8 high 9 fast 10" short: = 1 old 12 young 1 Superlative adjective: To form the superlative of short adjectives, we add -est or -st. Adjective Comparative long longest small smallest high highest short shortest. deep deepest slow slowestAdjectiveending Example Add Comparative adjective is wide +-st widest consonant + vowel q double the final a +consonant big biggest consonant + -est The always goes before a superlative. Dad is the tallest. The yellow car is the fastest. Note that we can say in the world with superlative adjectives. Which is the highest mountain in the world? The river Amazon is the longest river in the world. Write the superlative adjectives. 1 small the smallest 2 tall 3 loud 4 long 5 quiet 6 big 7 slow 8 high 9 fast 10 short 11 old 12° young Look at the table. True or false? Write T or F. High Long Tall Mountain A 2000 m River D 400 km Building G 150m Mountain B 1000 m River E 175 km Building H 300 m Mountain C 3000 m River F 500 km Building I 75m 1 River E is the Longest. F 2 Mountain Ais the highest. 3 Building I is the smallest. 4 Mountain Cisthe smallest. —___ 5. River Fis the Longest. 6 Building H is the tallest.Complete the sentences. Use a comparative or superlative form, and add than if necessary. 1 Mountain Ais higher the highest ar Mountain B, but Mountain C is 2 River Dis River E, but River F is 3 Building G is Building H, but Building Tis 4 Mountain Ais Mountain B, but Mountain C is 5 RiverDis River F, but River E is Complete the sentences using a word from the box. younger bigger oldest smaller longest” 1 The Nile isthe longest ___ river in Egypt. 2 The USA is than the UK. 3. Mount Fuji is a than Mount Everest. 4 My baby sister is than my Grandma. 5 The man in the world is 113. Write sentences. Put the adverbs in brackets into the correct place. 1 play tennis. (never) Inever play tennis 2. We do our homework in the library. (sometimes) Karl wakes up before 7 o'clock. (usually) 4 Mumand Dad don’t go to the theatre. (often) 5 My friends are asleep before midnight. (never) 6 I’mtired. (always) 7 You're Late. (sometimes)On the Beach Carlos and Merry often went to the beach. Carlos liked to pick up shells, and Merry enjoyed watching the birds. But one day the children found something very different. Carlos saw it first because he was looking at the sand. ~ “Merry,” said Carlos, “Come here quickly Merry stopped watching the seagulls dive and swoop. She ran over to Carlos. He was looking at a long, brown-gray. fishy kind of animal. “What is it?” asked Merry. “T think it’s a small shark,” said Carlos. Merry looked at the sharp teeth and pointy fins. She said, “I think you're right” “Is it still alive?” asked Carlos. “No,” answered Merry. “Sharks can’t live out of water.” The children looked at the shark a long time. Finally, Carlos said, “Let's go home. | want to tell Mother what we found on the beach!” 1. Where did Carlos and Merry tind the “tishy kind ot animal”? a. in the water b. in the sand c. next to some birds d. by a sea shell 2. Why did Carlos want to go home? a. He was tired. b. He was scared. c. He wanted to tell his mom what they found. d. He wanted to wash his new shells. The children knew the fish was a shark because it a. tried to bite Merry. b. had come from the water. c. was long, brown-gray, and fishy. d. had sharp teeth and pointy fins e ca You can tell from the story that Carlos and Merry a. find a lot of dead things. b. enjoy going to the beach. c. see sharks often. d. like sharks.