Unit 5
4 Rewrite this paragraph. Use adjectives or adjectival phrases to make it sound more interesting.
Yesterday we went down to the beach. We saw some birds perching on a boat. We swam in the sea. We jumped in the waves. After our swim we sat under the trees. We had some juice and Mom bought us some ice cream.
Comparative and superlative
A big shell.
When we compare two things we add ‘-r’ or ‘-er’ to adjectives: A dolphin is smaller than a whale. When we compare more than two things , we add ‘-st’ or ‘-est’ to adjectives: The blue whale is the largest sea creature . Remember these irregular adjectives: good / better / the best bad / worse / the worst
A bigger shell.
The biggest shell.
Copy and complete the table. Adjective Comparative
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Superlative
small thin funny loud ripe heavy
smaller
smallest
6 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
Example: The palm trees are taller (tall) than the houses. 1 The sun is ___ (hot) at midday than in the evening. 2 It was the ___ (bad) storm for many years. 3 The weather is ___ (good) today than yesterday. 4 Monday was the ___ (hot) day of the week. 5 The ___ (shady) spot on the beach is under the trees. 6 The sea is ____ (calm) in the morning than in the afternoon.
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• Demonstrate comparative and superlative adjectives by making sentences about items or people in the classroom, e.g. Josh is taller / smaller than Michael. Ben is the tallest student in the class. DA In Exercise 6, allow some students to write only the comparative or superlative adjectives.
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