ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVES Adjectives are used to describe things

ADJECTIVES

ADJECTIVES Adjectives are used to describe things, animals or people. They are the same before singular and plural nouns. n They can go before a noun or after the verb n be. It’s a big house n The house is big n

n Finish the sentences. Use adjectives – It is a big classroom – The classroom ____ – My father is _____ – It is a _____ school – The school ______

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

Comparative adjectives We often compare people, animals or things; we say how they are similar or different. n Comparative adjectives are used to talk about the differences between two people, animals or things. The word than often comes after the comparative adjective. n

Examples: n My school is bigger than yours n Jack is taller than Sara

n Circle the comparatives – My sister is nicer than my aunt. Everybody loves her. – My grandma is older than my grandpa – Aunty Sara is younger than Mark – My cousin Carlos is shorter than my brother

n We form the comparatives by adding –er to short adjectives. Adjective Short Tall Old Young New n Comparative Shorter Taller Older Younger Newer But be careful!!! Adjective Comparative Nice Wide Nicer wider

n Fill in the gaps. Use the comparatives of the word in brackets. – Mary is shorter than Sam (short) – Sara is _____ than Tom (young) – Karol is _____ than Laura (nice) – John is _____ than Mark (old)

Be careful!!! n The spelling sometimes changes. Look at the following comparatives. Short adjectives with one vowel and one consonant Adjectives that end in y Big Fat Thin Funny Heavy bigger fatter thinner funnier heavier

n Write sentences. Use the comparatives. – My cousin Paquito / fat / My cousin Eulalio _________________ – English / funny / Math _________________ – Sara’s brother / thin / Sam _________________ – My sisters / heavy / My baby brother _________________

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

Superlative adjectives n Superlative adjectives are used to talk about differences between three or more people, animals or things. The word the comes before the superlative adjective.

Examples: – I am the tallest in my class – My grandpa is the oldest of all

n Circle the superlative. – My brother is the smallest of all his friends – I am the youngest girl in my class. – Camilo is the tallest boy in my school – Sara is the fastest runner of my classmates

n We form the superlative by adding –est to short adjectives. Adjective Short Tall Old Young New n Superlative The Shortest The tallest The Oldest The Youngest The Newest But be careful!!! Adjective Superlative Nice Wide Nicest Widest

n Complete the sentences. Use the superlatives of the words in brackets. – Who is ______ ? (old) – Who is ______ ? (young) – Who is ______ ? (short) – Who is ______ ? (tall)

Be careful!!! n The spelling sometimes changes. Look at the following superlatives. Short adjectives with one vowel and one consonant Adjectives that end in y Big Fat Thin Funny Heavy biggest fattest thinnest funniest heaviest

n Fill in the gaps. Use the superlatives of the words in brackets. – My school ______ (big) – Uncle Mark is ______ (tall) – This game ______ (funny) – My sister ______ (short)