Adjectives Short adjectives Adjectives of 1 2 syllables

Adjectives Short adjectives Adjectives of (1 – 2 syllables) 2 or more syllables long short tasty happy clever beautiful interesting difficult Irregular forms good bad Test

Small+er the small+est

Small smaller (than) the smallest Long longer (than) the longest Tall taller (than) the tallest Short shorter (than) the shortest Cold New colder (than) newer (than) the coldest the newest

Big – bigger – the biggest Nice – nicer – the nicest Happy – happier – the happiest

Nice Small Big Funny Happy _____ nicer smaller ____ bigger ______ funnier the nicest the smallest the biggest _______ the ________ funniest happier ______ the happiest Clever _____ cleverer the cleverest ________ Long ____ longer the longest New ______ newer the newest ______ Hot _______ hotter the hottest

older than ……. I am 58 the oldest of all I am 70 I am 64 Bob Molly Barbara Molly is old Bob is older than Molly Barbara is the oldest of all

1. Monkeys are funnier than kittens 2. Dogs are cleverer than cats 3. Oranges are not tasty 4. The horse’s tail is longer than the bear’s 5. The dog’s ears are the biggest 6. I am taller than my mother 7. The crocodile has got the shortest tail

taller nice biggest older cleverest longer tastier long 1. The giraffe has a _______ neck 2. Russia is the ______ country in the world 3. My father is ______ than my mother 4. Monkey’s tail is ______ than cat’s tail 5. My little brother is very ____ 6. I think that bananas are _______ than oranges 7. I am ______ than my sister 8. Bob is the ______ pupil in the class

Use the words: small, big, long, short, strong A giraffe An elephant A tiger

Start Use the words: sweet, tasty, juicy A grapefruit A pear A banana

beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful

Interesting more interesting ______ Dangerous _______ more dangerous the most interesting the most dangerous ______ Difficult more difficult ______ the most difficult ______ Wonderful more wonderful ______ the most wonderful ______

The book/the newspaper/the magazine (interesting) The newspaper is interesting. The magazine is more interesting than the newspaper. The book is the most interesting of all. 1. English/Russian/Chinese (difficult) 2. autumn/winter/summer (a beautiful season) 3. New Year’ Day/Christmas/birthday (a wonderful season) 4. tigers/wolves/snakes (dangerous animals) 5. The car/the flat/the TV set (expensive)

Start Use the words: interesting, wonderful “Cinderella” “Snow White” “Little Red Hiding Hood”

Start Bad – worse – the worst Good – better – the best

Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of adjectives 1. I think that parrots are the ………… pets (funny) 2. Apples are ………………. . than pears (tasty) 3. Books are …………………. than films (interesting) 4. Winter is the ……………… season of the year (cold) 5. Ann is ………………. than Betty (beautiful) 6. The horse is ………………. . than the wolf (big) 7. Snakes are very ……………. . (dangerous) 8. St. Petersburg is the ……………… city in the world (good) 9. Mary’s toys are ……………. . than Ben’s toys (new) 10 The weather today is ………………. . than it was yesterday (bad)

Sam Betty Jack Tom Liz