Comparing animals

English grammar: Comparatives and superlatives. Paula López Tarrío

1. COMPARING ANIMALS

2. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES One-syllable adjectives → -ER Examples: -Tall → tall er - Fast → fast er -A giraffe is tall er than a lion. -A cheetah is fast er than a turtle. One-syllable adjectives → THE - EST Examples: Tall → the t all est Fast → the f ast est The giraffe is the tall est animal on earth. The cheetah is the f ast est animal in the world.

3. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES One-syllable adjectives ending in – E → -R Example: - Cute → cute r -A squirrel is cute r than a hippo. One-syllable adjectives → THE - ST Example: - Cute → the cute st The squirrel is the cute st animal in the world.

4. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant → double consonant + -ER Examples: Fat → fa tt er Big → bi gg er -An elephant is fa tt er than a tiger. - A hippo is bi gg er than a lion. One-syllable adjectives ending in consonant + vowel + consonant → THE d ouble consonant + -EST Examples: - Fat → the fa tt est - Big → the bi gg est The elephant is the fa tt est animal at the zoo. The hippo is the bi gg est animal at the safari park.

5. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES Two-syllable adjectives ending in – ER / -OW / -LE → -ER Examples: Narrow → narrow er Gentle → gentl er Clever → clever er -A monkey is clever er than a snake. Two-syllable adjectives ending in – ER / -OW / -LE → THE -EST Examples: Narrow → the n arrow est Gentle → the g entl est Clever → the c lever est The monkey is the c lever est animal at the safari park.

6. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES Two-syllable adjectives ending in –Y → -IER Example: Heavy → heav ier A whale is heav ier than a seal. Two-syllable adjectives ending in –Y → THE –IEST Example: Heavy → the heav i est The whale is the heav i est animal in the world.

7. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES Two or more syllable adjectives → MORE + adjective Examples: Intelligent → more intelligent A dolphin is more intelligent than a turtle. Two or more syllable adjectives → THE MOST + adjective Example: Intelligent → the most intelligent The dolphin is the most intelligent sea animal.

8. GRAMMAR Comparatives and superlatives IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES -Good → better -Bad → worse -Far → farther / further -Good → the best -Bad → the worst -Far → the f arthest / the furthest

9. Look at the pictures and make comparisons using the adjectives given COMPARATIVES

10. A wolf is ________________ (beautiful) a hyena. more beautiful than

11. An elephant is _________ (big) a monkey. b igger than

12. A dolphin is ____________ (clever) a turtle. c leverer than

13. A flamingo is _________________ ( colourful ) an ostrich. more colourful than

14. A seal is __________ (cute) an alligator. c uter than

15. A hippo is __________________ (dangerous) an elephant. m ore dangerous than

16. A cheetah is ___________ (fast) a snake. faster than

17. A whale is ___________ (fat) a dolphin. fatter than

18. A lion is ___________ (fierce) a kangaroo. fiercer than

19. A dog is ______________ (friendly) a hyena. friendlier than

20. A polar bear is ____________ (furry) a sea lion. furrier than

21. A panda is ____________ (heavy) a koala. heavier than

22. A monkey is ___________________ (intelligent) a camel. more intelligent than

23. A sloth is ___________ (lazy) a squirrel. lazier than

24. A seal is ___________ (light) a whale. lighter than

25. A snake is ____________ (long) a squirrel. longer than

26. A monkey is ________________ (playful) a hippo. more playful than

27. A leopard is ____________ (short) a giraffe. shorter than

28. A turtle is ____________ (slow) a gazelle. slower than

29. A gorilla is ___________ (strong) a monkey. stronger than

30. A giraffe is ___________ (tall) a deer. taller than

31. A cat is ___________ (clean) a pig. cleaner than

32. A butterfly is ____________ (pretty) a fly. prettier than

33. A parrot is ____________ (noisy) a canary. noisier than

34. A monkey is ___________ (silly) a gorilla. sillier than

35. A snake is ___________ (thin) an elephant. thinner than

36. A flamingo is ____________ (slim) an ostrich. slimmer than

37. A monkey is ____________ (crazy) a dog. crazier than

38. Complete the sentences using superlatives SUPERLATIVES

39. The zebra is _______________ (beautiful) animal in the world. the most beautiful

40. The blue whale is ___________ (big) animal in the world. the biggest

41. The fox is one of ___________ (clever) animals in the world. the cleverest

42. Polar bears live in one of __________ (cold) areas in the world. the coldest

43. The chameleon is ______________ ( colourful ) reptile in the world. the most colourful

44. The squirrel is __________ (cute) wild animal. the cutest

45. The cobra is _________________ (dangerous) snake in the world. the most dangerous

46. The cheetah is _________ (fast) animal on earth. the fastest

47. The hippo is one of _________ (fat) land animals. the fattest

48. The lion is __________ (fierce) animal in the savannah. the fiercest

49. The dog is one of ____________ (friendly) domestic animals. the friendliest

50. The sea otter is ___________ (furry) animal in the ocean. the furriest

51. Guinea pigs are _________ (good) animals for kids. the best

52. The crocodile is ___________ (heavy) reptile in the world. the heaviest

53. Camels live in one of _________ (hot) areas in the world. the hottest

54. Pandas are one of __________ (hungry) animals in the world. the hungriest

55. Ants are _________________ (intelligent) insects in the world. the most intelligent

56. The sloth is _________ (lazy) animal in the world. the laziest

57. The bat is one of __________ (light) mammals in the world. the lightest

58. The python is _________ (long) snake in the world. the longest

59. Piranhas are the fish with ___________ (sharp) teeth of all. the sharpest

60. Dolphins are one of _____________ (playful) animals in the world. the most playful

61. The goldfish is the animal with __________ (short) memory. the shortest

62. Sloths are _________ (slow) creatures in the world. the slowest

63. The shrew is one of _________ (small) mammals in the world. the smallest

64. Elephants are ___________ (strong) land animals. the strongest

65. The giraffe is _________ (tall) land animal. the tallest

66. The quokka is ___________ (happy) animal in the world. the happiest