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Comparison of Adjective and Adverbs.

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There are many animals in the pictures. Q: Which is the tallest animal ? Ans: Q: Which animal is as tall as the giraffe ? Ans: Q : Which animal is taller than any other animal ? Ans:

READ THE TEXT. Now you can easily compare each animal with all other animals. It is possible by using the three form of any adjective or adverbs such as- Tall Beautiful Taller More beautiful Tallest Most beautiful They are called respectively positive, comparative and superlative form of adjective. Notice that we have used “ tallest” to describe the highest height of the animals in the picture. It is called superlative degree.

Examples: The giraffe is the tallest animal. Or, The giraffe is the tallest of all other animals. Sentence pattern : Subject + be verb + the + superlative form of adjective. The same idea can be described in another way- The giraffe is taller than any other animal.

It is called comparative degree. Sentence pattern : Subject + be verb + comparative form of adjective + than any other + noun/pronoun ( the common name of the subject ) We can also say – No other animal is as tall as the giraffe --- It is called positive degree. Sentence pattern : No other +noun + be verb + as + positive form of adjective + as + Name of the thing/person.

. Answer the questions. Q : What is the biggest city in Bangladesh ? Then change it into comparative and positive degree. Q: Which is longer than any other river ? Then change it into comparative and positive degree. Q: Which is longer than any other river ? Then change it into superlative and positive degree. Now look at the question and write the answer of it in your exercise book.

HorseZebraElephant You can sea there are three animals. Q:Which animal is as big as the horse ? Q:Which animal is as big as the horse ? Ans : Ans : Look at the pictures

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Q: Which animal is bigger than the zebra? Q: Which animal is bigger than the zebra? Ans: Ans: Which animals are smaller than the elephant ? Which animals are smaller than the elephant ? Ans: Ans:

1. The horse is as big as the zebra. It means --- Look at the pictures again

READ AND TALK ABOUT THE PICTURES The zebra is not bigger than the horse. Or, The horse is not smaller than the zebra. Now look at the pictures---- The dogs are not as fast as the horse. Comparative:

QUESTION AND ANSWER  1. The cow is not as fast as the horse.  Comparative:  2. The lion is stronger than the deer.  Positive:  Oil is lighter than water.  Positive:  3. The pen mightier than the sword.  Positive :

Look at the pictures Read the following text. In the pictures you can see many animals. Among them three animals are very big. They are – the hippopotamus, the elephant and the cow. There are also other animals.

READ AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS So we can say very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus/the elephant /the cow. So we can say very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus/the elephant /the cow. It means --- It means ---  There are more than one big animals. The elephant is one of them.  Now tell me –  Q: Which animal is one of the biggest animals?  A:  Q; Which animal is bigger than most other animals ?  A :  Q: Which animal is as big as the elephant ?  So we can say very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus/the elephant /the cow. So we can say very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus/the elephant /the cow. It means --- It means ---  There are more than one big animals. The elephant is one of them.  Now tell me –  Q: Which animal is one of the biggest animals?  A:  Q; Which animal is bigger than most other animals ?  A :  Q: Which animal is as big as the elephant ? 

POSSIBLE ANSWERS 1. The elephant is one of the biggest animals. Or, The hippopotamus is one of the biggest animals. Or, The hippopotamus is one of the biggest animals. Or, The cow is one of the biggest animals. Or, The cow is one of the biggest animals. 2. The elephant is bigger than most other animals. 2. The elephant is bigger than most other animals. Or, The hippopotamus is bigger than most other animals. Or, The hippopotamus is bigger than most other animals. 3. Very few animals are as big as the elephant. 3. Very few animals are as big as the elephant. Or, Very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus. Or, Very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus. Or, Very few animals are as big as the cow. Or, Very few animals are as big as the cow. 1. The elephant is one of the biggest animals. Or, The hippopotamus is one of the biggest animals. Or, The hippopotamus is one of the biggest animals. Or, The cow is one of the biggest animals. Or, The cow is one of the biggest animals. 2. The elephant is bigger than most other animals. 2. The elephant is bigger than most other animals. Or, The hippopotamus is bigger than most other animals. Or, The hippopotamus is bigger than most other animals. 3. Very few animals are as big as the elephant. 3. Very few animals are as big as the elephant. Or, Very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus. Or, Very few animals are as big as the hippopotamus. Or, Very few animals are as big as the cow. Or, Very few animals are as big as the cow.

HOME TASK. 1. The\ lion is the strongest animal. 1. The\ lion is the strongest animal. Comparative : Comparative : Positive : Positive : 2. No other game is as popular as cricket. 2. No other game is as popular as cricket. Comparative: Comparative: Superlative : Superlative : 3.The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers. 3.The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers. Comparative : Comparative : Positive : Positive : 4. Very few rivers are as big as the Padma. 4. Very few rivers are as big as the Padma. Comparative: Comparative: Superlative : Superlative : 5. Illiteracy is greater than most other problems. 5. Illiteracy is greater than most other problems. Positive : Positive : Superlative : Superlative : 1. The\ lion is the strongest animal. 1. The\ lion is the strongest animal. Comparative : Comparative : Positive : Positive : 2. No other game is as popular as cricket. 2. No other game is as popular as cricket. Comparative: Comparative: Superlative : Superlative : 3.The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers. 3.The rose is one of the most beautiful flowers. Comparative : Comparative : Positive : Positive : 4. Very few rivers are as big as the Padma. 4. Very few rivers are as big as the Padma. Comparative: Comparative: Superlative : Superlative : 5. Illiteracy is greater than most other problems. 5. Illiteracy is greater than most other problems. Positive : Positive : Superlative : Superlative :

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