Both Either PowerPoint 12.2

Both dolphins and whales are very large. Whales are not fish. Dolphins are not fish either.

Both lions and tigers are fierce animals. Lions cannot fly. Tigers cannot fly either.

Both jellyfish and octopuses have no bones. Jellyfish cannot talk. Octopuses cannot talk either.

Both elephants and hippos like to swim. Hippos are not small. Elephants are not small either.

Both Tom and Mary like Christmas. Tom is not short. Mary is not short either.

Learning Sheet 2.3 The children are talking about octopuses and jellyfish. Help them tell the similarities of these two animals, using ‘both’ or ‘either’.

eg. John: Both jellyfish and octopuses have no bones. Mary: Both _______________ (tasty) Both jellyfish and octopuses are tasty. Tom: Both _______________ (colourful) Sally: ______________ (live/sea)

e.g. John: Jellyfish can’t live on land. Octopuses can’t live on land either. Mary: _________________________ (× bones) Jellyfish don’t have bones. Octopuses don’t have bones either. Tom: ____________________ (× fly) Sally: ______________ (× run/beach)