1. ADJECTIVES

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

3. Finish the sentences. Use adjectives
It is a big classroom
The classroom ________
My father is __________
It is a _________ school
The school ___________

4. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES

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

6. Examples:
My school is bigger than yours
Jack is taller than Sara

7. 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

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

9. 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)

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

11. 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

12. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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

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

15. 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

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

17. Complete the sentences. Use the superlatives of the words in brackets.
Who is ____________ ? (old)
Who is ____________ ? (young)
Who is ____________ ? (short)
Who is ____________ ? (tall)

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

19. 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)