COMPARING

ANIMALS
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives → -ER One-syllable adjectives → THE
-EST
Examples: Examples:
-Tall → taller -Tall → the tallest
- Fast → faster -Fast → the fastest

-A giraffe is taller than a lion. -The giraffe is the tallest

-A cheetah is faster than a animal on earth.
turtle. -The cheetah is the fastest
animal in the world.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending One-syllable adjectives → THE
in –E → -R -ST

Example: Example:
-Cute→ cuter -Cute → the cutest

-A squirrel is cuter than a hippo. -The squirrel is the cutest

animal in the world.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
One-syllable adjectives ending One-syllable adjectives ending
in consonant + vowel + in consonant + vowel +
consonant → double consonant + consonant → THE double
-ER consonant + -EST

Examples: Examples:
-Fat → fatter -Fat → the fattest
-Big → bigger -Big → the biggest

-An elephant is fatter than a -The elephant is the fattest

tiger. animal at the zoo.
-A hippo is bigger than a lion. -The hippo is the biggest animal
at the safari park.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending Two-syllable adjectives ending
in – ER / -OW / -LE → -ER in – ER / -OW / -LE → THE
-EST
Examples: Examples:
-Narrow → narrower -Narrow → the narrowest
-Gentle → gentler -Gentle → the gentlest
-Clever → cleverer -Clever → the cleverest

-A monkey is cleverer than a -The monkey is the cleverest

snake. animal at the safari park.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two-syllable adjectives ending Two-syllable adjectives ending
in –Y → -IER in –Y → THE –IEST

Example: Example:
-Heavy → heavier -Heavy → the heaviest

-A whale is heavier than a seal. -The whale is the heaviest

animal in the world.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
Two or more syllable adjectives Two or more syllable adjectives
→ MORE + adjective → THE MOST + adjective

Examples: Example:
-Intelligent → more intelligent -Intelligent → the most
intelligent
-A dolphin is more intelligent
than a turtle. -The dolphin is the most
intelligent sea animal.
 GRAMMAR
Comparatives and superlatives

IRREGULAR IRREGULAR
COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES
-Good → better -Good → the best
-Bad → worse -Bad → the worst
-Far → farther / further -Far → the farthest / the
furthest
 Look at the pictures and make
comparisons using the adjectives given

COMPARATIVES
 more beautiful than
A wolf is ________________
(beautiful) a hyena.
 bigger than (big)
An elephant is _________
a monkey.
A dolphin is ____________
cleverer than
(clever) a turtle.
 A flamingo is
more colourful than
_________________
(colourful) an ostrich.
A seal is __________
cuter than (cute) an
alligator.
 A hippo is
more dangerous than
__________________
(dangerous) an elephant.
A cheetah is ___________
faster than
(fast) a snake.
 fatter than (fat)
A whale is ___________
a dolphin.
 fiercer than (fierce)
A lion is ___________
a kangaroo.
A dog is ______________
friendlier than
(friendly) a hyena.
 furrier than
A polar bear is ____________
(furry) a sea lion.
 heavier than
A panda is ____________
(heavy) a koala.
 A monkey is
___________________
more intelligent than
(intelligent) a camel.
 lazier than (lazy)
A sloth is ___________
a squirrel.
 lighter than (light)
A seal is ___________
a whale.
A snake is ____________
longer than (long)
a squirrel.
 A monkey is
________________
more playful than (playful)
a hippo.
 shorter than
A leopard is ____________
(short) a giraffe.
A turtle is ____________
slower than (slow)
a gazelle.
A gorilla is ___________
stronger than
(strong) a monkey.
A giraffe is ___________
taller than (tall)
a deer.
 cleaner than (clean)
A cat is ___________
a pig.
A butterfly is ____________
prettier than
(pretty) a fly.
 noisier than
A parrot is ____________
(noisy) a canary.
A monkey is ___________
sillier than (silly)
a gorilla.
A snake is ___________
thinner than (thin)
an elephant.
 slimmer than
A flamingo is ____________
(slim) an ostrich.
 crazier than
A monkey is ____________
(crazy) a dog.
Complete the sentences using
superlatives

SUPERLATIVES
 The zebra is
_______________
the most beautiful (beautiful)
animal in the world.
The blue whale is ___________
the biggest
(big) animal in the world.
The fox is one of ___________
the cleverest
(clever) animals in the world.
 Polar bears live in one of
__________
the coldest (cold) areas in the
world.
 The chameleon is
the most colourful (colourful)
______________
reptile in the world.
The squirrel is __________
the cutest
(cute) wild animal.
 The cobra is
_________________
the most dangerous
(dangerous) snake in the world.
The cheetah is _________
the fastest
(fast) animal on earth.
 the fattest
The hippo is one of _________
(fat) land animals.
 the fiercest (fierce)
The lion is __________
animal in the savannah.
 The dog is one of
____________
the friendliest (friendly)
domestic animals.
 the furriest
The sea otter is ___________
(furry) animal in the ocean.
Guinea pigs are _________
the best
(good) animals for kids.
The crocodile is ___________
the heaviest
(heavy) reptile in the world.
 the hottest
Camels live in one of _________
(hot) areas in the world.
Pandas are one of the hungriest
__________
(hungry) animals in the world.
 the most intelligent
Ants are _________________
(intelligent) insects in the world.
 the laziest (lazy)
The sloth is _________
animal in the world
 the lightest
The bat is one of __________
(light) mammals in the world.
 the longest (long)
The python is _________
snake in the world.
 Piranhas are the fish with
the sharpest (sharp) teeth of
___________
all.
 Dolphins are one of
the most playful (playful)
_____________
animals in the world.
The goldfish is the animal with
the shortest (short) memory.
__________
 the slowest (slow)
Sloths are _________
creatures in the world.
The shrew is one of the smallest
_________
(small) mammals in the world.
 the strongest
Elephants are ___________
(strong) land animals.
 the tallest (tall)
The giraffe is _________
land animal.
 the happiest
The quokka is ___________
(happy) animal in the world.