4A Chapter 5 Animals big and small 课件（新思维小学英语）

新思维小学英语 4A By Nancy Chapter Five Animals big and small New Words a horse a camel a giraffe an owl a peacock an eagle a panda a hippo an elephant a rabbit a rat a mouse tall big small heavy John is tall. He is taller than Cindy. Cindy is short. She is shorter than John. Comparatives Comparison of a quality between two people or things Cindy John Comparatives: Short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually Ending in a consonant + y double the consonant + er hungry  hungrier happy  happier funny  funnier Ending in a vowel + a consonant big  bigger fat  fatter fit  fitter + er slow  slower fast  faster tall  taller Ending in -e + r large  larger nice  nicer –y  -i + er Practice 1 hot  2 fit  3 long  4 strong  5 pretty  6 wise  7 heavy  8 large  hotter fitter longer stronger prettier wiser heavier larger e.g. noisy  noisier Comparatives are used in sentences with than. Peter Henry Jim An apple taller heavier fitter smaller Mary. Simon. Henry. a melon. than is verb comparative (adjective + er) than Comparatives elephant bird large  small The elephant is larger than the bird. The bird is smaller than the elephant. Practice Comparison of a quality among three or more people / things The watermelon is the heaviest fruit. The pineapple is the lightest fruit. heavy  light 2 kg 7 kg 5 kg pineapple watermelon melon Superlatives Always use the before superlatives. The elephant The shark The giraffe the biggest animal the largest fish the tallest animal in the jungle. in the sea. in the world. is the superlative (adjective + est) noun Superlatives: Short adjectives Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples Usually + est slow  the slowest fast  the fastest tall  the tallest Ending in -e + st large  the largest nice  the nice