SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN BANGGOL PERADONG

ADJECTIVES & COMPARISON

Year 4
PRESENTED BY: ZULKIFFLI OTHMAN

ADJECTIVES

The Positive

The Comparative

We use adjectives to compare from one to another.

The Superlative

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This car is green.

The Positive The positive is used to describe an object or a person.

This ball is white.

This banana is yellow.

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The Comparative

What can we say about Joe? Joe is taller than Tom. What can we say about Tom? Tom is shorter than Joe.

The comparative is used to compare two objects or persons.

Tom

Joe
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The Comparative

What can we say about the green car? The green car is smaller than the red car.

What can we say about the red car? The red car is bigger than the green car.

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What can we say about the giraffe? The giraffe is taller than the cat.

What can we say about the cat?

Giraffe

The cat is shorter than the giraffe.

Cat

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What can we say about the elephant? The elephant is bigger than the cat.

Elephant

What can we say about the cat?

The cat is smaller than the elephant.

Cat

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Forming the comparative of adjectives.

small young old

smaller younger
older prouder longer colder riper faster slower darker

fat
fit wet big hot dirty

fatter fitter wetter

proud long
cold ripe fast slow dark

bigger
hotter dirtier heavier funnier lazier happier

heavy
funny lazy happy

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beautiful colourful hardworking expensive difficult popular famous handsome

more beautiful more colourful more hardworking more expensive more difficult more popular
If the positive is long (more than two syllables), add more to the comparative.

more famous
more handsome
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Iceland

bigger smaller

Malaysia

Iceland is olderthan colder Malaysia. longer

colder faster

younger

slower
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The Superlative

The red bag is big.

The superlative is used to compare more than two objects

The blue bag is bigger than

or persons.

the red bag.

The white bag is the biggest. Superlative adjective

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What can we say about the blue box? The blue box is the smallest.

What can we say about the red box? The red box is the biggest.

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big young proud cold intelligent interesting expensive beautiful

the biggest the youngest

the proudest the coldest

the most intelligent the most interesting the most expensive

the most beautiful
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If the positive is long (more than two syllables), add most to the superlative.

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What can we say about Fred? Fred is the tallest.

What can we say about David? David is the shortest.

Comparative

What can we say about John? John is shorter than Fred. John is taller than David.
Fred John David

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ADJECTIVES Superlative 360 mph

What can we say about the Ferrari? Ferrari is the fastest. What can we say about the Honda? Honda is the slowest.
Comparative

Ferrari

120 mph

Mercedes

What can we say about the Mercedes?

105 mph

Mercedes is slower than Ferrari.

Mercedes is faster than Honda.

Honda
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ADJECTIVES Superlative RM 650,000

What can we say about the Ferrari? Ferrari is the most expensive. What can we say about the Honda? Honda is the cheapest.
Comparative

Ferrari

RM 350,000

Mercedes

What can we say about the Mercedes?

RM 128,000

Mercedes is cheaper than Ferrari.

Mercedes is more expensive than Honda.

Honda
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as (adj) as

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When two people or things are the same we can use as + (adjective) + as to describe them.

David is as tall as Jim.

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What can we say about Roslinda and Kamariah?

Roslinda
Maths
92%

Kamariah Maths Science English

92% 94% 91%

Science
English Malay

94%
91% 98%

Malay

98%

Roslinda is as intelligent as Kamariah.

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What can we say about Mount Jinjang and Mount Leman?

Mount Jinjang is as high as Mount Leman.

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What can we say about these animals? Giraffe is the tallest. Cat is the shortest. Elephant is the biggest. Cat is the smallest.
Elephant Giraffe

Cat

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Use the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives to say as much as you can about Al, Joe and Ed.
short fat

thin

happy

handsome

tall

smart

elegant

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Positive clean new pretty dirty easy dangerous

Comparative cleaner newer prettier dirtier easier more dangerous

Superlative cleanest newest prettiest dirtiest easiest most dangerous

generous

more generous

most generous

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Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.

1

Malaysia than Singapore smaller is Singapore is smaller than Malaysia.

largest in Sarawak The is Malaysia state The largest state in Malaysia is Sarawak.

expensive a A than is more Ferrari Honda A Ferrari is more expensive than a Honda.

in Pangkor Malaysia the beautiful island most is Pangkor is the most beautiful island in Malaysia.

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Exercise #1: Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.

1

Mount Malaysia Kinabalu the in mountain highest is Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia. junk is Fruit than food healthier

Fruit is healthier than junk food.

3

prettiest ever is have I girl the Karmila seen Karmila is the prettiest girl I have ever seen. Hang Hang than braver Jebat was Tuah Hang Tuah was braver than Hang Jebat.
Kedah Langkawi in most the place interesting is Island

Langkawi Island is the most interesting place in Kedah.

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Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.

1

Mount Malaysia Kinabalu the in mountain highest is

Mount Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia. junk is Fruit than food healthier

Fruit is healthier than junk food.

3

prettiest ever is have I girl the Karmila seen Karmila is the prettiest girl I have ever seen.

Hang Hang than braver Jebat was Tuah

Hang Tuah was braver than Hang Jebat.
Kedah Langkawi in most the place interesting is Island

Langkawi Island is the most interesting place in Kedah.

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Correct the errors in the sentences

1

I think Rose __________(beautiful) than her sister.

I think Rose is more beautiful than her sister.

Thats the ________(long) flight I have ever taken.

Thats the longest flight I have ever taken.

3

The Petronas Tower is the _____ tall building in Malaysia. The Petronas Tower is the tallest building in Malaysia.

The Pahang River is ______(long) than the Juru River. The Pahang River is longer than the Juru River.

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Correct the errors in the sentences

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The _________(incredible) thing about this place is the food.

The most incredible thing about this place is the food.

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The ____(famous) waterfall in the world is the Niagara Falls. The most famous waterfall in the world is the Niagara Falls.

Ayers Rock in Australia is the ____(big) rock in the world. Ayers Rock in Australia is the biggest rock in the world.

I hate going to busy cities. They are ____(noisy) than the countryside.
I hate going to busy cities. They are noisier than the countryside.
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1. Linda is _________________ than Leela. (slim, slimmer, slimmest) 2. The tomato soup is as ___________ as the soup my mother makes. (tastier, tasty, tastiest) 3. This van is ___________________than the other vans. (small, smaller, smallest) 4. Is Mount Everest the ____________________ mountain in the world? (high, higher, highest) 5. He is the ____________________ man I have ever met. (kind, kinder, kindest) 6. She is _______________ than I am. (old, older, oldest)
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7. Zalina is the ______________________ in this family. (young, younger, youngest) 8. You are such a ___________________ boy, Puan Aminah said to Ali. (naughty, naughtier, naughtiest) 9. It is __________________ to learn the guitar than the piano. (easy, easier, easiest) 10. This bag is expensive but that one is even ________________________. (expensive, more expensive, most expensive) 11. Johan is as _________________ as his father. (taller, tallest, tall) 12. He is the ________________________ boy in school. (popular, more popular, most popular)

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