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Comparing: noisier, faster, bigger … Gorillas are bigger than pandas.
Textbook: p. 49
GoalCompare: noisier, quieter, faster, slower, bigger, smaller, taller, shorter and “Gorillas are bigger than pandas.”
New words
noisier · shovqinliroqquieter · tinchroqfaster · tezroqbigger · kattaroq
Explanation
To compare two things, add “-er” to the adjective and use “than”: tall → taller, fast → faster, slow → slower, small → smaller, short → shorter, quiet → quieter. Rules: 1) Add -er to short words. 2) If a word ends in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant: big → bigger. 3) If it ends in -y, change -y to -ier: noisy → noisier. Sentence: “Gorillas are bigger than pandas.” “A cheetah is faster than a lion.” “A snail is slower than a turtle.”
Worked examples
Parrots are noisier than owls. Owls are quieter than parrots.
A giraffe is taller than a penguin.
Class activity
“Who is bigger?”: the teacher names two animals (elephant – mouse). Children quickly make a sentence: “An elephant is bigger than a mouse.” The fastest correct child scores a point.
Practice
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The comparative of “big”:
bigger
2
The comparative of “noisy”:
noisier
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Make a sentence: an elephant and a mouse (big).
An elephant is bigger than a mouse.
4
Make a sentence: a fox and a turtle (fast).
A fox is faster than a turtle.