Rodrigues Unit 4
If we take only the red and blue pencils, we say that the blue
pencil is longer than the red pencil. If we take the three pencils,
we say that the green pencil is the longest pencil .We use the
superlative when we have more than two objects.
Activity 7 – I learn: Comparative and superlative.
Pixie and Dixie are at the Saturday fair. Pixie is buying pencils of different lengths.
“The green pencil is the longest !” Dixie says.
“What does longest mean?” asked Pixie.
Comparative Superlative
long long er longest
young younger -----------
old ----------- oldest
happy happier ------------
big ----------- biggest
deep deeper ------------
Activity 7(a) – I write the correct form of the adjective given in bracket.
a. Pixie is ……………………… (tall) than her cousin Fred.
b. Rodrigues is the………………… (small) island in the Mascarene.
c. Bicycles are……………………… (slow) than motocycles.
d. My house is the……………………… (big) in the village.
e. A horse runs……………………… (fast) than a donkey.
f. Bucky is the ……………………… (short) boy in his class.
Grammar
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