Comparative and

superlative adjectives
1 Spelling
1 Read and circle True or False.

1 Generally, a comparative adjective = adjective + er. True False

2 Generally, a superlative adjective = adjective + est. True False

2 Look at the adjectives and write other examples in the chart.

adjectives comparative superlative Other spellings comparative superlative

adjectives adjectives adjectives adjectives
nice nicer nicest F!0-11-32$',*e nice > nicer nice > the nicest
+ er or est > >
happy happier happiest
F"-3 *#2&# sad > sadder sad > the saddest
friendly friendlier friendliest consonant + > >
big bigger biggest er or est (after
one vowel + one
brave braver bravest
consonant)
sad sadder saddest
F!&,%# y to i + er heavy > heavier heavy > heaviest
or est > >

3 Write the comparative and superlative for these adjectives.

adjectives comparative adjectives superlative adjectives

young

lucky

wise

big

4 Complete. Use the adjective in brackets. Be careful of the spelling!

This is my family. 1 My grandmother is (wise) than me.

2 My sister is the (young) person in
my family.
3 My brother is (big) than my sister.
4 I’ve got a fantastic family. I’m the
(lucky) person in the world!

Learn the spellings in the adjectives chart in activity 2.

Your family can test you.
5
 Describing activities
and clothes
2 Reading and writing
1 Read and complete the chart.

✓ = sometimes ✓✓ = often ✗ = never ✓✓✓ = always

go on wear boots and play go on beach play

ski swim
skiing holidays a scarf hockey holidays volleyball
Sophie
Dan
Helen ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓

Sophie sometimes goes on skiing holidays with her mum and dad. She
hasn’t got any brothers or sisters so they often take her friends, Sally
and Angela. Sophie always skis a lot and she always wears big boots
and a scarf. Her friends play ice hockey, but she never plays. She often
goes to the swimming pool. She likes swimming and she sometimes
goes on beach holidays with her cousins. They often play volleyball
together on the beach.

Dan sometimes goes on beach holidays. He never goes on skiing

holidays so he never skis. Dan always swims a lot on holiday and makes
lots of new friends. He often plays hockey with his friends at the sports
centre. There’s a place to play volleyball there so Dan sometimes plays
volleyball too. He never wears boots or a scarf on holiday … it’s too hot!

2 Look at the chart in activity 1 and write about Helen.

™elen

Writing Tip!
Start sentences with a capital
letter and finish with a full stop.

Write a text similar to activity 2 about a friend. Read it to your family. 11

 Describing where

3 Reading and writing people were

Saturday
1 Read and complete Saturday’s timetable.

A busy weekend 8.00 : Dad – work

At eight o’clock on Saturday morning, : Mum – shopping
Dr Jones was at work, at the hospital. At
: whole family – lunch at Star Cafe
twenty past nine Mrs Jones was at the
shopping centre. Dr Jones was at the cafe : Jim and Tina – party at bowling alley
in time for lunch with his family at five to : whole family – new James Bond film
two. Their children, Jim and Tina, were at
the bowling alley for a party at quarter
Sunday
past three. Then the whole family were at
the cinema for the new Bond film at half
past seven. It was great. 8.30: Tina and Jim – swimming pool
9.20: Dad – park with the dog
9.40: Mum – Granny’s house
12.30: whole family football stadium
for match

2 Now read Sunday’s timetable and write.

åt half past eight on ‡unday morning,

3 Answer with times for you. Where were you last weekend?

On Saturday morning, I

itin
Writ p!
ng Tip
On Sunday morning, I
Remember: use capital letters in
English
F $-0I
F $-0"71-$2&#5##)
For example, Monday

16 Read out your activity 3 to your family.

 Past simple regular:

4 Grammar 1 she / he/ it / they + verb + ed

1 Study the tables.

Yesterday … Affirmative ✓ Negative 

Last Saturday …
Last week … He lived He live
Last month … She worked She work
there. didn’t there.
It arrived It arrive
They started They start

2 Write the verbs.

Present Past Past Present

wait started

help wanted

finish arrived

love escaped

live worked

3 Complete with the verbs in the past from activity 2.

1 Robin with his men in Nottingham.

2 The people of Nottingham very hard but they were poor.
3 The poor people Robin because he was kind.
4 Robin to help the poor people.
5 He for the Sheriff and returned the poor people’s money.
6 Robin at the archery contest, dressed as an old man.
7 The contest at 4 pm and at 5 pm.
8 Robin’s friends Robin.
9 Robin with the prize.

Tell your family the legend of Robin Hood. 17

 Past simple regular:

4 Grammar 2 affirmative + questions

1 Study the tables.

Yesterday... Affirmative ✓ Question

Last Monday ...
Last week ... I you watch TV?
watched TV.
Last weekend... You Did she walk home?
walked home.
Last month … She he use a computer?
talked to friends
He
listened to music.
It Answer
used a computer.
We
played the guitar. Yes I did.
They
she
No he didn’t.
2 Complete.

1 ˘ast ‡aturday ý listened to music. I

2 to friends. He

3 the guitar. She

4 TV. They

5 home. He

6 a computer. I

7 to music. He

8 to friends. She

3 Complete the questions and answers.

1 ∂id you a film yesterday? Yes, I ✓

2 she the violin? , she ✗
3 he a computer? ✓
4 you to school? ✗
5 she the radio? ✓
6 he computer games? ✗

18 Tell your family what you / your friend did yesterday after school.
 Magic -e.

5 Spelling
1 Say the words. Then read and circle.

1 The ‘a’ sound is short / long in cat = (consonant + ‘a’ + consonant).

2 The ‘a’ sound is long / short in Kate = (‘a’ + consonant + magic -e).
3 The ‘a’ sound is long / short in these verbs: take, make, made, gave.
4 The magic -e changes / doesn’t change the sound of the vowel ‘a’. Kate

cat

2 Say these words. Then write them in the correct column in the chart.

✗not note pine pin cut cute snake snack pet Pete

vowels consonant + short vowel + consonant consonant + long vowel + consonant + magic -e
a
e
i
o
u

3 Write the correct vowel in the magic –e words. Then read aloud.

My friend Mike is very n1 ce. At school, the teachers l2 ke him very much; he’s always pol3 te.

He’s never r4 de. On Tuesday, he leaves school at f5 ve o’clock. He’s l6 te because he g7

es to the school cycling club and he r8 des his b9 ke. At h10 me, he 11 ses his comp12 ter

until his mum says it’s t13 me for bed.

Learn the spellings in the chart in activity 2. Your family can test you. 25
 Going to (future) I +
affirmative / negative

6 Grammar 1
1 Study the tables.

Tomorrow … Affirmative ✓ Negative 

Next Saturday …
Next week … wash my hair. play football.
Next month … take photos. take a picnic.
I ’m going to I ’m not going to
watch TV. watch a DVD.
go to bed late. go the cinema.

2 Look and complete. read a book write an e-mail listen to music tidy my room

✓ I’m tomorrow.
✓ I’ m not
I

✗ ✓

3 Write about your plans for tomorrow.

Three things I’m going to do Three things I’m not going to do

I I

Tell your family the three things you are going to do tomorrow. 27