The grammar lab 2

he is not she is not it is not we are not you are not they are not Present simple of have got Present simple see C hapters 10, I I and 12 Present continuous see C hapters 12 and 13 you

he is not she is not

it is not

we are not you are not they are not

Present simple of have got

Present simple (see C hapters 10, I I and 12)

Present continuous (see C hapters 12 and 13)

you are working you are not working you’re working you aren’t working Are you working?

you are working you are not working you’re working you aren’t working Are you working?

they are working they are not working they’re working they aren’t working Are they working:

Kenna Bourke

Illustrated by Korky Paul and David Mostyn

OXFORD

U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S

Determ iners

Nouns, adjectives and adverbs

a glass of milk (countable)

Verbs

I work etc (h ab it); I like etc (state);51

I ’m eating etc (now)

13 Present continuous for the future

I ’m playing tennis tonight (arrangem ent) 55

been vs gone

just, already, not yet, yet

19 Present perfect simple 3 I ’ve lived here for a year (past up to now ); for, since 85

I ’ll answer the telephone (snap decision^

ji s f“- •

-; $ *

I ’ll be in Spain tomorrow (inform ation);

I think she’ll fa il (prediction)

Modal verbs and functions

I was allowed to go etc

Will you help ? Would you help ?

You should brush your teeth

Prepositions and phrases of tim e, place and m ovem ent

33 Phrases o f place in,on, next to, between, behind, in front of, under, 155

below, above, near, fa r from, opposite, inside, outside

34 Phrases o f time in, on, at, yesterday, tomorrow, this morning, last week, 159

next month, every day, from Monday, to Saturday

through, along, across, past, onto, off

who, whose, where, when, wAy, how, 168

what, which, how many, how much Yes, I am; No, Fm not; Yes, I do; No, I don’t; 173

I have; No, I haven’t; Yes, I can;

No, I can’t; Yes, I will; No, I won’t

H e’s the man who makes silly machines 177

/ f ’s a machine that makes sweets

184

185186

T ick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• Aliat’s Splodge doing?

Reading a book □ Playing the violin □

• Is Splodge a good violin player?

Yes □ No □

GRAMMAR

-= M E M B E R !^

a before a consonant and an before a vowel

> hen vou want to talk about one thing.

a dog; a rabbit, an umbrella, aw elephant

'd lodge has got a rabbit.

Splodge needs an umbrella.

Be careful! These are different:

a iseful book n o t an useful book

a iniform n o t an uniform

an hour n o t a h o u r

2 W h a t’s Splodge got? Fill in the gaps.

(1) — and (2) ,

Articles

REMEMBER! ^

a and an can tell you what

a person, anim al or thing is

W hen you want to talk about

musical instrum ents that you

play, use the.

I play the piano.

Splodge plays the violin very

badly!

My sister plays the drums

Tumble plays the trumpet.

3 W rite what these people, animals or things are.

► I t’s got a long neck and it’s very tall It’s

1 I t’s very big It’s grey and it’s got a long nose

It’s

2 He looks after your teeth H e ’s

3 It’s got walls, a roof, a door and windows It’s , -

4 She’s got a class, a board and she teaches She’s

W rite what instruments you play and what instruments you don’t play Choose instruments from the list.

B

W hen you want to talk about sports, me^ls, countries and subjects

you do at school, don’t use an article.

I play basketball n o t

When are we having lunch f n o t

Splodge loves Italy n o t

I don’t like Chemistry n o t I d o n ’t like the Chemistry

5 Fill in the gaps Choose the correct words from the list.

lunch Art French */ Jap an ice hockey

► Splodge likes G eography b u t he d o esn ’t like

1 Today Splodge is having a p ean u t b u tter sandwich

2 Splodge has never been t o r

3 Splodge’s favourite subject at school i s ,

4 Ruff can ’t play tennis b u t h e ’s good at

a and an can m ean ‘every’ Look at these expressions:

twice a week, once an hour, three times a day, four times a year

Tumble goes running once a year = one time every year

Splodge brushes his hair twice a week = two times every week

Splodge eats a banana three times an hour = three times every h o u r

6 H ow often do you do these things?

► wash your hands I W^.^?b h^Y ^

1 brush your teeth ^ iw r r * : ✓ / ' i r -r

2 have English lessons ^

3 go on holiday

4 say ‘hello ’

7 Look at the picture W h a t can you see? W rite ten objects.

» There’s a ta ble, a n ice cream,

-a W h a t are these people? Match the descriptions

to the jobs.

- taxi driv er- new sreader %/ v e t

"-shop assistant— —aeton postm an pilot—

artist waitress au th o r n u

rse—-► She reads the news on television

She’s a flew sread er

1 He works in a hospital b u t he isn’t a doctor

H e ’s

2 She writes books She’s

3 He drives taxis H e ’s w —-

4 She paints pictures She’s*

5 He looks after animals th at are ill

H e ’s ,

6 She flies an aeroplane She’s

7 He takes letters and parcels to p eo p le’s

houses H e ’s v/

8 She helps in a shop

She’s

9 He works in a theatre H e ’s ,

10 She works in a restaurant She’s

b W rite a description of these jobs.

► bu tch er / sell / m eat

A butcher ee\\em meat

1 secretary / type / letters

2 m echanic / repair / cars

I ! .— «r IT T r r w*r- ~ y ~

3 policem an / catch / thieves

" - -r —

4 p h o to g rap h er / take / photos

5 hairdresser / cut / hair

a Rewrite the sentences Remember to use the.

W e’re flute players

She’s a violin player

b W o r k with a partner Take turns to ask and answer questions Use the instruments below Use short answers.

piano

► Partner A Can you play the piano ?

P artner B Yes, I can Can you play the violin ?

P artner A No, I can 7 Can you play .

I Articles

0 1 in the gaps Use a, the o r nothing (-).

Splodge I’m hungry Can I have ► ^ biscuit?

Ruff No, you can ’t It’s time for (1) supper

Splodge I had a m ud pie for (2) lunch

What are we having to eat tonight?

l u f f W e’ re having (3) delicious chicken pie

Splodge Can I go and play (4) football?

Tumble No It’s nearly bedtim e.

Splodge Well, can I play (5) table tennis then?

Tumble No You can ’t Go and give Sticky (6) .

carrot H e ’s hungry

Splodge W hat are you doing, Mabel?

I are going to (8) Greece on holiday

Splodge Can I come too?

Mabel No, you can ’t You’re going to (9)

Splodge I hate homework I d o n ’t like (10) Maths and

I hate (11) History I only like (12) Art and(13) Music I ’m going to practise playing (14) .violin again

Mildred No, Splodge! Please d o n ’t Why d o n ’t you go and play

Splodge I d o n ’t want to I’m good at Music I want to learn to play

a How often do you think Splodge does the things below?

W rite ten sentences Use expressions like these: once a day, twice a week, five times a year.

brushes his teeth ^ has a shower practises the violin does the washing-up eats m ud pies has breakfast puts worms in M abel’s shoes stands on his head

reads a book buys a Mo and Snapper comic

does his hom ework

» He b ru sh e s his t e e t h once a d ay

1

2

3 .

4 .

5

6

7 .

8

9 .

1 0

b W rite fiyig^questions to ask a friend Use how often do you Use the ideas below to help you watch television go shopping listen to music go to the dentist eat sweets use the telephone say ‘hello ’ play a sport drink milk see a rainbow How often do you w atch telev isio n ?

1 .

2 3 .

4 .

5

c Now w ork with the whole class Take turns to ask and answer

your questions

► Pupil A How often do you go to a party ?

Pupil B I go to a party three times a week.

Pupil B How often do you go on holiday ?

Pupil C I go on holiday once a year.

Look, Tumble!

I went for a walk and

( T m cooking for

I’ve got a bit o f m eat and some eggs,

a little honey and

Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

You can ’t co u n t water Can you co u n t milk?

Yes □ No □

You can count eggs Can you count apples?

Yes □ No □

I t GRAMMAR

REMEMBER! 4 ^

If th e re ’s only one thing, use a or an.

Splodge has found a dog.

Splodge wants to give him an egg.

i

If th e re ’s m ore than one thing and it’s easy to

count, use a num ber

Splodge has got two eggs.

There are five biscuits on the plate.

2 Fill in the gaps Use a or an.

Splodge found ► $ dog in the park this

m orning Now h e ’s m aking (1) meal for

the dog H e ’s going to give him (2) egg,

t

think dogs like eggs and apples?

REMEMBER! ^

If th e re ’s m ore than one thing b u t you d o n ’t know exactly how many or it isn’t im portant how

many, use some.

Iv e got some eggs.

There are some dog biscuits in the kitchen.

3 W h a t do you need to make a salad?

Use some and the words below.

pieces o f cucum ber i / tom atoes olives onions lettuce leaves

► You n eed pom e p ie c e e o f cucumber

You n e e d

You n e e d

You n e e d

You n e e d

REMEMBER! ^

You can use some with nouns you can ’t count.

There’s some water in the dogs bowl.

There’s some fruit juice in the fridge.

4 W h a t is there in Splodge’s fridge?

Use some and the words below.

bu tter

► There’s some, mHk

A

You can use a few with nouns you can count.

There are a few apples.

= n o t very many - three or four maybe

There are a few biscuits.

= n o t very many - five or six maybe

5 W rite what there is in Tumbj^s«shopping bag

Use a few and the words below.

6 W hich words can you use with a little and

a bit of? Tick the ones you can use.

C

You can use a lot o f with all plural nouns and

nouns you can ’t count R em em ber to p u t a plural verb with nouns you can count, and a singular verb with nouns you can ’t count

There are a lot o f biscuits.

There’s a lot o f cheese.

7 Splodge has put a lot of food in the dog’s bowl

W rite what there is Use a lot of and the words below.

Nouns you can count

^ There a re a Jot of biscu its,

Nouns you can’t count

^ There’s a Jot of sugar

& PRACTICE

t -o o k at Splodge’s new recipe Cross out the wrong words.

You need (►);#/some flour and (1) two/some salt

Mix them in a bowl with (2) a/some water

Roll the mixture and cut it into worm shapes

Cook the worms and keep them warm

Now make (3) a/an sauce

Put (4) three/a tomatoes in a bowl

Mix the tomatoes with (5) so^je/a honey

Stir in (6) a/som e sugar

Cook for five minutes

Honey worms are delicious with (9) a/an banana milkshake

You can also have them with (10) som e/a orange juice

: Singular or plural verb? Put the words in the correct boxes Be careful!

10 H o w many sentences can you make?

Choose one w ord from each column

Read your sentences to the class.

nicegoodsweetsourexpensivecheaphorrible

ro u n dbad

Pupil A Bread is cheap

Pupil B Sweets taste nice

Pupil C Oranges look nice.

11 Look at Splodge’s kitchen table W h a t is there

on it? W rite sentences Use a few, a bit of,

and a lot of.

► There, a re a Jot of tom ato es There’s a b it of meat- There are a few bananas

1

2 345

6

7

Quantifiers 2

"nek (%/) the correct boxes.

• Has Mo finished his homework?

Yes □ No □

• Do you think Mo and Snapper will go

fishing today? Yes □ No □

REMEMBER! ^

' e any to ask questions with nouns.

Have you done any homework ?

Have we got any bread ?

1 Ask questions Use any and the nouns below.

sw e e ts 1 / m ilk b is c u its c h e e s e

o r a n g e s

► ~ a v e y o u go t any swooto?

A

Use some, n o t any, to ask for things.

Can I have some biscuits ?

Can I have some milk ?

Use some, n o t any, to ask som ebody if they

want som ething

Would you like some sweets ? Would you like some cheese?

3 Complete the questions Use some.

potatoes ^ lem onade ^ grapes

► Can I.haya eom e p o ta to e e ?

W ould y o u [ike so m e lem onade? '

Can

Can

W o u ld

W o u ld

3 Quantifiers 2

REMEMBER! ^

Do you want to know exactly what n u m b er there

are? Use how many to ask questions with nouns

you can count

How many bananas are there?

Use how much to ask questions with nouns you

can ’t count

How much milk is there?

► How m any sweets can you eat?

1 orange juice is there?

2 .apples shall I buy?

3 .milk do you want?

4 .friends have you got?

REMEMBER! ^

Use any in negative sentences.

There aren’t any bananas.

= T here are no bananas

We haven’t got any milk.

= T h e re ’s no milk.

5 Rewrite the sentences Use any.

► T here are no sweets

There aren’t any ew eete

1 T h e re ’s no juice

2 T here are no biscuits *

3 T h e re ’s no cheese

If you want to say that there is some b u t n o t

a lot, use not many and not much.

Use not many with nouns you can count.

There aren’t many sweets.

= T here are some sweets b u t n o t a lot

Use not much with nouns you can ’t count.

There isn’t much milk.

- T h e re ’s some milk bu t n o t a lot.

6 Put the words in the correct columns.

potatoes i / tom atoes bananas

♦ PRACTICE

• s talking to her mum W rite Milly’s

questions Use is there and are there with

any and the words below.

re any.mi!k?

•ere any crisps?

V* ork with a partner Take turns to ask and

3*s er the questions Use the words in 7a to

• cuestions with can I have some Use no,

r - e r e isn’t/aren’t to answer the questions

As.-and answer five questions each'

: _nner B No, there isn’t any milk.

: er B Can I have some apples'?

: _ n e r A No, there aren’t any apples.

8

a

1

W r ite questions Use how many and

how much and a w ord from the list below.

1 sugar

2 sandwichesHow many, apples are there?

How much lemonade is there?

2

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not much and not many Team B, invent

a reason why there isn’t much o r there aren’t many of the things Play the game like this:

Team A There aren’t many apples Why Team B Because a mouse ate ten of them

yesterday.

Team A There isn’t much milk Why not?

Team B Because the cat was very thirsty this

morning.

9 Read Mo and Snapper’s conversation Fill in the gaps.

Use some, any, much or many.

M o Snapper, how ► Hl^.Oy biscuits did you bring?

Snapper I d id n ’t bring (1) biscuits because there w eren’t

any chocolate ones in the cupboard How (2) milk didyou bring?

M o I d id n ’t bring (3) milk - it’s horrible But th e re ’ssome lem onade instead

Snapper I d o n ’t like lem onade Is there (4) water?

M o No, there isn’t How (5) sandwiches did you make?

Snapper Ten They’re all sardine sandwiches T here wasn’t

( 6 ) cheese, so there a re n ’t (7) sandwiches foryou You d o n ’t like sardine sandwiches, do you?

M o Yuck! No, I d o n ’t How (8) bread is there?

Snapper Well, there isn’t (9) bread T h e re ’s only one

slice I used the rest foi^ny sandwiches W ould you like

(10) sardines?

Mo No, thanks Can I have (IT) apples?

Snapper Ah! Sorry, there a re n ’t (12) apples I ate them

all on the way here

Mo Snapper! You’re so greedy Can I have (13) breadand jam ?

Snapper I d id n ’t bring (14) .jam

Mo Why d id n ’t you bring any jam ? You know I like jam

Snapper I forgot Now would you like ( 1 5 ) sardine

sandwiches? They’re very good, and th a t’s all there is

= SION I - articles; quantifiers

Seme of the sentences below are wrong Read

ir i tick the sentences that are correct.

- - lephant is a big animal □

A umbrella is a useful object □

S : typer is crocodile □

R u ff is an inventor □

That lady is a vet □

Mo wears an uniform at school □

: ead the examples and complete the rule.

Splodge plays the violin very badly.

Does he play the drums, too ?

When you want to talk about musical

m strum ents th at you play, u s e

R ead the examples and cross out the wrong

♦vord in the rule below.

splodge usually has lunch at one.

I don’t like playing basketball,

splodge says Physics is boring.

R uff loves going to Russia.

When you’re talking about meals, sports,

school subjects and countries, you do / d o n ’t

use an article

Read the sentences Tick the correct boxes.

Splodge has a bath once a day.

He asks silly questions three times an hour.

Does Splodge have a bath every day?

Yes □ No □

Does he ask clever questions three times

every hour?

Yes □ No □

5 Read the sentences and answer the questions.

There are some apples on the table.

There’s some milk in the fridge.

Do you know how many apples?

I ’ve got a few sweets and a bit of lemonade.

Use a few with nouns you can / c an ’t count

Use a bit with nouns you can / c a n ’t count.

7 Read the sentence Tick the correct boxes.

H e’s got a lot of biscuits and a lot of milk.

Use a lot o f with

nouns you can count □nouns you can ’t count □

8 Look at the examples Finish the rule.

There isn ’t any bread and there aren’t any biscuits.

Is there any bread ? Are there any biscuits ?

You can use any with all nouns in

I'VE MADE SOME CURRY ^

DO YOU WANT SOME ? 1

• What did Mo throw at Snapper?

Milk □ W ater □ Curry □

• W hat did Snapper want?

More curry □ A glass o f water □

GRAMMAR

REMEMBER! ^

Nouns are words for people, animals, things and

places Always use a capital letter for nam es o f

people and places

Mo has got a sister London is in England.

2 W rite four sentences Use nouns.

You can count m ost nouns

a crocodile ten crocodiles

Use a singular verb with one, and a plural verb with two or m ore

The boy is naughty Oranges are nice.

A car has got wheels Sweets taste good.

3 Fill in the gaps with a singular o r plural verb.

► T here !? (be) a m ouse in M o’s bed

1 The n e ig h b o u rs (have got)two cats

2 Cats u su ally (chase) mice

3 A m o u s e (live) in a small hole

4 M ic e (eat) cheese

- E ‘■'EMBER! ^

Be ire fu l! You c an ’t count these nouns,

■ v d o n 't know them , learn them now

wmter n o t w a te r s cheese NOT c h e e s e s

is sweet Apple juice tastes nice.

4 Choose the correct verb to fill in the gaps.

clean be 1/ have got taste grow

► Milk \& good for you.

1 R ic e in fields

2 S o a p your hands

3 O range j u i c e of oranges

4 This c o ffe e sugar in it

I an use these words with nouns you can ’t count:

5 Complete the conversation Think carefully!

Mo‘s dad I ’m going to the superm arket Do you want anything?

Mo s mum Yes, please I want a ► t i n o f soup,

a (1) of bread, two (2) o f rice,

a (3) of water and three (4) of milk

4 Nouns

^ PRACTICE

Look at the words D o they need a singular verb or a plural verb?

W rite the words in the correct places.

soupcrispssandwiches

a burger

an orange tom atoes

W o rk with a partner Partner A, look at the pictures in 7 a for one

minute N o w shut your book Partner B, ask questions 1-5 below.

W hen you’ve finished, swap: Partner B, look at the pictures

Partner A, ask questions 6 -1 0

Is there a cup of tea?

6 Is there a carton of milk?

7 Is there a bag o f rice?

8 Is there a piece of meat?

9 Is there a glass of water?

10 Is there a slice o f bread?

Is there a bag o f sugar?

Is there a carton of juice?

Is there a glass o f milk?

Is there a piece o f cheese?

Is there a tin o f soup?

Partner B

Partner A

Is there a cup of tea ? Yes, there is.

8 Snapper and Mo are shopping Complete the conversation.

Use a piece of, a bottle of etc Use the picture to help you.

Mo Yes, we do A nd I want (1) coke Mum needs

(2) cheese, three (3) .tom ato

Snapper I ’m going to make some biscuits this afternoon I want

some chocolate

Mo L et’s get (7) apple juice I d o n ’t like orange

juice How m uch chocolate do you want?

Snapper Lots! O h, and I n eed some bread.

Mo Why? You d o n ’t make biscuits with bread

Snapper No, I know But I ’m hungry I want to have

(8) bread with some honey and

(9) .tea when we get hom e

Mo Snapper, have you got any money?

Snapper No You’ve got it I ’ve got enough to buy

(10) bread, th a t’s all

I Tick (✓ ) the correct box.

Do leaves fall off trees? Yes □ No □

Add es to nouns ending in o, x, s, sh or ch

a potato —► three potatoes

a dress —► three dresses

a toothbrush —► toothbrushes

2 Make the nouns in the sentences plural Use a number.

► I ’ve got a red toothbrush

lya g o t two red toothbrushes

1 Splodge has got a watch

2 Mabel has got a new dress

3 Can I have a tomato?

4 I can see a girl in the garden

REMEMBER! ^

If nouns end in a consonant + y, change y to i

aid add es.

a baby

the lady

a dictionary

two babies the ladies dictionaries

3 Fill in the gaps Use the plural of the words in

brackets.

► Splodge likes diptionarias (dictionary)

He thinks they taste good

He lik e s (story) about astronauts

_ Splodge d o esn ’t believe i n (fairy)

He thinks fairy tales are f o r (baby)

4 Splodge d o esn ’t like t h e (lady)

who work in the bookshop

REMEMBER! ^

The plurals of these nouns are different

Learn them

the child —► the children

the goose -► the geese

4 Choose the correct words.

Put them in the plural.

► Mabel and M ildred are woman

live on farms You get woolfrom them

There are lots o f in the sea

5 Make these words plural.

► a leaf five !P&V&&

^ PRACTICE

6

a Splodge is writing a story Help him finish it.

Fill in the gaps with the plural of the words in

brackets.

In the forest near Wibble there is a big, dark

about it Two old (1) (lady)

live inside O ften you can h ear strange

(2) (noise) com ing from

the house because they’ve got a lot of

(3) (anim al) T here are

some (4) (canary),

three (5) (goose), seventeen

(6) (mouse) and two small

(7) (dog) - Last year the canaries

had four (8) (baby) Now it’s very

noisy because the canaries sing all the time!

The forest is full o f animals, too T here are

(9) (fox) and (10)

(wolf), and at night you can hear

the (11) (owl) calling

It’s frightening The wind moves

the (12) (leaf) in the trees and

makes a scary noise Some (13) .(person) say there are ghosts in the forest

O ne day, some (14) (child) went

to the house They saw one of the ladies She

d id n ’t have any (15) (tooth)! She

had big boots on h er (16) (foot).

She shouted at the children She th o u g h t they

were (17) (thief) She threw (18) (potato) and

(19) (tom ato) at them , and they

ran away Be careful! I think the old ladies are(20) (witch)

b N o w answer these questions.

► W ho lives in the house?

T.wp.OUJadias live in the house

1 W hat can you often hear com ing from the house?

You can often h e a r

2 How many geese have the ladies got?

They’ve g o t

3 W hat animals had babies last year?

had babies last year

4 W hat animals are there in the forest?

T here a r e

5 W hat does the wind move in the trees?

The wind m o v es

6 W hat was strange about the lady the children saw?

hidden word is

F x n e plurals of these words (across) into the crossword.

• V -ii's the hidden word?

; c bite with y o u

r -W hen vou eat, you use fo rk s, - and spoons

^et wool from these animals They’r e

Men women and children a r e b u t animals a re n ’t

_ are very clever animals They’re from the dog family

These m en chase thieves and robbers They’r e

-Thev’re red You eat them in salads They’r e

-Thev’re bad people They steal things They’r e

-; m t tw o o f bread, please

Cnxs like ch asin g _

5 lis drivers d riv e

ThevYe very big dogs But they’re n o t foxes They’r e _

Young people are c a lle d

-Indies have husbands, and m en h a v e

-Ask your teacher if you can play an alphabet game Use plurals Play the game like this:

A D J E C T ! ^

I’m older than you and

I’m bigger than you.

Yes, but my mud pies are

better than your mud pies, I’m more intelligent than you and I’m more handsome.

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• W ho’s bigger? Splodge □ T he Adjective □

• Splodge’s m ud pies are b etter than the

Adjective’s m ud pies True □ False □

GRAMMAR

Comparative adjectives are to talk about the

difference between two people, animals o r things

T he word ‘than’ often comes after the

comparative adjective

Adjectives 1

REMEMBER! O

Adjectives tell you m ore about nouns Adjectives

can go before a n o u n or after the verb be

I t ’s a big mouse The mouse is big.

2 Finish the sentences Use adjectives.

I ’m bigger than you My mud pies are

better than yours.

3 Circle the comparatives.

Splodge I’m (nicer) than you Everybody loves me Adjective I ’m taller than you and I’m m ore

intelligent than you

Splodge No, you a re n ’t! I ’m m ore interesting

than you and I ’m fu n n ier than you, too!

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>rds are m ade of syllables

happy h ap -p y = two syllables

beautiful b e au -ti-fu l = three syllables

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- One, tw o or three syllables? Put the words in the correct columns.

make the comparative of

5 Fill in the gaps Use the comparative of the word in brackets.

► Splodge is s h o r ta r than Tum ble, (short)

1 M ildred i s than Mabel, (old)

2 Mud pies a r e than carrots, (nice)

3 M abel’s cat i s than Splodge, (young)

4 Ruff i s than Tum ble, (small)

Be careful! The spelling sometimes changes

Learn these comparatives

big —► bigger fit —► fitter

ho t —► hotter wet —► wetter

6 W rite sentences Use comparatives.

► The Adjective / fat / Splodge

Tha A d ja ctiva \e fatter than Spjodga,

Splodge / thin / the Adjective

Ruff / fit / Tum ble

It’s easy to make the comparative of m ost adjectives

with m ore than one syllable:

more + adjective

difficult —► more difficult beautiful —► more beautiful

boring —► more boring interesting —► more interesting

7 Look at what Splodge says Complete the sentences.

Use the comparative of the words in brackets.

► A dictionary is H1PTP boring than a comic, (boring)

1 Chemistry i s than English, (difficult)

2 H e ’s than his friend, (handsom e)

3 H e ’s than his friend, (intelligent)

4 Holidays a r e than school, (im portant)

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Some adjectives d o n ’t behave nicely

Learn these comparatives

► Sticky / hungry / Splodge

Sticky ip hungrier than.Splodge

1 Splodge / funny / Ruff

► Splodge is happier (happy) than his friend.

1 His house i s (small) than M abel’s house

2 His handw riting is (bad) than R uff’s

3 His m ud pies are (tasty) than his frien d ’s

4 His rabbit i s , (fat) than M abel’s cat

5 H e ’s (thin) than Tum ble

6 His room i s (big) than Sticky’s box

7 His school i s (far) from here than the park

8 H e ’s (young) than Ruff and Tum ble

9 His kitchen i s (wide) than M abel’s kitchen

10 His rabbit i s (heavy) than M ildred’s parrot

b W o r k with a partner W rite five sentences about the differences between you Use the comparative of the words below.

► My d ic t i o n a r y , jg smaller than y o u r s

You’re younger than me,

12 Read Splodge’s conversation with Ruff and Tumble Fill in the gaps.

Tumble W hat’s wrong, Splodge? You look angry.

Splodge T h at stupid Adjective says Maths is

► CSSjer (easy) than English! H e ’s wrong! I think Maths

is (1) (difficult) than English

you Perhaps th a t’s why he thinks it’s ( 3 ) (easy)than English I think English is difficult too

Splodge D on’t be silly! Everybody knows that Maths is m ore

difficult and ( 4 ) (boring) than English

He also says that h e ’s ( 5 ) (good) than

I am at Chemistry I think h e ’s mad!

R uff I think Chemistry is ( 6 ) (im portant)

than English and Maths Chemistry helps me make magic potions

Splodge I ’m very good at Chemistry I make

( 7 ) (interesting) potions than you

Ruff Your potions are ( 8 ) (dangerous)

than m ine Last week you changed M abel’s cat into a frog!

Splodge It’s a very nice frog Frogs are

(9) (friendly) than cats

Tumble Mabel isn’t friendly now She’s

(10 ) (angry) than

she was w hen you p u t worms in h e r bed!

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4 Ask your teacher if you can play a class game Form tw o teams

You don’t agree about anything! Team A, make a sentence.

Use a comparative Team B, you disagree Say the opposite

of Team A ’s sentence.

Team B No, it isn’t! Cooking is more dangerous than skiing.

Team B Comics are more interesting than newspapers.

Splodge and the Adjective are having a terrible

I'gum ent Splodge doesn’t agree with anything

~ e Adjective says! W r ite Splodge’s answers to

~ e Adjective Use the words below.

i ^iish / im portant / Maths k '

jrtoise / slow / a cat

V label / ugly / M ildred

handsom e / you

teddy bear / new / your com puter

K'olale milkshakes / good / banana milkshakes

Mildred's p arro t / friendly / M abel’s cat

ar hands / dirty / my hands

i tiger / dangerous / a rabbit

Mrica / h o t / the N orth Pole

swimming / easy / skating

:he Eiffel Tower / big / my house

a stone / heavy / a feather

Adjectives 2

I Tick (✓ ) the correct boxes.

• W hen they look in the m irror, w ho’s the tallest?

Tum ble □ Splodge □ Ruff □

• W ho’s the m ost beautiful?

Tum ble □ Splodge □ Mabel □

GRAMMAR

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Superlative adjectives are to talk about the

difference between three or more people, animals

or things The word the comes before the

superlative adjective

Fm the tallest! He's the most handsome.

2 Circle the superlatives.

Usually Splodge is very small b u t w hen he looks in the m irror, h e ’s m e tallest of all his friends Mabel is the m ost beautiful and Tum ble is the ugliest Ruff thinks h e ’s the

m ost handsom e

: E MEMBER!

is are m ade o f syllables

h a p -p y = two syllables

> ; itiful b e au -ti-fu l = three syllables

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H ow many syllables have these words got?

•Vrite the number.

slow —► the slowest

: be careful!

nice —► the nicest

dde —► the widest

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Be careful! The spelling sometimes changes.Learn these superlatives

fat —► the fattest

thin —► the thinnest

big —► the biggest

fit —► the fittest

h o t —► the hottest

wet —► the wettest

5 Fill in the gaps Use the superlative of the words in brackets.

► In Wibble, Ju n e is th a h o t t e e t (hot)

m onth o f the year

1 Ruff i s (fit) personSplodge knows

2 Tum ble i s (big) person

* Complete the sentences Use the superlative of

the words in brackets.

It’s easy to make the superlative o f m ost adjectives

with m ore than one syllable:

the most + adjective

difficult —► the most difficult beautiful —► the most beautiful

boring —► the most boring interesting > the most interesting

6 Read what Splodge thinks W rite sentences.

► English / is / interesting / school subject

English is the m o st interesting, school.subject

1 Mabel / is / beautiful / lady / I know

2 I’m / handsom e / pupil / in my class

3 Ruff / is / interesting / person / I know

4 Dictionaries / are / useful / books / I’ve got

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Be careful! Some adjectives with m ore than one

syllable en d in y:

change y to i and add est

easy —► the easiest n o t

funny ♦ the f u n n i e s t n o t

heavy * the h e a v ie st n o t

7 W rite sentences.

► Fizzy Ink is th e t a s t ie s t (tasty)

drink in the world

1 Splodge i s (funny)

person Ruff knows

2 Mud pies a r e (easy) thing

in the world to cook

3 Splodge has g o t (dirty)

hands Tum ble has ever seen

4 Whales a r e (heavy)

animals in the world

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Some adjectives d o n ’t behave nicely

Learn these superlatives

good —► the best

bad —► the worst

far —► the furthest

8 Fill in the gaps Use the correct superlative.

► Splodge has got th e b e s t (good)marks in the class this week

1 H e ’s g o t (bad)handw riting in the class

2 Ruff in v e n ts (good)

m achines in the world

3 W hich i s (far) fromWibble? France, Italy o r the N orth Pole?

♦'W PRACTICE

9 Complete the table.

i W rite questions about you and the pupils in your class

Use the words below to help you.

good / handw riting ✓ young ✓ big / feet

small / ears old short long / fingers

fast / ru n n e r short / hair good / swimmer

tall thin

► /ho has g o t t h e best.handwriting in the class?

(Vho’s the youngest in the class?

b N o w w rite what you think the answers are on a piece

of paper You may need

to guess.

c Take turns to read your answers to the class N o w ask your teacher if you can check your answers to see if you’re right Find out who has got the best handwriting,

w ho’s the youngest etc.