Primary 2 - Connect Plus
Unit 2: Working Together & Community Life
Comparing Animals: Using Comparative Adjectives (-er than) 🦒🐢
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When we look at different animals, we notice differences in size, speed, and height. To compare two animals or things in English, we use 'comparative adjectives'! For short adjectives, we simply add '-er' to the adjective and follow it with the magic word 'than' (adjective + er + than). A giraffe is taller than a horse. A cheetah is faster than a lion. A mouse is smaller than an elephant. Let us practice comparing animals like real biologists!
📏 The Comparative Rule
Short Adjective + er + than
- 🦒 tall ➔ taller than (A giraffe is taller than a camel.)
- 🐆 fast ➔ faster than (A cheetah is faster than a turtle.)
- 🐌 slow ➔ slower than (A snail is slower than a rabbit.)
⭐ Spelling Quirks to Remember
- 🐘 Double the consonant: big ➔ bigger than | hot ➔ hotter than.
- 🐭 Add -er normally: small ➔ smaller than | cold ➔ colder than.
🧩 Animal Comparison Workshop
| Animal A | Adjective | Animal B | Comparative Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant | big | Fox | An elephant is bigger than a fox. |
| Giraffe | tall | Zebra | A giraffe is taller than a zebra. |
| Horse | fast | Donkey | A horse is faster than a donkey. |
| Turtle | slow | Cat | A turtle is slower than a cat. |
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comparative
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صيغة المقارنة بين اثنين
📖 Def: form of an adjective expressing a higher degree of a quality
taller than
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أطول من في الارتفاع
📖 Def: having a greater height than another
shorter than
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أقصر من في الطول
📖 Def: having less length or height than another
faster than
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أسرع من في الحركة
📖 Def: moving with greater speed than another
slower than
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أبطأ من في السرعة
📖 Def: moving with less speed than another
bigger than
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أكبر حجماً من
📖 Def: of greater size or dimensions than another
smaller than
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أصغر حجماً من
📖 Def: of less size or quantity than another
stronger than
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أقوى بنية من
📖 Def: possessing greater physical power than another
cheetah
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الفهد الصياد الأسرع
📖 Def: a large slender spotted cat capable of high speeds
giraffe
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الزرافة الأطول عنقاً
📖 Def: a large African mammal with a very long neck
elephant
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الفيل الأكبر حجماً
📖 Def: a very large plant-eating mammal with a trunk and tusks
turtle
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السلحفاة
📖 Def: a slow reptile with a bony or leathery shell
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