Unit 14
Prep 1
Comparing things
1-Vocabulary:-
Meaning Word Meaning Word
زرافة Giraffe قافية , سجع Rhyme
تسمي Is called علي وجه الأرض On land
يقارن Compare الفهد Cheetah
ضخم Enormous حوت Whale
في العالم In the world سريع # بطىء Quick # slow
حاد Sharp فـأر صغير Mouse
سلحفاه Tortoise ديناصور Dinosaur
صعب Difficult يطير Fly - flew
يتهجى Spell ثقيل Heavy
ترتيب أبجدي Alphabetical order خطير Dangerous
ذيل Tail مليون Million
خفيف light حتى ( لغاية ) Until
مضحك Funny شائع Common
مريح Comfortable يزن Weigh
جبل Mountain عادى # غير عادى Usual # unusual
الهرم الأكبر The Great Pyramid أوراق الشجر Leaves
ضخم Massive طوال اليوم All day
مرعوب - خائف Frightened مرعب , مخيف Frightening
مركبة ( أي وسيلة نقل ) Vehicle مبني Building
السباحة Swimming قديم جداً Ancient
الكرة الطائرة Volleyball الأهرامات Pyramids
ركوب الخيل Horse – riding متحف Museum
على الإنترنت On the internet هواية hobby
يصنع مقارنة Make a comparison واحد من One of
مثير , ممتع Exciting رياضة sport
أسنان حادة Sharp teeth كسول lazy
مجموعة Group طاه , طباخ Cook
ثوم Garlic عالم العلم Science world
كوسة Courgettes مفقود , فقد Lost
2- Comparison
1- Short Adjectives: - ► To compare between two persons or things, we can use :-
Adjective + er + than
♣ tall taller
♠ short shorter
►old older
♥ young younger
☺small smaller
► Ahmed is taller than Ali.
► The mouse is smaller than the camel.
► Adjectives that end in (y) after a consonant, change the (y) into (i) before adding (er).
♥ heavy heavier
♠ easy easier
► An elephant is heavier than a tiger.
► Adjectives that end in a consonant after a vowel, double the last letter before adding (er).
♠ big bigger
♣ fat fatter
♥ thin thinner
► A hippo is bigger than a dog.
► My sister is fatter than me.
2- Long Adjective:-
more + long adjective + than
♥ beautiful more beautiful than
☻ expensive more expensive than
♫ exciting more exciting than
♥ enormous more enormous than
► The car is more expensive than the bike.
► A brontosaurus was more enormous than an elephant.
2- Superlative:- صيغة المقارنة المطلقة
► We form the superlative by adding (est.) to the adjective and writing
the word ( the ) before it .
- High the highest الاعلى
- Tall the tallest الاطول
- Small the smallest الاصغر
- Cheap the cheapest الارخص
- Old the oldest الاكبرسنا
- Young the youngest الاصغر
- Large the largest الاكبر
- Long the longest الاطول
The black dog is the smallest dog in the picture.
Ahmed is the tallest person in the class.
Whales are the longest animals in the world.
♠ Adjectives that end in ( y ) after a consonant, change ( y ) into ( i ) before adding est.
- busy the busiest
- happy the happiest
- heavy the heaviest
- pretty the prettiest
- friendly the friendliest
- dirty the dirtiest
Cairo is one of the busiest cities in the world.
The blue whale is the heaviest animal.
► Adjectives that end in a consonant after a vowel , double the last letter before adding ( est ) .
- fat the fattest
- hot the hottest
- big the biggest
- thin the thinnest
Manal is the fattest person in the class.
August is the hottest month.
Ahmed is the thinnest pupil in the class.
2- Long adjectives
►Beautiful the most beautiful
►Dangerous the most dangerous
►Exciting the most exciting
►Expensive the most expensive
☺ Khoulod is the most beautiful girl.
☺ The brontosaurus was the most enormous animal in the world.
☺ A snake is the most dangerous animal.
♫ Irregular Adjectives الصفات الشاذة
Good better than the best.
Bad worse than the worst.
Many/Much more than the most
A little less than the least
Samy is the worst pupil in the class.
Choose the correct answer :
1- Asnake is ………….. dangerous than a dog
a) more b) most c) the most
2- Cairo is ………….. than Tanta .
a) big b) bigger c) biggest
3- A tortoise is slower …………. a mouse.
a) than b) then c) the
4- A giraffe is …………. animal.
a) tall b) taller than c) the tallest
► Study these opposites:-
Adjectives Opposites
Common شائع Uncommon غير شائع
Comfortable مريح Uncomfortable غير مريح
Usual معتاد Unusualغير معتاد
Dangerous خطير Safe آمن
Difficult صعب Easy سهل
Heavyثقيل Light خفيف
Quickسريع Slowبطيىء
Strongقوى Weakضعيف
Ancientقديم جدا Modern حديث
Enormousضخم – هائل Tiny صغير جدا
Comfortableمريح Tiringمتعب
Useful مفيد Useless بلا فائدة
Remember:-
as + صفة + as
تستخدم للتعبير عن تساوى أثنين فى الصفة:-
The pterodactyl was as big as a plane.
Some dinosaurs were as big as ten elephant.
Which? أى للاختيار؟
1- Which building is more ancient, the pyramids or the museum?
2- Which food is more important to the body, biscuits or fruit?
3- Which new vehicle are more useful, aero planes or buses?
Question words أدوات الاستفهام
How long? كم طول المدة How high? كم ارتفاع
How old? كم عمر How heavy? كم وزن
How many? كم عدد
- How long will you stay in Egypt?
- I will stay two weeks in Egypt.
- How much is this book?
- It's ten pounds.
Remember:-
Who – Which
ضمائر الوصل الذى او التى
- This is the man who works in the factory.
- This is the fastest car which was made in the world.
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The kinds of dinosaurs
- Brontosaurus:-
- Tyrannosaurus:-
- Pterodactyl:-
- Iguanodon:-
Study these remarks:-
Is called يدعى أو يسمى
The most common dinosaur is called brontosaurus.
My father is called Ahmed.
لاحظ إن الأرقام لا تجمع لإنها صفات
- The highest mountain is eight thousand and eight hundred metres.
- There are eighty million people in Egypt.
- Adjectives which end in ( ed ) describe persons.
- Adjectives which end in ( ing ) describe things.
Tired متعب Tiring متعب
Frightened خائف – مرعوب Frightening مخيف مرعب
- I was frightened when I saw the lion coming towards to me.
- The race was very tiring.