Grade 5 Exam Prep

Grade 5 Exam Prep

Introduction to units 4 and 5

Unit 4 & 5

Making comparisons

Poll

Check the vocabulary words that you DON'T know.

• intelligent

• playful

• dangerous

• scary

• friendly

Poll

Check the vocabulary words that you DON'T know.

• cute

• shy

• clean

• naughty

• energetic

Making Comparison - Comparatives

• We use adj + er than and more + adj + than to compare one thing with another.

• For short adjectives, we use adj + er than

• For long adjectives we use more + adj + than

• For words (adj.) that end in a consonant and –y,: we change the y to i and add -er

• Words that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination: Double the final consonant and then add er

• If a word ends in –e, we add –r

• The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives.

Making Comparison - Superlatives

• We use the adj + est and the most + adj to compare three or more things.

• For short adjectives, we use the adj + est

• For long adjectives we use the most + adj

• For words (adj.) that end in a consonant and –y,: we change the y to i and add -est

• Words that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination: Double the final consonant and then add est

• If a word ends in –e, we add –st

• The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular superlatives.

Examples

1. lucky -> luckier -> luckiest

2. pretty -> prettier -> prettiest

3. tidy -> tidier -> tidiest

4. soft -> softer -> softest

5. cheap -> cheaper -> cheapest

6. sweet -> sweeter -> sweetest

7. thin -> thinner -> thinnest

8. dangerous -> more dangerous -> most dangerous

9. difficult -> more difficult -> most difficult

10. exciting -> more exciting -> most exciting

Fill in the Blank

Elephants are _________ (big) mice.

Fill in the Blank

Dogs are ________ (friendly) cats.

Fill in the Blank

Dolphins are __________ (intelligent) penguins.

Multiple Choice

July is the _______ month of the year in North America.

• hot

• hottest

Multiple Choice

This smartphone is the ______ birthday present ever.

• best

• good