P06
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Day 2
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Write the words
big
bigger
biggest
thin
thinner
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thinnest
hot
hotter
hottest
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Answer the question
Your answer should be a sentence and should contain the relevant part of the question.
What animal do we think of as being the biggest in the world?
e.g. The biggest animal in the world is the elephant
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For what purpose would you use a thin piece of ribbon?
You might use a thin piece of ribbon to ***********************
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Which season is the hottest? The hottest season is Summer.
Did you notice that, by doubling the last consonant, (letters other than vowels) the
short vowel sound is kept in these comparative / superlative words?
Finish these sets using the same rule
sad
flat
red
hot
wet
sadder
flatter
redder
hotter
wetter
saddest
flattest
reddest
hottest
wettest
Add an adjective, which is a comparative or superlative word, from the
words on this page, to these nouns e.g.
flattest balloon
saddest story
bigger pig
wettest bath
thinner child
bigger apple
hottest weather
thinner line
Look at these comparative / superlative words
Why do they not need to have the last consonant doubled?
soft softer softest
black blacker blackest
They already have two consonants to keep the preceding vowel short. Sick
Finish these sets using the same pattern
sick
sicker
sickest
fresh
fresh
freshest
cold
colder
coldest
fast
faster
fastest
P06
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Day 3
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Write the words
sunny
sunnier
sunniest
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funny
funnier
funniest
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Can you remember this rule?
When words end in 'consonant / y', change the 'y' to 'i' when adding 'er' or
'est'
sunny
sunnier
sunniest
Finish these comparatives / superlatives using the same pattern
happy
happier
happiest
baggy
baggier
baggiest
fussy
fussier
fussiest
dry
drier
driest
windy
windier
windiest
bumpy
bumpier
bumpiest
frosty
frostier
frostiest
dirty
dirtier
dirtiest
thirsty
thirstier
thirstiest
angry
angrier
angriest
pretty
prettier
prettiest
silly
sillier
silliest
shiny
shinier
shiniest
hungry
hungrier
hungriest
Add an adjective, that is a comparative or a superlative, from the sets on
the last three pages, to these nouns
funniest clown
hotter day
prettier person
coldest morning
bumpier ride
hottest season
baggier pants
hungriest dog
Read and fill the gap with one of the words from P05 or P06
It was the prettiest flower I had ever seen.
I am happiest when my team wins by a long way.
I feel sadder now than I did at lunch time when I was sad.
This was a bumpier ride than last time.
This is the hottest morning we have had all year.
Today was sunnier than yesterday when it was so cloudy.
The sailors needed a windier day in order to sail their boats.
The fastest car won the trophy.
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Day 4
Interest strand : Creatures - insect cycle
Write these words beside the correct picture
caterpillar egg butterfly cocoon
egg
cocoon
butterfly
caterpillar
Write the above words as plurals
caterpillars
eggs
butterflies
cocoons
Read the story of “The Hungry Caterpillar”
Rewrite the story in précis form, describing the life cycle of the
butterfly
Précis means ‘a summary’
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