Institución Educativa Bosques De León

Sincelejo - Sucre

English Workbook

Fifth Grade

Student:___________________________ Fifth Grade:________

Created, Revised and Edited by:

Bosques de León English Department

Mr. Helmuth Torres H.

Chief of English Department

Teacher in charge: Ms. Kelly Carmona

2019
FIRST TERM:
Topic:
Grammar
Comparative and Superlative adjectives
Identify and describe objects, landscapes,

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 Language Function(s) animals and people.

Make comparison using different contexts.

Wh-words

What ? How?
Where? Who?
When? Which?
Why?

1. Look carefully the following conversation fix on the

underlined words.

Charles is a new student. He is going to enter at a new school and

he is having an interview with the teacher.

Teacher: Which is worse for your health, smoking or drinking?

Charles: I think that both are bad for my health.
Teacher: Good answer: Which is harder, math or English?
Charles: In my personal opinion, I think English is hard but math is harder.
Teacher: For you. Is it better to be rich and dumb or poor and smart?
Charles: I prefer to be poor and smart, even to be rich is good.
Teacher: Does technology make the world better or worse?
Charles: Yes, it does. I like technology so much.
Teacher: Which game is more entertaining, Tetris or Angry Birds?
Charles: I don’t like both, but Angry birds sounds entertaining.
Teacher: Is it better to study English in class or online?
Charles: For me is better in class
Teacher: Last question. Are you smarter than your parents?
Charles: Never! They are smarter than me, of course
Teacher: Thank you Charles for your answers. You passed the test!
Charles: Thank you.
Teacher: You’re welcome!

Grammar in use.

We use the comparative and superlative adjectives to make descriptions.

Rule 1:
When the adjective has one syllable, we add the suffix er for the comparative form and add est for
superlative form.

EXAMPLE:

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Tom is stronger that Peter, but Bob is the strongest.

Rule 2:
When the adjective has one syllable and it ends in consonant, plus vowel, plus consonant. We duplicate
the last consonant and we adds the suffix er for the comparative form and adds est for superlative
form.
This rule is not applicable for adjective that ends in (w). Look at the chart with this rule.
Check more examples

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Long Longer The longest
Short Shorter The shortest
Weak Weaker The weakest
strong stronger Strongest Rule 3:
When the adjective has two syllables
and it ends in (y) plus consonant. We replace (y) for (i)
and we add the suffix er for the comparative form and
add est for superlative form. Look at the chart with this
rule.

EXAMPLE:

Carlos is chubbier that Juan, but Mario is Adjective Comparative Superlative

the chubbiest.
Thin Thinner The thinnest
Juan Carlos Mario
Hot Hotter The hottest

Big Bigger The biggest

slow Slower The slowest

Low Lower The lowest

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Check more examples

Adjective Comparative Superlative

chubby Chubbier The chubbiest
Pretty Prettier The prettiest
Heavy Heavier The heaviest

Rule 4:
When the adjective has two or more syllables, we use the word (more) before the adjective for the
comparative form and use the word (most) for superlative form.

EXAMPLE:

Maria is very elegant. She is more elegant that Luis, but Kate is the most elegant.
Maria
Kate

Luis

Check more examples:

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Interesting More interesting The most interesting
Polite More polite The most polite
Famous More famous The most famous
elegant More elegant The most elegant

Note: There are some irregular adjectives that are not added any rule.

Adjective Comparative Superlative

Good Better The best
Bad Worse The worst
Far Farther The farthest

Note: to make sentences we have to pay very careful attention to the following:

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We use the verb to be to make sentences and the word (than) to establish comparisons between people,
animals and objects. We don’t use than in superlative sentences. Look at the example.

Maria is very tall. She is taller than me.

Bosques de León is good. It is better than other schools.

Sofia is pretty. She is prettier than Lorena. Sofia is the prettiest girl in the
class.

After all the explained you have to demonstrate that you understood the rules to form comparative and
superlative adjectives.

Exercise 1:
complete the following chart. Use a dictionary to look up the meaning of the words in Spanish.

Adjective Comparative Superlative Meaning

Tall

Short

Small

Big

Old

Young

Strong

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Long

Happy

Sad

Chubby

Thin

Fat

Ugly

Pretty

Funny

Smart

Clever

Cold

Hot

Wet

wide

Good

Funny

Far

Dry

Warm

Salty

High

Wide

Slow

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 Cheap

Low

Hard

Difficult

Polite

Interesting

Beautiful

Wonderful

Expensive

Famous

Poisonous

Comfortable

Popular

Exercise # 2
complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjectives.

Complete using the correct form of the short adjectives. 

1. Tokyo is ________ than Shanghai.  (large)

2. Europe is ____________ than South America.  (small)

3. The Amazon river is _________ than the Mississippi river.  (long)

4. Antarctica is ________ than Africa.  (cold)

5. The Caspian Sea is ___________than lake Michigan.  (deep)

6. Brazil is ____________ than Norway.  (hot)

7. Andagoya, Colombia, is __________ than Santiago, Chile. (Wet)

8. The Atlantic Ocean is_________ than the Mediterranean.  (Wide)

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9. The Aconcagua, in South America, is ___________than Mt. McKinley, in North America.  (tall)

10.The Niger river is ______ than the Congo river. (Short)

Exercise 3

complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the long adjectives.

1 Gold ____________________than silver. (Expensive)

2 Reality TV programs are ________________________ than chat shows. (Interesting)

3 Sciences is difficult, but math is ______________________________ (difficult)

4 I think that Halle Berry is ____________________ than Sharon Stone. (Beautiful)

5 Tigers are ___________________ than crocodiles. (Dangerous)

Exercise # 4

Read and complete using the correct form of the adjective.

1 Jim Carry is ________________ than Rob Schneider. (Funny)

2 The TV series Vampire Diaries is _________________ than Supernatural. (Popular)

3 A sloth is _______________ than a tortoise. (Slow)

4 Man are __________________ chimpanzees. (Intelligent)

5 Trains are _________________ than cars. (fast)

6 Cristiano Ronaldo plays football _________________than Figo. (good)

Exercise # 5

complete the sentences. Use the superlative forms of the short adjectives.

1. Antarctica is the _____________ place on Earth.  (cold)

2. Vatican City is the _____________ country in the world.  (small)

3. The Atacama desert, in Chile, is the ________ place in the world.  (dry)

4. Mount Everest is the ___________ Mountain on Earth.  (tall)

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5. The Nile river, in Egypt, is the ______river in the world.  (long)

6. Colca Canyon, in Peru, is the _____________canyon on Earth. (deep)

7. Roe River, in Montana, USA, is the _________river in the world.  (short)

8. The _____________ and ______________sea in the world is the Red sea.  (warm)  (salty

9. Lake Titicaca, in the Andes, is the _________ navigable lake in the world.  (high)

10. The __________ place on Earth is El Azizia, Lybia.  (hot)

11. Cherrapunji, in India, is the ___________ place on Earth.  (wet)

12. The Pacific is the __________ ocean in the world.  (wide)

Exercise # 6

Complete the sentences. Use the superlative forms of the long adjectives.

1 Bears are the ___________________________ animals. (Dangerous)

2 Rio de Janeiro is one of the _________________________ cities in the world. (Beautiful)

3 The Bugatti Veyron is the __________________________ and _____________________ cars.

(Powerful) (Expensive)

4 American Idol is the ___________________ TV show in America. (Popular)

5 Bungee Jumping is one of the ___________________________ adventures. (Exciting)

Exercise # 7

Read and complete with the correct form of the adjective

1 The Giant Redwood is the _________________ tree in the world. (tall)

2 Thumbelina is the world’s _________________ horse. (small)

3 Football is the ______________________ sport in Brazil. (Popular)

4 The Simpsons is the __________________________ program on TV. (funy)

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5 The cheetah is the ____________________ animal in the world. (fast)

Exercise # 8

Look at the pictures and make comparative sentences.

1 Who is taller?

___________________________________
___________________________________

2 Which one is fatter?

_____________________________________

_____________________________________

3 Which one is heavier?

______________________________________

_______________________________________

4 Who is more dangerous?

_________________________________________

____________________________________
5 Who is longer?

_______________________________________

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________________________________________

6 Which one is smarter?

____________________________________________

_________________________________________

Look like: we use this verb to compare or express similarity or likeness

1 What does the hammerhead shark look like?

It looks like a hammer.

Hammer hammerhead

Exercise # 9

Answer the questions according to the picture.

1 What does the pufferfish look like?

balloon

_____________________________________

2 what does the sawfish look like?

___________________________________

saw

3 What does the Marlin look like?

sword

__________________________________________

4 What does the jellyfish look like?

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 umbrella

________________________________________________

Exercise # 10

Read the following text and underline the comparative sentences in red color and the superlative
ones in yellow color.

Hello, my name is Leonardo and I going to talk to you about some rules in the classroom. My teacher
says I am one of the best students in the classroom and that is why I work quietly, in fact, I am the
quietest student in the class.
I am very respectful; I am more respectful than any other students are.
I am always on time. I arrive earlier than any other students in the class do.

I am disciplined. I always pay attention to the teacher. I pay more attention than the other students. I am
very positive, my mom thinks I am the most positive person around.
I follow directions, I listen carefully to my teachers, I am obedient, I am friendly, I am very studious
and polite. I am the most polite student in the classroom.
I am very kind, but I have to admit that some girls are kinder than I am.
By this time you must think that I am better than others, but the true is that I am just a good student
who likes to pay attention and to follow the rules.

Exercise # 11

Choose the correct option.

1. The black pig was ..............than the pink pig.

A. Fat B. Fatter C. Fattest

2. In the group of boys, Tom was the .......................boy.

A. Big B. Bigger C. Biggest

3. This is the ..................book in his study.

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A. Good B. Better C. Best

4. Tim's watch was .............................. than Jim's watch.

A. Expensive B. More expensive C. Most expensive

5. Christmas sales are when the stores are..............

A. Busy B. Busier C. Busiest

6. Of the two chairs, the leather one was.......................... Than the wooden chair.
A. Comfortable B. More comfortable C. Most comfortable

7. The .....................moment in my life was on the day that I got married.

A. Happy B. Happier C. Happiest

8. I find that addition is ............. than division.

A. Easy B. Easier C. Easiest

Lesson 2

Topic: vocabulary about places

Language function Identify and describe objects, landscapes, animals and

people.

Point 1: look at the conversation.

Teacher: Hello, how are you?

Student: hi, teacher, fine, and you?
Teacher: I’m ok.
Student: Where are you?
Teacher: I’m at the beach
Student: Really? Fantastic! How is the weather there?
Teacher: it’s nice. It’s warm and clear. And where are you?
Student: I’m in a river, the stream is amazing and the water is cold.
Teacher: ok, talk you later, I’m going to swim.

Vocabulary about places.

1 Look for a picture for these words and paste on each space or draw it.

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bay _____________ beach ___________________ cave ___________________

creek ________________ desert ________________ earth ____________________

forest__________________ hill ___________________ island _____________________

lake___________________ mountain _____________ ocean ____________________

peak __________________ plain __________________ pond _____________________

river ___________________ riverbed _______________ sea ______________________

waterfall ________________ swamp ____________ valley _______________________

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 Match the pictures with the words.

1 bay 5 beach 8 cave 13 creek 17 desert

2 forest/woods 6 hill 10 island 14 lake 18 mountain

3 peak 7 plain 11 pond 15 river 19 sea /ocean

4 stream 8 swamp 12 valley 16 waterfall 20 earth

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 2 Read the following descriptions and write the place it refers to.

1 It is a place where there are many trees, animals and vegetation. ______________

2 In this place there is not a lot of vegetation, animals and it is very hot. People use camels to cross it.
________________

3 It is palace where its location is between the seas. ____________________

4 It is the biggest place on earth. There are many fish both small and big. Its water is salty.
________________________

5 It is a place that is located between tow mountains. Many animals live there, it produces a lot food
and it is a very productive land. _____________________

6 This is the place that belongs to a river. It is at the short of the river. ____________

Write 5 more descriptions from the list:

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

Topic: Places in the city

Airport - the place you go when you want to travel by plane to another city.

Bakery - you can buy fresh bread and cakes here.

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6 Vocabulary about the weather and clothes. Look up the meaning and write it.

boots _______________ coat ____________________

dress ________________ gloves __________________
hat __________________ jacket __________________
pajamas ______________ pants ___________________
Clothes _______________ scarf ___________________
Shirt ________________ shoes ___________________
Shorts ________________ skirt_____________________
Socks _________________ sweater __________________
T-shirt _________________ helmet ___________________
handkerchief _______________

7 Now read the following descriptions and write what piece of clothing it is.

1 When you drive a motorbike, you need to use this to protect your head and save your life.
What is it? ___________________________

2 You use this piece of cloth to clean you noses especially when you have running nose or flue.
What is it? _________________________

3 This object is used for men to tie their pants.

What is it? __________________________

4 all people use these to protect their feet when walking on the street or in the city.
What are they? __________________________

Vocabulary Practice. Look at the next terms related to weather. Look up their meaning in the
dictionary. Add 6 more to the list.

1 breeze 2 cloudy 3 cool

4 dry 5 foggy 6 freezing
7 hail 8 hot 9 hurricane
10 lightning 11 rainbow 12 rainy
13 sky 14 snowing 15 stormy
16 tornado 17 warm 18 wind
19 __________ 20 ____________ 21 ______________
22 __________ 23 ____________ 24 ______________

9 Questions and answers:

Dialogue

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Andrea: What’s the weather like today?
Luisa: It’s rainy and cold.
Andrea: What are you wearing in this rainy day?
Luisa: I am wearing a raincoat, boots, gloves and a scarf.

Exercise

10 In your notebook, Invent 5 different dialogues. Look at the previous conversation.

11 Read the following descriptive texts and match them with the clothes.

1 Hello, I am from Colombia and the

weather in Sincelejo city is hot and
warm, but today it’s raining a lot. I
am wearing jeans and a jacket.

2 Hi, I am Maria. I am from Bogota

Colombia. The weather in Bogota is
cold and freezing and chilly, but
today is cloudy and with drizzel. I am
wearing a scarf.

3 Hello, every body. My name is

Melissa and I am from San Andres
island Colombia. The weather here
today is hot, warm and in the
morning a plaseant and a nice
breeze is running. At this momnet I
am going to the beach and i am
wearing a swimsuit.

Match with a line de description with the garment

1) A set of clothing that consists of trousers and a jacket; usually

worn in formal setting

2) An item of clothing that covers the body from the waist to

the ankle

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3) An item of clothing that has sleeves and stops at the waist;

usually opens in the front

4) An item of clothing worn around the neck and knotted at

the throat; usually worn with collared shirt.

5) An item of clothing consisting of a skirt and bodice sewn

together; usually worn by females

6) Worn on the feet to provide protection from the environment

7) An item of clothing that covers the upper half of the body

8) An item of clothing that wraps around the waist

References

 Woodward English (nd). Places in a City - English Vocabulary. Available at:

http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Places_City.htm

Images taken from:

https://openclipart.org/search/

www.freeimages.com

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