Where are my animal friends?

12. 1. Raccoon
2. Goose
3. Bear
4. Hummingbird
5. Squirrel

30. We add –er to
words when we
compare two
things or two
persons.
tall - taller

31. We add –est when we compare
three or more persons or things

33. We double the last letter for
words with one syllable and add
–er or –est

34. small + er = smaller than
hard + er = harder than
The ant is smaller
than the hippo.

35. The ant is the
smallest.
small + est = the smallest
hard + est = the hardest

36. • If a one syllable adjective
ends with a consonant + a
vowel + a consonant you
must double the last
consonant and then ad –
er.
big + er = bigger than
fat + er = fatter than
The elephant is fatter
than the giraffe.

37. The hippo is the
fattest.
If a one syllable adjective
ends with a consonant + a
vowel + a consonant you
must double the last
consonant and ad –est.
big + est = the biggest
fat + est = the fattest

38. Base Word Ending -er Ending -est
1. smart
2. thin
3. wet
4. soft
5. sad

39. Words with er and est
1. My ruler is -----------than yours.
a. long b. longer
2. My bag is -------------than yours.
a. big b. bigger
3. Nasser runs ----------than Ahmad.
a. faster b. fastest
4. Amara is the ----------runner of all.
a. slow b. slowest

50. A CONTRACTION is a short way to put
two words together.
A VERB and the word NOT can be put
together to make a contraction.
An APOSTROPHE( ‘ ) is used in
replace to the letter o in the word not.

52. 1. are not
2. did not
3. do not
4. does not
5. has not
6. is not
7. was not
8. were not

53. Draw a line from the phrases to their contractions.
1. has not didn't
2. did not hasn't
3. is not aren't
4. are not isn't
5. was not don't
6. do not wasn't

60. • Decide where the
scene will take place
• Write an introduction
that describes the
place.
• Or, have the Narrator
describe the scene

61. • Decide who the
characters will be
• Write a short
description of each
character
• Keep the number of
main characters as
small as possible
• Give the characters
distinctive features

62. • Know the story before you begin
• Have the different scenes in mind
• The dialogue, or the narrator, has to tell
the story
• Keep the story line simple

63. Goose: Hello!
Racoon: Hi, Goose! How are you?
Squirrel: We wish you were here!
Goose: I miss my friends. But I can’t stand the
cold.
Racoon: It sure is cold here. We went ice skating.
Goose: I went fishing today.
Squirrel: When will you come home?
Goose: I will be back in spring.
Raccoon: We can’t wait!
Squirrel: ‘Bye, Goose.

64. Write a play scene about your two
chosen animals in the forest.