情景导入
小杰和爸爸参观自然博物馆的恐龙展。他站在一具霸王龙骨架前惊呼:"It's so tall!"
爸爸笑着问:"How tall are you? (你多高?)"
小杰:"I'm 1.58 metres. (我 1 米 58。)"
爸爸指着展牌:"This dinosaur is 4 metres tall. It's taller than both of us together! (这只恐龙 4 米高,比咱俩加起来还高!)"
两个事物比一比,形容词就要"变身"成比较级:tall → taller,strong → stronger。这是六年级下册的第一大语法点。
核心词汇
形容词及其比较级:
| 原级 | 比较级 | 意思 |
|---|---|---|
| tall | taller | 高的 → 更高的 |
| short | shorter | 矮的/短的 → 更矮的 |
| old | older | 年长的 → 更年长的 |
| young | younger | 年轻的 → 更年轻的 |
| strong | stronger | 强壮的 → 更强壮的 |
| big | bigger | 大的 → 更大的 |
| thin | thinner | 瘦的 → 更瘦的 |
| heavy | heavier | 重的 → 更重的 |
| long | longer | 长的 → 更长的 |
| small | smaller | 小的 → 更小的 |
度量单位类:
| 单词/短语 | 意思 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| metre(米) | 米 | I'm 1.6 metres tall. |
| kilogram(千克) | 千克 | He is 48 kilograms. |
| centimetre(厘米) | 厘米 | My shoes are 24 centimetres long. |
句型与语法
第一步:问"多高/多重/多大"——How + 形容词
- How tall are you? — I'm 1.58 metres (tall).
- How heavy are you? — I'm 46 kilograms.
- How old is your brother? — He's 14 years old.
第二步:比较句核心公式
- I'm taller than you. (我比你高。)
- Your schoolbag is heavier than mine. (你的书包比我的重。)
第三步:比较级变化四规则
| 规则 | 例子 |
|---|---|
| 一般直接 + er | tall → taller, old → older |
| 以 e 结尾只 + r | nice → nicer, late → later |
| 重读闭音节双写末尾字母 + er | big → bigger, thin → thinner |
| 辅音字母 + y 结尾,变 y 为 i + er | heavy → heavier, happy → happier |
加分句型:具体差多少
- I'm 4 centimetres taller than you. (我比你高 4 厘米。)
- 数字放在比较级前面:2 years older / 5 kilograms heavier。
听说训练
身高体重大调查(和同伴互测互问):
- A: How tall are you? (你多高?)
- B: I'm 1.6 metres. How about you? (我 1 米 6,你呢?)
- A: I'm 1.55 metres. You're taller than me! (我 1 米 55,你比我高!)
- B: Yes, I'm 5 centimetres taller than you. (对,我比你高 5 厘米。)
比一比三连说:My father is taller than my mother. My schoolbag is heavier than my sister's. An elephant is bigger than a horse.
辨析对比
- than 前必须是比较级:I'm tall than you. ❌ → I'm taller than you. ✅
- 比较级不和 very 连用:very taller ❌ → much taller ✅("高得多"用 much 修饰比较级);
- 只有两者相比才用比较级:和"全班同学"比是三者以上,要用最高级(初中重点,小学先记住"两者比较用 -er + than");
- 特殊记忆:good → better(更好),many/much → more(更多)——不规则变化,直接背。
文化角
英语国家的孩子也爱"比身高":很多家庭的门框上刻着一道道身高线(height chart),每年生日量一次,写上日期——门框就是孩子的"成长档案"。
单位也有讲究:英美常用英尺 foot / 英寸 inch(1 foot ≈ 30.5 cm),所以美国朋友说"I'm five feet tall",别以为是"五只脚"哦!我们教材用的 metre(米)是国际通用单位。
易错点
- 忘了 than:I'm taller you. ❌ → I'm taller than you. ✅
- big / thin 忘双写:biger / thiner ❌ → bigger / thinner ✅
- heavy 直接加 er:heavyer ❌ → heavier ✅(变 y 为 i)
- than 后代词用错:taller than I 在口语和小学考试中通常用 taller than me;跟着教材答案走即可。
考点
- 形容词比较级 + than 句型——单选、用所给词适当形式填空必考(小升初核心语法);
- 比较级拼写变化:bigger / thinner / heavier(高频易错拼写前三名);
- How tall / How heavy / How old 问句与回答匹配;
- "数字 + 单位 + 比较级"表达差值:4 cm taller / 3 years older;
- 情景运用:根据两人身高体重数据写比较句(读表格答题高频)。
诵读 Read Aloud
Part 1 · 我和哥哥比一比
I have a brother. He is four years older than me. He is 1.75 metres tall. I'm 1.58 metres. So he is 17 centimetres taller than me. He is also stronger than me. But I'm thinner than him. We often play basketball together. He always wins!
Part 2 · 恐龙博物馆
Look at these dinosaurs! The brown dinosaur is bigger than the green one. Its tail is longer than a bus! The small dinosaur is only one metre tall. It's shorter than me. But don't laugh at it——it can run faster than a horse!
Part 3 · 比较级快读
Tall, taller, I'm taller than you. Big, bigger, the elephant is bigger. Heavy, heavier, my bag is heavier. Thin, thinner, the monkey is thinner!
诵读小贴士:Part 1 是"和家人比一比"的写话模板(身高差 + 体重 + 爱好收尾);Part 3 按"原级 → 比较级 → 完整句"的节奏读,双写和变 y 的单词读重一点,拼写就不会错。