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Comparative Adjectives Practice Exercise

The document provides instructions for making comparisons using adjectives in sentences. It explains that to compare two things or people using a short adjective, we add "-er than" to the adjective. It also explains that to compare using a long adjective, we add "more + adjective + than". Examples are given of short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives like "intelligent".

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Comparative Adjectives Practice Exercise

The document provides instructions for making comparisons using adjectives in sentences. It explains that to compare two things or people using a short adjective, we add "-er than" to the adjective. It also explains that to compare using a long adjective, we add "more + adjective + than". Examples are given of short adjectives like "tall" and long adjectives like "intelligent".

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When we compare two things or

people we add ER THAN to a


short adjective.

Tobby
Susie
Tim

Example: short + er

Mary
Gina

Luke is short.
Luke is shorter than Tim.
When we compare two things or
people we add MORE + ADJ +
THAN to a long adjective.
Example: intelligent
Susie is intelligent.

Luke

Susie is more intelligent than

Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the box.
tall short thin fat happy intelligent- pretty handsome

Example: Tobby is taller than Luke.

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Read and Write

A dolphin is more intelligent than a seal.

A cat is faster than a mouse.

A seal is .( careful) than a

An elephant is ..(big) than a


tiger.
A tiger is (tall) than a cat.
A cat is ....(thin) than a hippo.
A hippo is ..(fat) than a lizard.
A lizard is ...(long) than a dog.
A dog is .. (short) than an
elephant.

hippo.
A hippo is ...(peaceful) than a
tiger.
A tiger is ....(intelligent) than a
lizard.
A lizard is ...(beautiful) than a
mouse.
A mouse is (horrible) than a

IRREGULAR

good
bad

better
worse

little
much

less
more

Write sentences comparing the following things or person.


2

. Bilding 2 is bilding 3. (tall)

. Bilding 3 is bilding 1. (short)

. Sam is Tom. (rich)

. Tom ir Sam. (poor)

. Blancanieves is the wish. (beautiful)


. The wish is . Blancanieves. (ugly)

. Sara is Nelson. (good student)


. Nelson is .. Sara. (bad student)

. Mrs. Brown is . Mr. Brown. (thin)

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