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LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
INFORMATION – GUIDE
ENGLISH 1 – GROUP E063
short adjectives: add "-er"
long adjectives: use "more"
If we talk about the two planets Earth and Mars, we can compare them as shown in the
table below:
Earth Mar
s
Distance from Sun (million 150 228 Mars is more distant from the Sun.
km)
Here, we are talking about hundreds of mountains, but we are still comparing one thing
(Mt Everest) to one other thing (all other mountains).
1. READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND USE THE COMPARATIVE OF THE
ADJCTIVE GIVEN IN BRACKETS.
EXAMPLE:
Marie is than Lisa. (old)
1. Alan is
than Livia (tall)
2. Diana is
than Alan (old)
3. Livia is
than Diana (short)
4. Alan is
than Livia (heavy)
5. Livia is
than Diana (young)
6. Livia is
than Alan (intelligent)
7. Diana is
than Livia (beautiful)
8. Spain is
than Canada (hot)
9. Canada is
than Italy (big)
10. Spanish is
than Italian (easy)
Jairo A. Chaparro Cárdenas, English Teacher