Subject: HUM 059 004 English II

Teacher: Kelpatris Miguelina Reyes Cordero, M.A.

ACTIVITIES: Comparative Adjectives

I- Write the comparative form of the adjectives. (5 points)

1. The Nile River is longer than (long) the Amazon River.

2. Canada is colder than (cold) the United States.
3. Dogs are more popular than (popular) cats.
4. The Sahara Desert is larger than (large) the Gobi Desert.
5. Texas is smaller than (small) Alaska.
6. A house is Los Angeles is more expensive than (expensive) a
house in Chicago.
7. New Jersey is more crowded than (crowded) any other state.
8. Arizona is drier (dry) than Pennsylvania.
9. France is more famous than (famous) Honduras.
10. New York City is noisier (noisy) than Dallas.

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 II- Make sentences using comparative adjectives of equality (as…as).
(5 points)
Example: art museums / history museums / interesting
Art museums are as interesting as history museums.

1. Chinese food / Italian food / tasty

Chinese food is as tasty as Italian food.

2. Traveling by car / traveling by train / comfortable.

Traveling by car is as comfortable as traveling by train.

3. English / Mandarin Chinese / difficult

English is as difficult as Mandarin Chinese.

4. People in the city / people in the country / friendly

People in city is as friendly as people in the country.

5. A week in NYC / a week in a national park / expensive

A week in NYC is as expensive as a week in a national park.

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