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THE COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE

1. Write the comparative form of the adjective.

a) hot  hotter f) fast 

b) fat  g) thin 
c) small  h) clean 
d) long  i) young 
e) big  j) tall 

2. Fill in the comparative form.

a) Giraffes are taller than horses. (tall)
b) Elephants are than cows. (big)
c) Sheep are than goats. (fat)
d) Lions are than cows. (loud)
e) Horses are than giraffes. (short)

3. Complete the sentences using the `-er` form and the word
`than`.

a) The mouse is smaller (small) than the horse.

b) The cat is (clean) the dog.
c) The turtle is (slow) the rabbit.
d) The giraffe is (tall) the zebra.

4. Order the words with full sentences to make them

grammatically correct.
 a) is/ a panther/ a buffalo/ than/ smaller

A panther is smaller than a buffalo.

b) than/ are/ hippos/ fiercer/ rhinos

c) parrots/ eagles/ louder/ are/ than

d) than/ snails/ snakes/ are/ longer

e) faster/ than/ lions/ are/ turtles

5. Write 5 sentences about animals using comparative adjectives.

Use the words in the box to help you.

Tiger Giraffe Dog Mouse Lizard

Bear
1. Thetaller
bigger than, bear isthan,
fatterstronger
than the than,
dog. fatter than, faster than
2.
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