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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 G

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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.

When we compare two things or people we add MORE + ADJ + THAN to a long adjective. Example: intelligent

Luke

Susie is intelligent. Susie is more intelligent than

Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the box. Example: Tobby is taller than Luke.

tall – short – thin – fat – happy intelligent- pretty – handsome

1. Tim is shorter than Tobby-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Gina is thiner than Mary---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Luke is fatter than Susie--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Mary is happier than Gina--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Tobby is more intelligent than Mary-------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Mary is prettier than Luke-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Tobby is more handsome than Gina---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Read and Write

A dolphin is more intelligent than a seal.

A cat is faster than a mouse.

A seal is more careful ( careful) than a hippo.

An elephant is Bigger (big) than a tiger. A tiger is Taller (tall) than a cat. A cat is Thinner (thin) than a hippo. A hippo is Fatter (fat) than a lizard. A lizard is Longer (long) than a dog. A dog is Shorter (short) than an elephant.

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

IRREGULAR

good bad

better worse

little much

less more

Write sentences comparing the following things or person. 2

. Bilding 2 is taller than bilding 3. (tall)

1

3

. Bilding 3 is shorter than bilding 1. (short)

. Sam is richer than Tom. (rich)

. Tom ir poorer than Sam. (poor)

. Blancanieves is more beautigul than the wish. (beautiful) . The wish is uglier than Blancanieves. (ugly)

. Sara is better student than Nelson. (good student) . Nelson is worse student than Sara. (bad student)

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