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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 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

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good bad

better worse

little much

less more

Write sentences comparing the following things or person. 2

. Bilding 2 is ……………………………… bilding 3. (tall)

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. Bilding 3 is ……………………………… bilding 1. (short)

. Sam is ………………………………… Tom. (rich)

. Tom is ………………………………… 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)