Then the swimming pool in the hotel was (3) ……… (dirty) than the local pool at my city.. I didn’t have fun at all![r]
(1)Revision Exercise ENGLISH – GRADE
(Textbook: Family & Friends Special Edition 5) PART 1: Grammar
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Subject + Be-verb + short adjective-er + than + Subject Ex: The elephant is bigger than the mouse
Planes are faster than cars Bella is prettier than her sister
One syllable Two syllables ending in -y Adjectives ending with one vowel and one consonant old
young fast slow
older younger faster slower
happy busy funny pretty
happier busier funnier prettier
big thin
fat hot
bigger thinner fatter hotter Irregular Adjectives
good better bad worse far farther/ further PART 2: Practice
Exercise 1: Change the adjectives into comparative form
Adjectives Comparative form
1 wide ………
2 young ………
3 cheap ………
4 quiet ………
5 high ………
6 late ………
7 dark ………
8 early ………
9 easy ………
10 heavy ………
(2)Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the comparative form
Last month, I went on holiday but it was something I didn’t expected To start with, my hotel room was (1) ……… (small) than what I saw on the advertisement The weather was terrible too It was (2) ……… (cold) than in my neighborhood Then the swimming pool in the hotel was (3) ……… (dirty) than the local pool at my city The food in the hotel was (4) ……… (bad) than in any restaurant I didn’t have fun at all!
Exercise 3: Write sentences using the prompts 1 A cow / heavy / a sheep
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2 Reading / easy / writing
……… 3 Tony / old / Jacky
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4 My book / new / yours
……… 5 Monkeys / fast / turtles
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6 Rock music / noisy / romantic music ……… 7 The countryside / quiet / the city
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8 Her uncle / strong / my father
……… 9 Rabbits / weak / lions
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10 Buildings / high / houses
……… Exercise 4: Write or sentences to describe this picture
……… ……… ……… ……… ………
TRY YOUR BEST !!! smaller
(3)ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1: Change the adjectives into comparative form wider
2 younger cheaper quieter higher
6 later darker earlier easier 10 heavier Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the comparative form
(1) smaller (2) colder (3) dirtier (4) worse
Exercise 3: Write sentences using the prompts
1 A cow is heavier than a sheep Reading is easier than writing Tony is older than Jacky My book is newer than yours
5 Monkeys are faster than turtles Rock music is noisier than romantic music The countryside is quieter than the city Her uncle is stronger than my father
9 Rabbits are weaker than lions 10 Buildings are higher than houses Exercise 4: Write or sentences to describe this picture
Student’s answer
Useful words:
- Place: beach, sea, sand - Weather: sunny, hot
- People: boy, girl, man, woman - Family: mom, dad, sister, brother - Activity: sit, drink, eat