ESCOLA BÁSICA BARTOLOMEU PERESTRELOSCHOOL YEAR / 2006 / 2007

ENGLISH WORKSHEET

- Degree of the adjectives -

Comparative of Equality / SuperiorityA. Complete the table.ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE OF SUPERIORITY

Short Fast

Old Big

Young Long

Fat Small

Thin Ugly

Friendly Cheap

Pretty Nice

Hot Cool

Healthy Poor

High Rich

B. Write complete sentences using the comparative of superiority.

E.g.: Mary / Rose (tall)Mary is taller than Rose .

1. T-shirt / blouse (small)

______________________________________________________2. Building / house (high)

______________________________________________________3. Plane / car (fast)

______________________________________________________4. Sofa / chair (big)

______________________________________________________5. River Nile / River Tagus (long)

______________________________________________________6. February / March (short)

______________________________________________________7. My father / my mother (old)

______________________________________________________8. Doing exercise / smoking (healthy)

______________________________________________________9. German / English (difficult)

______________________________________________________10. Susan / Sally (nice)

______________________________________________________

C. Find these words.

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older younger taller shorter faster stronger than who

Y O U N G E R Y

T G W H O R U S

A Y P S V M E H

L W R Y I P K O

L A F A S T E R

E O L D E R H T

R T H A N N P E

S T R O N G E R

D. Complete the sentences. Use the words in exercise C.

1. Lucy is t ________________ than Carol.

2. Carol is st________________ than Paul.

3. Jack is f________________ than Lucy.

4. Bill is y________________ than Paul.

5. Sarah is o________________ than Paul.

6. Lucy is sh________________ than Sarah.

E. Look at the pictures. Are the sentences True or False?

1. Anna is taller than Karen. ____True _____

2. Anna is stronger than Karen. ______________

3. David is taller than Paulo. ______________

4. Paulo is shorter than David. ______________

5. Carl is faster than David. ______________

6. Carl is taller than David. ______________

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F. Correct the sentences.

1. Anna is strong than Karen. ___ Anna is stronger than Karen. _________________

2. Karen is older of Anna. _________________________________________________

3. Paulo is taller Anna. _________________________________________________

4. Anna and Paulo are both taller. _________________________________________________

5. Who is shorter, Paulo and David?________________________________________________

6. Who is tall, Carl or David? _________________________________________________

G. Fill in the gaps with the correct word.

1. tall / taller

Johnson is tall . He’s taller than O’Neil.

2. fast / faster

Mario is _______________ than Mike. Jim is _______________, too.

3. than / who

_______________ is taller? Maria is taller _______________ her brother.

4. short / shorter

Are you _______________ than me? We’re both _______________.

5. is / me

My sister _______________ younger than my brother. My brother is younger than

_______________.

H. Look at the picture and answer the questions.

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1. Who is taller than Mathew?

__________________________________

2. Who is shorter than Mathew?

__________________________________

3. Who is younger than Jan?

__________________________________

4. Who is stronger than Mike?

__________________________________

5. Who is older than Jan?

__________________________________

I. Look at the picture in exercise H. unscramble the questions and answers.

1. Mathew is stronger or who Mike? ________________________________________________

2. Mike Mathew than stronger is. ___________________________________________________

3. or Jan shorter Mathew is who? __________________________________________________

4. shorter is Mathew Jan than. _____________________________________________________

J. Look at the picture. Complete the sentences.

1. (tall) Tina’s horse is taller than Joe’s horse.

2. (heavy) Joe’s horse is __________ __________ Tina’s horse.

3. (slow) Joe’s horse is __________ __________ Tina’s horse.

4. (young) Tina’s horse is __________ __________ Joe’s horse.

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5. (old) Joe’s horse is __________ __________ Tina’s horse.

6. (fast) Tina’s horse is __________ __________ Joe’s horse.

K. Look at the chart and answer the questions.

Mike Not thin Tall Slow Not strong Big

Tom Thin Not tall Fast Not strong Not big

Alex Not thin Not tall Fast Strong Not big

1. Who is thinner, Mike or Tom?

Tom is thinner than Mike .______

2. Who is taller, Mike or Alex?

_______________________________

3. Who is faster, Tom or Mike?

_______________________________

4. Who is stronger, Alex or Tom?

_______________________________

5. Who is bigger, Tom or Mike?

_______________________________

6. Who is bigger, Alex or Mike?

_______________________________

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