8. True or False
Read the sentences below. Decide if they are true or false.
1. Mosquitoes are more dangerous than lions.
2. Elephants are heavier than whales.
3. Dolphins are more intelligent than dogs.
4. Mosquitoes are faster than flies.
9. Which animal is more dangerous
a mosquito or a lion?
Lions are very dangerous animals.
They are strong and fast.
Hundreds of people die every year because of lions.
Mosquitoes are very small, but they carry diseases such
as malaria.
Malaria kills more than one million Africans every year, so
mosquitoes are more dangerous than lions.
10. Which animal is heavier
an elephant or a whale?
In general, whales are heavier than elephants. The
tongue of a blue whale weighs 2700 kg. This is heavier
than a small elephant.
11. Which animal is more intelligent
a dolphin or a dog?
Dogs are very intelligent animals. They can learn a lot
of tricks and solve difficult problems. However,
dolphins have big brains, they can think about the
future and learn very fast. They are more intelligent
than dogs.
12. Which animal is faster
a mosquito or a fly?
Maybe they look fast, but in the insect world
mosquitoes are very slow. They are slower than flies.
13. The comparative we use to compare two things
with each other.
Flies are faster than mosquitos.
Adjective + er than
1 syllable
14. Lions are stronger than cheetahs.
Strong Weak
Cheetahs are weaker than lions.
15. Bears are slower than horses.
Slow Fast
Horses are faster than bears.
16. Whales are heavier than elephants.
Heavy
2 syllables ending in ow, er, y, le
17. two or more syllables
Mosquitoes are more dangerous than lions
more + adjective
Dangerous
22. Make sentences like in the example.
China / Spain (big)
Strawberries / potatoes (sweet)
Chinese / English (difficult)
Vegetables / sweets (healthy)
Swiss watches / English watches (good)
English watches / Swiss watches (bad)
Speaking / writing (easy)
Double beds / single beds (comfortable)
China is bigger than Spain
Strawberries are sweeter than potatoes
Chinese is more difficult than English
Vegetables are healthier than sweets
Swiss watches are better than English watches
Watches are worse than Swiss watches
Speaking is easier than writing
Double beds are more comfortable than single beds.
24. "Which is cheaper, a smartphone or an alarm clock?"
"An alarm clock is cheaper than a smartphone."
cheap
expensive
Heavy
light
modern
old-fashioned
small
useful