This document provides examples of how to compare two things or people using comparative adjectives in English. It explains that to compare short adjectives, we add "-er" to the adjective, like "short" becoming "shorter". To compare long adjectives, we add "more" before the adjective and "than" after, like "intelligent" becoming "more intelligent than". The document then provides a picture and vocabulary words to write comparative sentences about the people and animals shown. It gives additional examples of comparing objects and people using comparative adjectives.

1. Tim
Tobby
Luke
Mary
Susie
Gina
When we compare two things or
people we add –ER THAN to a
short adjective.
Example: short + er
Luke is short.
Luke is shorter than Tim.
When we compare two things or
people we add MORE + ADJ +
THAN to a long adjective.
Example: intelligent
Susie is intelligent.
Susie is more intelligent than
Luke.
Look at the picture and write sentences using the adjectives from the box.
Example: Tobby is taller than Luke.
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tall – short – thin – fat – happy -
intelligent- pretty – handsome
Read and Write
A cat is faster than a mouse.
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.
A dolphin is more intelligent than a seal.
A seal is …………………………….( careful) than a
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
lizard.

2. Write sentences comparing the following things or person.
2 . Bilding 2 is ……………………………… bilding 3. (tall)
1
. Bilding 3 is ……………………………… bilding 1. (short)
3
. Sam is ………………………………… Tom. (rich)
. Tom ir ………………………………… 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)
. Mr. Brown is ………………………………….. Mrs. Brown. (fat)
IRREGULAR
good better little less
bad worse much more