Introduction To Comparatives

TEACHER’S NOTES
WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Introduction to Comparatives
Activity Type Introduction

Grammar Exercises: This comparatives worksheet helps students learn and practice
categorizing, gap-fill, comparative adjectives and comparative sentences with than.
unscrambling, binary
choice Procedure
Give each student a copy of the two-page worksheet.
Focus
Students begin by categorizing adjectives and writing them in
Comparatives their comparative forms.
Exercise A - Answer key

Aim
To learn and practice Group 1: taller, longer, smaller, older, nicer, hotter, faster
comparative adjectives Group 2: lazier, sunnier, funnier, healthier, happier, heavier,
and comparative earlier Group 3: more exciting, more popular, more dangerous,
sentences with than. more delicious, more important, more interesting, more beautiful
Group 4: good / better, bad / worse
Preparation Next, students complete sentences with the comparative form of

the adjectives in brackets + than.
Make one copy of the
two-page worksheet for Exercise B - Answer key
each student.
1. faster than 5. funnier than 9. happier than
2. better than 6. more difficult than 10. sunnier than
Level 3. worse than 7. more important than
Elementary (A1-A2) 4. heavier than 8. more exciting than
Students then put words in order to form comparative sentences.

Time
Exercise C - Answer key
30 minutes
1. Summer is hotter than winter.
2. Cities are busier than villages.
3. Football is more popular than hockey.
4. Cars are more expensive than bicycles.
5. Rome is older than Sydney.
6. Chocolate is more delicious than bread.
7. Games are more interesting than homework.
8. Cats are lazier than dogs.
9. Rabbits are less dangerous than bears.
10. My hair is longer than my sister's.
Lastly, students complete sentences with the correct comparative

form.
Exercise D - Answer key
1. b 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. a 6. b 7. a 8. a 9. b 10 a
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COMPARATIVES
A. Put the adjectives in the correct group and write the comparative form.
smart exciting lazy popular difficult tall sunny dangerous
good funny long busy small healthy delicious old bad
happy nice heavy important hot interesting early beautiful fast
Group 1: Adjectives with one syllable
smart
smarter
Group 2: Adjectives with two syllables that end in 'y'
busy
busier
Group 3: Adjectives with two or more syllables, not ending in 'y'
difficult
more
difficult
Group 4: Irregular adjectives
To make comparative sentences we use:
Subject 1 + verb to be + comparative adjective + than + subject 2.
B. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives + than.
1. Rabbits are...........................................(fast) cats.
2. Studying is...........................................(good) doing nothing.
3. My English is..............................................................(bad) my Korean.
4. Books are...........................................(heavy) pencils.
5. My best friend is..............................................................(funny) my brother.
6. Speaking English is...........................................(difficult) reading English.
7. Health is...........................................(important) money.
8. Basketball is...........................................(exciting) chess.
9. Children are...........................................(happy) adults.
10. Thailand is..............................................................(sunny) Germany.

COMPARATIVES
C. Put the words in order to make comparative sentences.
1. than / winter / hotter / summer / is
..................................................................................................................................
2. cities / than / busier /are / villages
..................................................................................................................................
3. popular / hockey / is / football / more / than
..................................................................................................................................
4. more / bicycles / than / expensive / are / cars
..................................................................................................................................
5. is / older / than / Sydney / Rome
..................................................................................................................................
6. chocolate / bread / than / delicious / is / more
..................................................................................................................................
7. more / are / games / interesting / homework / than
..................................................................................................................................
8. lazier / dogs / than / are / cats
..................................................................................................................................
9. less / bears / rabbits / are / than / dangerous
..................................................................................................................................
10. hair / my / my / longer / is / sister's / than
..................................................................................................................................
D. Now, complete the sentences with the correct comparative form.
1. Dogs are............................cats. a. more friendly than b. friendlier than
2. My house is........................................yours. a. nicer than b. nicier than
3. Bikes are............................cars. a. more cheap than b. cheaper than
4. Purple is............................pink. a. more dark than b. darker than
5. Mice are........................................elephants. a. smaller than b. more small than
6. Mountains are........................................trees. a. tallier than b. taller than
7. Salad is............................fast food. a. healthier than b. more healthy than
8. Flowers are............................grass. a. more beautiful than b. beautifuler than
9. Apartments are............................houses. a. more expensive than b. less expensive

than
10. Fire is........................................ice.
a. hotter than b. more hot than

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TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Introduction to Comparatives

Activity Type Introduction

Exercise A - Answer key

Preparation Next, students complete sentences with the comparative form of

Students then put words in order to form comparative sentences.

Lastly, students complete sentences with the correct comparative

Exercise D - Answer key

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Introduction to Comparatives

smart exciting lazy popular difficult tall sunny dangerous

good funny long busy small healthy delicious old bad

happy nice heavy important hot interesting early beautiful fast

Group 1: Adjectives with one syllable

Group 2: Adjectives with two syllables that end in 'y'

Group 3: Adjectives with two or more syllables, not ending in 'y'

To make comparative sentences we use:

Subject 1 + verb to be + comparative adjective + than + subject 2.

1. Rabbits are...........................................(fast) cats.

2. Studying is...........................................(good) doing nothing.

3. My English is..............................................................(bad) my Korean.

4. Books are...........................................(heavy) pencils.

5. My best friend is..............................................................(funny) my brother.

6. Speaking English is...........................................(difficult) reading English.

7. Health is...........................................(important) money.

8. Basketball is...........................................(exciting) chess.

9. Children are...........................................(happy) adults.

10. Thailand is..............................................................(sunny) Germany.

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WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIES & GAMES Introduction to Comparatives

C. Put the words in order to make comparative sentences.

1. than / winter / hotter / summer / is

D. Now, complete the sentences with the correct comparative form.

1. Dogs are............................cats. a. more friendly than b. friendlier than

2. My house is........................................yours. a. nicer than b. nicier than

3. Bikes are............................cars. a. more cheap than b. cheaper than

4. Purple is............................pink. a. more dark than b. darker than

5. Mice are........................................elephants. a. smaller than b. more small than

6. Mountains are........................................trees. a. tallier than b. taller than

7. Salad is............................fast food. a. healthier than b. more healthy than

8. Flowers are............................grass. a. more beautiful than b. beautifuler than

9. Apartments are............................houses. a. more expensive than b. less expensive

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