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comparatives: use brighter than the moon

We use than af t e r c o m p a r a t i v e adjectives.
Russia is bigger than China. (NOT... that China.) Rob and Tina are older than Emma.

Compare each pair of things in the box. W rite tw o sentences for each pair.
More than one answer may be possible.

COMPARE: the sun and the moon / dogs and cats train travel and air travel

the Sahara and the Himalayas English and Chinese Canada and Ireland

ADJECTIVES: big b rig h t/ cheap cold easy difficult fast friendly
hot intelligent s m a ll/ small

The si/cia. Is b rig h te r tharv the y^povy-
The i'm.ooia. Is s m a lle r th a i^ the sucry.

1 ................................................................................ 7

2 ................................................................................................ 8
3 ................................................................................ 9

4 ................................................................................ 10

Use comparative adjectives w ith ... than all the o th e r...

► Alaska's area is 1,518,700km2. No other US state is so large.
Alaslea Is la rg e r thfli/v a ll the other u ts states.
1 The Amazon is 6,670km long. No other river in South America is so long.

2 Blue whales can weigh 120 tonnes. No other whales are so heavy.

3 Mont Blanc is 4,807m high. No other mountain in the Alps is so high.

4 Cheetahs can run at 110km/h. No other big cats are so fast.

5 The Atacama desert has no rain. No other deserts are so dry.

6 Redwoods can grow up to 110 metres. No other trees are so tall.

whales
big cats

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