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Comparisons
74
Lived:
150 million years ago
Length:
11 metres
Height:
5 metres
Weight:
4 tons
Put the words in the correct order.
7
Toby is thinking of getting a cat. Look at
the table and make sentences to help him
decide.
8
1
The black cat is younger than the Siberian cat.
.....But the tabby kitten is the youngest of all.
2
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3
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4
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5
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Complete the sentences using
as
or
than
and the word in brackets in the correct
form.
1
I don’t spend
as much
as you do on clothes.
(much)
2
Ricky is ......................... my friend James.
(funny)
3
Please be ............................. as you can;
the baby’s sleeping.
(quiet)
4
Blue Whales are more .............................
tigers.
(endangered)
5
Using a tablet is as ........................... using
a desktop computer.
(easy)
6
Sarah is ....................... her sister Michelle.
(slim)
7
Kevin doesn’t study ............................. as
his brother.
(hard)
8
Larry’s truck is ....................... Eric’s.
(fast)
9
This box is ........................ the others; can
you help me carry it?
(heavy)
10
This dictionary is ........................ that one.
(good)
9
Use the information below to complete
sentences 1-6 with the
comparative/
superlative
forms of the adjectives in
brackets, adding any necessary words.
6
1
Brachiosaurus was
the oldest of
(old)
all
three dinosaurs.
2
Allosaurus was .......................
(small)
and
.......................
(light)
T-Rex.
3
Brachiosaurus was .......................
(tall)
all
three.
4
Allosaurus weighed .......................
(little)
T-
Rex.
5
Brachiosaurus was .......................
(heavy)
all three.
6
Allosaurus was not as .......................
(tall)
the other two dinosaurs.
1
blue/are/whales/heaviest/the/creatures/
world/in/the
Blue whales are the heaviest creatures in the
world.
2
african grey parrots/more/learn/words/can/
than/other parrot species
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3
loggerhead turtles/bigger/are/sea turtles/
than/other/all the
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4
giraffes/animals/tallest/Earth/are/on/the
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Did you know?
Allosaurus
Lived:
154 million years ago
Length:
26 metres
Height:
16 metres
Weight:
40 tons
Brachiosaurus
Lived:
65 million years ago
Length:
12 metres
Height:
6 metres
Weight:
6 tons
T-Rex
Tabby kitten Black cat
Siberian cat
young
xxx
xx
x
sweet
xx
x
xxx
noisy
x
xxx
xx
quick
x
xx
xxx
friendly
xxx
xx
x
