BK 2 Unit 1 to 4 Comparisons

Comparisons
Our new English
book looks the
same as the old one.

I think they look
very similar but
they are different.


Comparisons can be made using the phrases the
same (as), similar (to) and different (from)
Our new English
book looks the
I think they look
same as the old
very similar but
one.
they are different.

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These two shapes are the same.

These two shapes are similar.

These two shapes are different.

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Comparisons can be made using like and alike.
Our new English
book looks like
the old one.

Yes, I think
they are alike.

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Like and alike have the same meaning. The way
they are used in a sentence is different.
Our new English
book looks like
the old one.

Yes, I think
they are alike.

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be + like

Your phone is like my phone.
be + alike

Your phone and my phone are alike.

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Comparisons can be made
using comparative adjectives.
The new English
book is longer
than the old one.

It is a larger book
with more
interesting photos.

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Comparative Adjectives
Short adjectives
cheap
small
big
Adjectives that
funny
end in –y
early
heavy
Adjectives with two
careful
syllables or more

boring
expensive
Irregular adjectives
far
good
bad

cheaper
smaller
bigger
funnier
earlier
heavier
more careful
more boring
more expensive
further
better
worse
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Than is often used after a comparative adjective.
The new English
book is longer
than the old one.

It is more expensive
than my other
books.

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Much can come before the
comparative to give emphasis.
This new book is
much more
expensive than the old
one.

It is also much
heavier to
carry.

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Comparative adjectives compare one thing, person, or
action with another. Superlative adjectives compare
somebody or something with the whole group.
My chemistry class
is the hardest class
I have ever had.

It is definitely
harder than our
biology class.

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Superlative Adjectives
Short adjectives
cheap
small
big
Adjectives that
funny
end in –y
early
heavy
Adjectives with two careful
syllables or more
boring
expensive
Irregular adjectives far
good
bad

cheapest
smallest
biggest
funniest
earliest
heaviest
most careful
most boring
most expensive
farthest

best
worst
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The is used before superlative adjectives.

Jack is the funniest person I know.
Which class do you like the best?
Who gets to class the earliest?
Of all of my classmates, Jill has to
walk the farthest to get to school.
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Comparative Adjectives

Click on the correct comparatives.
incorrect

incorrect

more small

funier

smaller

funnier

correct

more careful

incorrect

incorrect

correct

much moderner

gooder

worse

much more modern

better
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Comparative Adjectives

Click on the correct sentences.
I’m younger than my sister.

correct

That book is heaviest than the other one.

That book is heavier than the other one.

incorrect
correct

I ran farther than you did.

correct
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Like/Alike

Click on the correct sentences.
My shoes are like your shoes.

correct

Our shoes are alike.

correct

My book is alike your book.
My book and your book are alike.

incorrect
correct
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Same/Similar/Different

Click on the best phrase to complete the sentence.
the same as

similar to

Shape A is __________
the same as shape
shape B.
B.

A

different from
correct
try again

B

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Same/Similar/Different

Click on the best phrase to complete the sentence.
the same as

similar to

different from

Shape A is different
__________
from
shape
shape
B. B.

A

correct
try again

B

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Same/Similar/Different

Click on the best phrase to complete the sentence.
the same as

similar to

Shape A is similar
__________
to shape
shape

B. B.

A

different from
correct
try again

B

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Same/Similar/Different

Click on the correct sentences.
My new bike is same to my old bike.
incorrect
My new bike is the same as my old bike. correct
That chair is similar to the one you have. correct
This kitten is different from the others.

correct

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Superlative Adjectives

Click on the correct superlatives.

incorrect

correct

incorrect

more smallest

heaviest

most boringest

smallest

most boring

incorrect

incorrect

correct

fartherest

goodest

worst

farthest

best
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Superlative Adjectives

Click on the correct sentences.
She’s the nicest of all her sisters.

correct

He is the boringest person I know.
He is the most boring person I know.

incorrect
correct

I am the worst speller in the class.

correct
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Comparisons

Click on the best phrase to complete the comparison.
as large as

larger than

the largest

Triangle
triangleB.B.
Triangle C
C is
is ___________
larger than triangle
Triangle C is as large as triangle B.
Triangle C is the largest triangle B.

A

B

correct
incorrect
incorrect

C

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Comparisons

Click on the best phrase to complete the comparison.
as large as

larger than

___________
triangle
Triangle A is as
large as triangle
B. B.
Triangle A is larger than triangle B.
Triangle A is the largest triangle B.

A

B

the largest
correct
incorrect
incorrect

C

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Comparisons

Click on the best superlative to complete the sentence.
the large

the smallest

Triangle
triangle.
Triangle C
C isis ___________
the largest triangle.
Triangle C is the smallest triangle.
Triangle C is the large triangle.

A

B

the largest
correct
incorrect
incorrect

C

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