Comparisons

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Write sentences comparing the three boys, as in the example. Use the comparative, the superlative or other forms of
comparison.

<b>Age: 9 years old</b>

<b>Height: 1.28 metres tall</b>
<b>Weight: 30 kilos</b>

<b>Marks: Very good</b>
<b>Sports: football</b>
<b>Age: 10 years old</b>

<b>Height: 1.35 metres tall</b>
<b>Weight: 33 kilos</b>

<b>Marks: Very good</b>
<b>Sports:</b>

<b>skateboarding</b>
<b>football</b>
<b>judo</b>

<b>Age: 11 years old</b>

<b>Height: 1. 35 metres tall</b>
<b>Weight: 38 kilos</b>

<b>Marks: Good</b>
<b>Sports:</b> <b>basketball</b>
<b>swimming</b>
<b>cycling</b>

<b>REPORT</b>
<b>Maths: Good</b>
<b>Science: Very good</b>
<b>English: Very good</b>

<b>REPORT</b>

<b>Maths: Very good</b>
<b>Science: Good</b>
<b>English: Very good</b>

<b>REPORT</b>
<b>Maths: Good</b>
<b>Science: Good</b>
<b>English: Good</b>

<b>1. Alex / young / Daniel</b> <b>Alex is younger than Daniel.</b>

<b>2. Alex / short / of all</b> <b>__________________________________________________________</b>
<b>3. Daniel / intelligent / Max</b> <b>______________________________________________________</b>
<b>4. Alex / tall /Max</b> <b>_____________________________________________________________</b>
<b>5. Max / heavy / of all</b> <b>__________________________________________________________</b>
<b>6. Alex / good at English / Daniel</b> <b>_________________________________________________</b>
<b>7. Daniel / tall / Alex</b> <b>___________________________________________________________</b>
<b>8. Max / sporty / Daniel</b> <b>_________________________________________________________</b>
<b>9. Daniel / heavy / Alex</b> <b>_________________________________________________________</b>
<b>10. Max / intelligent / Alex</b> <b>______________________________________________________</b>
<b>11. Alex / young / of all</b> <b>_________________________________________________________</b>
<b>12. Daniel / tall / Max</b> <b>___________________________________________________________</b>
<b>13. Max / sporty / Alex</b> <b>_________________________________________________________</b>

<b>14. Daniel / good at science / of all</b> <b>_________________________________________________</b>
<b>15. Daniel / intelligent / Alex</b> <b>_____________________________________________________</b>
<b>16. Alex / sporty / of all</b> <b>_________________________________________________________</b>
<b>17. Max / bad at Maths / Alex</b> <b>___________________________________________________</b>
<b>18. Max / old / Daniel</b> <b>___________________________________________________________</b>
<b>Comparative</b>

(adjective –er) than
<b>more (adjective) than</b>

<b>Superlative</b>

<b>the (adjective –est) of /in</b>
<b>the most (adjective) of /in</b>

<b>Other types of comparison</b>
<b>less (adjective) than</b>

<b>as (adjective) as</b>
<b>the least (adjective) of / in</b>

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<b>ANSWER KEY</b>

2. Alex is the shortest of all

3. Daniel is more intelligent than Max

4. Alex is not as tall as Max / Alex is less tall than Max
5. Max is the heaviest of all

6. Alex is as good at English as Daniel
7. Daniel is taller than Alex

8. Max is as sporty as Daniel
9. Daniel is heavier than Alex

10. Max is less intelligent than Alex / Max is not as intelligent as Alex
11. Alex is the youngest of all

12. Daniel is as tall as Max
13. Max is sportier than Alex

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