📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
In this lesson, you will learn how to compare people using comparative adjectives. You will practice using words like ‘taller,’ ‘smarter,’ and ‘younger’ to talk about differences between people.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use comparatives to say that one person is different from another person. We add -er to short adjectives and use ‘more’ for longer adjectives. Usually, we compare two people or things. For example, we say, ‘Tom is taller than Jim.’ or ‘Anna is more careful than Ben.’ Use ‘than’ after the comparative word. Comparatives help us talk about height, age, size, and more. Remember, ‘good’ changes to ‘better,’ and ‘bad’ to ‘worse.’
📖 Short Reading
Anna is taller than her brother. She is also older than him. Tom is younger than Anna, but he is stronger than his sister. Jim is smarter than Tom, but Tom is more careful. Anna is the fastest in her family. Jim is shorter than everyone else. All of them like to compare and learn from each other.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. Jim is ____ than Tom. (shorter / shorterly / short)
2. Anna is ____ than her brother. (tall / taller / tallest)
3. Tom is ____ than Anna. (younger / young / youngest)
4. Jim is ____ than Tom. (stronger / strong / strongest)
5. Anna is ____ than Jim. (faster / fast / fastest)
6. Tom is ____ than Jim. (more careful / carefuler / most careful)
7. Anna is ____ than Tom. (older / old / oldest)
8. Jim is ____ than Anna. (smarter / smart / smartest)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. Anna
2. Tom
3. Jim
4. Anna
5. Tom
6. Jim
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Who is taller than Jim? (Anna / Tom / Jim)
2. Who is younger than Anna? (Tom / Jim / Anna)
3. Who is stronger than Tom? (Jim / Anna / Tom)
4. Who is faster than Jim? (Anna / Tom / Jim)
5. Who is more careful? (Tom / Anna / Jim)
6. Who is smarter than Tom? (Jim / Anna / Tom)
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write 3 sentences comparing yourself with a friend or family member using comparatives.
2. Describe who in your family is taller, younger, or stronger and give examples.
3. Write about two classmates or colleagues and say who is more careful or faster.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| taller | more tall |
| younger | having less age |
| smarter | more intelligent |
| stronger | having more strength |
| faster | moving quickly |
| older | having more age |
| careful | paying attention |
| compare | see the differences |
| than | word used after comparatives |
🔎 Answer Key
- exercise_1_fill_blanks: 1.shorter 2.taller 3.younger 4.stronger 5.faster 6.more careful 7.older 8.smarter
- exercise_2_matching: 1.Anna is taller than Jim 2.Tom is younger than Anna 3.Jim is shorter than Tom 4.Anna runs faster than Jim 5.Tom is more careful than Jim 6.Jim is smarter than Tom
- exercise_3_multiple_choice: 1.Anna 2.Tom 3.Jim 4.Anna 5.Tom 6.Jim
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