Name: ..

VOCABULARY

1 Match the words in A to their opposites in B.

A B
1. fast a. ugly
2. heavy b. tiny
3. pretty c. stupid
4. strong 1 d. slow

5. huge e. light
6. young f. weak
7. intelligent g. old

2 Circle the correct answers.

1. I hate horror films. Theyre young / frightening.

2. My father is very intelligent / light. He knows everything!
3. Dan won the race. He can run huge / fast.
4. Ive got eight books in my schoolbag. Its heavy / weak.
5. Look at the colourful / old butterfly. Its yellow and orange.

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the chart with the comparative form of the adjectives.

Adjective Comparative Form

1. young younger
than
2. ugly than
3. bad than
4. beautiful than
5. good than
6. sad than
7. exciting than

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4 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets. Use the comparative form.

older than
1. Jeannie is (old) Arnold.
2. Beauty is (pretty) the Beast.
3. The girls are (young) the boys.
4. Brian is (intelligent) Kevin.
5. Alices cat is (fat) Pegs cat.
6. My fish are (dangerous) your fish.

5 Write sentences about the picture. Use the comparative form of the adjectives below.

thin strong happy big frightening

Mike

Rob

Alfie
Butch
Ann

Beth

Eddy

The grey boat is bigger than the white boat.

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