Then the swimming pool in the hotel was (3) ……… (dirty) than the local pool at my city.. I didn’t have fun at all![r]
Trang 1Revision Exercise 3 ENGLISH – GRADE 5
(Textbook: Family & Friends Special Edition 5)
PART 1: Grammar
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
Subject 1 + Be-verb + short adjective-er + than + Subject 2
Ex: The elephant is bigger than the mouse
Planes are faster than cars
Bella is prettier than her sister
One syllable Two syllables ending in -y Adjectives ending with one
vowel and one consonant
old
young
fast
slow
older
younger
faster
slower
happy busy funny pretty
happier
busier
funnier
prettier
big thin fat hot
bigger
thinner
fatter
hotter
Irregular Adjectives
good better bad worse far farther/ further
PART 2: Practice
Exercise 1: Change the adjectives into comparative form
Adjectives Comparative form
1 wide ………
2 young ………
3 cheap ………
4 quiet ………
5 high ………
6 late ………
7 dark ………
8 early ………
9 easy ………
10 heavy ………
wider
Trang 2Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the comparative form
Last month, I went on holiday but it was something I didn’t expected To start with, my hotel
room was (1) ……… (small) than what I saw on the advertisement The weather was terrible too It was (2) ……… (cold) than in my neighborhood Then the swimming pool in the hotel was (3) ……… (dirty) than the local pool at my city The food in the hotel was (4) ……… (bad) than in any restaurant I didn’t have fun at all!
Exercise 3: Write sentences using the prompts
1 A cow / heavy / a sheep
………
2 Reading / easy / writing ………
3 Tony / old / Jacky ………
4 My book / new / yours ………
5 Monkeys / fast / turtles ………
6 Rock music / noisy / romantic music ………
7 The countryside / quiet / the city ………
8 Her uncle / strong / my father ………
9 Rabbits / weak / lions ………
10 Buildings / high / houses ………
Exercise 4: Write 3 or 4 sentences to describe this picture ………
………
………
………
………
TRY YOUR BEST !!!
smaller
A cow is heavier than a sheep
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Exercise 1: Change the adjectives into comparative form
1 wider
2 younger
3 cheaper
7 darker
8 earlier
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the comparative form
Exercise 3: Write sentences using the prompts
1 A cow is heavier than a sheep 2 Reading is easier than writing
3 Tony is older than Jacky 4 My book is newer than yours
5 Monkeys are faster than turtles 6 Rock music is noisier than romantic music
7 The countryside is quieter than the city 8 Her uncle is stronger than my father
9 Rabbits are weaker than lions 10 Buildings are higher than houses
Exercise 4: Write 3 or 4 sentences to describe this picture
Student’s answer
Useful words:
- Place: beach, sea, sand
- Weather: sunny, hot
- People: boy, girl, man, woman
- Family: mom, dad, sister, brother
- Activity: sit, drink, eat
- Thing: chair, mat, fan, sandcastle, bucket, glass, box
- Food & drink: water, soda, sandwich, burger