comparisonof adjective

desserts

cupcake
price
sweetness
fat in grams
calories
weight
Ms Dorns
grade

4.20
++
25g
500
180g
C

sundae
8.20
+++++
32g
670
420g
B

piece of
cake
2.50
+++
16g
340
120g
C

piece of pie
2.70
+++
14g
340
180g
A

Tick all sentences that are true.

The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The
The

piece of cake is the least expensive dessert.

cupcake costs less than the piece of pie.
cupcake is 1.70 more expensive than the piece of cake.
cupcake does not cost more than the sundae.
piece of cake is as expensive as the piece of pie.
sundae is not sweeter than the cupcake.
sundae is sweeter than the piece of pie.
dessert with the least fat is the piece of pie.
piece of pie has as much fat as the piece of cake.
cupcake is fatter than the sundae.

Correct the wrong sentences.

(a) The dessert with the most calories is the sundae.
(b)The piece of pie has as many calories as the piece of cake and the
cupcake.
(c) The piece of pie has 160 calories less than the cupcake.
(d)The sundae is 300 grams heavier than the piece of cake.
(e) The heaviest dessert of all is the cupcake.
(f) The cupcake is lighter than the sundae.
(g)The piece of cake is 60 gram heavier than the cupcake.
(h)The piece of pie is 60 grams lighter than the cupcake.
(i) The best dessert is the piece of cake.
(j) The piece of cake is as good as the cupcake.
(k) The sundae is worse than the piece of pie.

comparison exercises (3)

houses

house A
450.000

price
size
height
nbr. of
5
rooms
age
m2= square metre

house B

house C
320.000

house D
140m2

5m

12

Complete the table above with the following

information!
price
House D is as expensive as house A. House B costs 150.000 less than
house D.

size

House C is as large as house D. House D is 20m2larger than house B. The

largest house is house A, it is 50m2 larger than house B.

height
House B is 0.5 metres smaller than house D. House C is 3 metres higher
than house B. House A is as high as house C.

nbr. of rooms
House Bhas as many rooms as house C and house D. They all have one
room less than house A.

age
House D is 5 years younger than house C. House C is as old as house A.
House C is 8 years older than house B.

Write comparisons
comic figures

Snoopy
price
beauty
size

45
++++
35 cm

Charlie Brown Woodstock Schroeding

er
45
50
30
+++
++
+++
30 cm
25 cm
30 cm

age

30

45

35

20

solutions
Tick all sentences that are true.

The piece of cake is the least expensive dessert.

The cupcake costs less than the piece of pie.
The cupcake is 1.70 more expensive than the piece of cake.
The cupcake does not cost more than the sundae.
The piece of cake is as expensive as the piece of pie.
The sundae is not sweeter than the cupcake.
The sundae is sweeter than the piece of pie.
The dessert with the least fat is the piece of pie.
The piece of pie has as much fat as the piece of cake.
The cupcake is fatter than the sundae.

Correct the wrong sentences.

(a) The dessert with the most calories is the sundae.
(b)The piece of pie has as many calories as the piece of cake and the
cupcake.
(c) The piece of pie has 160 calories less than the cupcake.
(d)The sundae is 300 grams heavier than the piece of cake.
(e) The heaviest dessert of all is the cupcake sundae.
(f) The cupcake is lighter than the sundae.
(g)The piece of cake is 60 grams heavier than the cupcake.
(h)The piece of pie is 60 grams lighter than as heavy asthe
cupcake.
(i) The best dessert is the piece of cake pie.
(j) The piece of cake is as good as the cupcake.
(k) The sundae is worse than the piece of pie.

complete the table with the information

houses

price
size
height
nbr. of
rooms
age

house D

house A
450.000
170 m2
8m
5

house B
300.000
120 m2
5m
4

house C
320.000
140 m2
8m
4

450.000
140 m2
5.5 m
4

12

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