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Comparative adjectives with than: Insects

Insects and tiny animals

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Comparative adjectives with than

📌 How to use this lesson

For the teacher:

  • Work with the class for 12 minutes.
  • Check the answers together.

For the learner:

  • First, read the rules.
  • Next, do the practice.
A funny 2D cartoon style illustration of a long worm and a tiny ant next to each other on a green leaf, bright sunny lig

Read the rules

1

For short words of one beat, add -er and then than.

✅ longer than
❌ more long

A worm is longer than an ant.

2

For short words ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the last letter. If the word ends in y, change y to i (heavy, heavier).

✅ fatter than
❌ fater than

A snail is fatter than a worm.

3

For long words of two or more beats without -y, put more before the word. Do not add -er.

✅ more beautiful than
❌ beautifuler than

A ladybird is more beautiful than a worm.

4

Put than before the second thing. Spell it than, not then. With more than one animal, use are.

✅ are faster than
❌ is faster then

Wasps are faster than snails.

Practice

Choose the correct sentence

1
____ a. A caterpillar is slower then a beetle. ____ b. A caterpillar is slower than a beetle. ____ c. A caterpillar is more slow than a beetle.
2
____ a. The beetle is biger than the ant. ____ b. The beetle is more big than the ant. ____ c. The beetle is bigger than the ant.
3
____ a. A butterfly is more colourful than a snail. ____ b. A butterfly is colourfuler than a snail. ____ c. A butterfly is more colourful then a snail.

Rewrite the sentence

Pattern:

The butterfly is light. The beetle is heavy.

👉 A butterfly is lighter than a beetle.

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The spider is big. The ant is small.

[compare]

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5

The caterpillar is long. The beetle is short.

[compare]

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The wasp is fast. The snail is slow.

[compare]

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Fill gaps

Type the right words to complete the sentence.

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A ladybird is ____ [compare] a snail. (small)
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Butterflies are ____ [compare] worms. (beautiful)
9
A beetle is ____ [compare] an ant. (heavy)

Correct the error in a short message to a friend

Message to Tom:

Hi! I saw cool bugs today. The red ladybird is more small than (1) the yellow one! Also, spiders is faster than (2) ants. The green caterpillar is fater than (3) the brown one. Bye!

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Fix mistake (1): more small than

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Fix mistake (2): is faster than

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Fix mistake (3): fater than

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