Short and Long Adjectives

Arrange short adjectives in the left column, long adjectives in the right columns
delicious big comfortable slow hot dangerous interesting tall beautiful fast
important cold expensive small nice intelligent mysterious short difficult young

Short adjectives Long adjectives

big, …………………………………………. delicious, ………………………………….

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Turn the short and long adjectives into comparative form.

Short adjectives:
big - bigger.........................................................................................................................
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Long adjectives:
delicious – more delicious..................................................................................................
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Complete the sentence

1. My bag is bigger (big) than yours.

2. Today’s weather is __________ (cold) than yesterday.
3. This puzzle is __________ (difficult) than the last one.
4. Our new house is __________ (comfortable) than our old one.
5. That movie was __________ (interesting) than I expected.
6. Her hair is __________ (long) than mine.
7. This quiz is __________ (short) than the previous one.
8. Your coffee is __________ (hot) than mine.
9. Their garden is __________ (beautiful) than ours.
10. The traffic today is __________ (slow) than usual.
11. His explanation was __________ (clear) than yours.
12. These shoes are __________ (expensive) than the ones I tried on.
13. The final exam felt __________ (easy) than the practice test.
14. This book is __________ (interesting) than that magazine article.
15. Her suitcase is __________ (heavy) than mine.
16. Tonight’s dinner was __________ (delicious) than last night’s.
17. This problem is __________ (complex) than the previous exercise.
18. My little brother is __________ (young) than I am.
19. The mountain view here is __________ (spectacular) than at the other lookout.
20. Today’s meeting was __________ (short) than I thought it would be.
21. That mountain is __________ (high) than the one we climbed last year.
22. The blue dress is __________ (pretty) than the red one.
23. This exam is __________ (easy) than the last one.
24. My cat is __________ (lazy) than my dog.
25. Their house is __________ (modern) than ours.
26. This restaurant is __________ (expensive) than the one next door.
27. She looks __________ (happy) than before.
28. This sofa is __________ (comfortable) than the old one.
29. His story was __________ (funny) than hers.
30. The movie was __________ (boring) than I expected.

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31. My backpack is __________ (heavy) than yours.
32. That singer is __________ (popular) than the others.
33. This classroom is __________ (bright) than the one downstairs.
34. Her handwriting is __________ (neat) than mine.
35. This phone is __________ (cheap) than the other model.
36. Your explanation was __________ (clear) than the teacher’s.
37. He runs __________ (fast) than his brother.
38. The soup is __________ (salty) than I like.
39. This city is __________ (crowded) than my hometown.
40. Our hotel was __________ (clean) than the one across the street.
41. Your joke was __________ (funny) than mine.
42. My new bed is __________ (soft) than the old one.
43. The test was __________ (hard) than we thought.
44. This path is __________ (narrow) than the main road.
45. The instructions were __________ (detailed) than last time.
46. This topic is __________ (confusing) than the previous one.
47. Her voice is __________ (gentle) than his.
48. My sandwich is __________ (big) than yours.
49. Their apartment is __________ (quiet) than ours.
50. The results were __________ (surprising) than expected.
51. This towel is __________ (dry) than that one.
52. This chapter is __________ (long) than the introduction.
53. His accent is __________ (strong) than hers.
54. This tool is __________ (useful) than that one.
55. The hotel was __________ (noisy) than I thought.
56. That math problem was __________ (tricky) than the others.
57. Their answers were __________ (accurate) than ours.
58. The party was __________ (loud) than last year’s.
59. My suitcase is __________ (light) than yours.
60. Your plan is __________ (practical) than mine.
61. This fish is __________ (fresh) than the one we had yesterday.

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Arrange the given words to make sentence

1. bigger / my bag / is / yours. / than

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2. more expensive / this / is / that one. / than
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3. colder / today / is / than / yesterday.
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4. more interesting / movie / the / was / I expected. / than
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5. faster / he / his brother. / runs / than
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6. more beautiful / is / the beach / I imagined. / than
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7. taller / than / is / she / her sister.
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8. this / more comfortable / chair / is / mine. / than
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9. smaller / the cat / the dog. / than / is
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10. more difficult / was / test / expected. / than / I
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11. stronger / than / that one. / this box / is
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12. more delicious / dinner / last night. / was / than
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13. funnier / joke / your / was / than mine.
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14. more dangerous / is / that road / this one. / than
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15. shorter / your speech / than / was / mine.
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16. more intelligent / he / his classmates. / is / than
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17. hotter / than / it / was / yesterday. / today
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18. more comfortable / this hotel / that one. / is / than
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19. louder / than / their music / ours. / was
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