comparative and superlatives

Canada is __ (cold) than Mexico

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The Atacama Desert in Chile is ___ (dry) place on Earth

Answer explanation

We use the superlative to compare one person or thing with more than two persons or things

We use the structure

the . . . of/in

IN, when we talk about a place

With two-syllabel adj. that end in -y, we change the -y to -i and we ad -est

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Cairo is ___ (crowded) than Athens.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The Pacific Ocean is __ than the Atlantic Ocean.

• deepest

• the deeper

• the deepest

• deeper

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The weather in Madrid is much __ (warm) than in London.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Traffic in New York is __ (bad) than in Chicago.

Answer explanation

Remeber that there are some irregular adjectives for example:

good - better

bad- worse

much/many - more

little - less

far - farther /further

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Mount Everest is ___ (high) mountain in the world.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The Amazon is __ river in Southy America.

• the shorter

• longer

• the longer

• the longest

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Europe isn't as __ (big) as Asia.

Answer explanation

We use not + as + adj + as to show that the things, people or places we are comparing aren't the same

ex. Th red dress is not as expensive as the blue one

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Greenland is ___ (large) island on Earth.

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CCSS.L.3.1G