Repaso de Comparatives & Superlatives

What is a Comparative adjective?

• Compare what adjective is good

• Compare your idea with my idea

• Compare two objects or people

The Sahara Desert is ___________ (hot) than the Gobi Desert.

Australia is ___________ (dry) than Antarctica.

Russia is ______ (big) than Canada

Intensifiers

Mount Everest is ____ than any other mountain. (much/tall)

The Pacific Ocean is ____ than the Atlantic Ocean. (large/a lot)

The Sahara Desert is ____ than the Mojave Desert. (far/hot)

Lake Superior is ____ than Lake Ontario. (slightly/deep).

NOT AS___AS with Intensifiers

6. The Andes Mountains are not as____as the Himalayas. (nearly/tall)

The Mississippi River is not as_________ as the Nile River. (quite a lot/long)