Two things are equal

... is/am/are as (adjective) as...

e.g.

The giraffe is as tall as a tree.

My bag is as heavy as a rock.
That truck is as big as a house.
These lights are as bright as the sun.

Two things are not equal

1. ... is/am/are not as (adjective) as...
e.g.

The tree is not as tall as the giraffe.

James is not as smart as Yousef.
That rock is not as heavy as my bag.

2. ... is/am/are (comparative adjective) than...

e.g.

The giraffe is taller than a tree.

My bag is heavier than a rock.
Yousef is smarter than James.
My cat is faster than your dog.

3. ... is/am/are the (superlative adjective)...

e.g.

The giraffe is the tallest.

My bag is the heaviest.
Mount Everest is the highest.

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big

pretty

bright

small

happy

sad

thin

fat

quick

large

bad

heavy

cool

old

expensi
ve

good

thick

hard

cold

A chicken / Liverpo Batman / the sun /

ol /
Parram
atta

Superma
n

the
moon

B my meal / Myer /

the
bedroom
/ the
living
room
chair /
door

continen
ts /
countrie
s

duck

your
meal

C mathema
tics /
English

David
Jones

fox /
dog
cows /
pigs

winter /
spring

Sydney / motorcy
Melbourn
cle /
e
bicycle

5
Coke /
orange
juice

Australia /
America
cities /
towns

e.g. car/bicycle
A car is faster than a bicycle.
A car is bigger than a bicycle.
A car is heavier than a bicycle.

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Draw two columns.
Write 'Kenji' in column 1.
Write 'Yuya' in column 2.
Kenji
Shorter
Younger

Yuya
Taller
Older
Smart

Lighter
Slower
Poorer

Heavier
Faster
Richer

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poor

beautifu
l

slow

young

difficult

busy

fast

soft

quiet

long

tall

expensiv
e

wide

good

bad

small

happy

interesti
ng

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