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Comparing Places- Comparative Adjectives Practice

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Practising comparative by talking about similarities and differences between places.

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Comparing places comparatives practice

with countries and nationalities vocabulary

Choose one of the places below but don’t say its name. Give hints by comparing it to other places until your partner guesses which place you are speaking about. They can only guess once per hint. When they have guessed correctly, they will say if they think all your comparisons are true or not. Then take turns doing the same.

Useful phrases for comparing places

It is

a little/ slightly

quite a lot/ considerably/ substantially

far/ much

 

more beautiful – uglier

bigger/ larger – smaller

cheaper – more expensive

cleaner – dirtier

closer to/ nearer… - further from…

cloudier

colder – hotter

more corrupt

more cosmopolitan

more dangerous/ riskier – safer

more democratic – more repressive

more developed – more old-fashioned/ more primitive

drier – more humid/ wetter

drier – rainier/ wetter

further east/ more easterly – further west/ more westerly

flatter – more mountainous

better for… - worse for…

more historic

more important

longer

more modern – more traditional

further north/ more northerly – further south/ more southerly

poorer – richer/ wealthier

more popular

more powerful – weaker

snowier

more stable – more unstable

more touristic

more tropical

wider

windier

than

 

Useful phrases for giving feedback

Actually, I don’t think that… is more…/ …er than…

I’m not sure if… is (really) more…/ …er than…

Actually, I think… is more…/ …er than…

 

Countries

  • Argentina
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • (Mainland) China
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • (The) Czech Republic
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • (The Republic of) Ireland
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Malta
  • Mongolia
  • Russia
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Korea
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • The Maldives
  • The Netherlands
  • The Philippines
  • The Seychelles
  • The United Kingdom
  • The United States
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Vietnam
  • Zimbabwe

Other places (cities, regions, seas, etc)

  • Athens
  • Beijing
  • Brussels
  • Central America
  • Central Asia
  • Central Europe
  • Chiba prefecture
  • Cologne
  • East Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Florence
  • Frankfurt
  • Geneva
  • Guangzhou (= Canton)
  • Kiev
  • LA
  • Latin America
  • London
  • MENA
  • Milan
  • Moscow
  • Munich
  • Naples
  • North Africa
  • North America
  • North Korea
  • Northern Europe
  • Paris
  • Perth
  • Prague
  • Rome
  • Scandinavia
  • Shenzhen
  • Shinagawa ward
  • South America
  • South Asia/ The Indian Subcontinent
  • Southeast Asia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • The (North/ South) Atlantic
  • The (South) Pacific
  • The Antarctic
  • The Arctic
  • The British Isles
  • The Caribbean
  • The Equator
  • The Gulf of Mexico
  • The Hague
  • The Mediterranean
  • The Middle East
  • The Red Sea
  • The Sea of Japan
  • The Straits of Malacca
  • Turin
  • Vancouver
  • Venice
  • Vienna
  • Warsaw

 

Comparative adjectives presentation

Without looking above, write the correct comparative form of each word below.

It is

 

beautiful                        –              ugly

big         large             –               small

cheap                      –              expensive

clean                         –               dirty

close to    near…           –               far from…

cloudy

cold                             –               hot

corrupt

cosmopolitan

dangerous                     –               safe

democratic                –                repressive

developed            –                  old-fashioned

dry       –            humid     wet       rainy

flat                  –                mountainous

good for…                 –                bad for…

historic

important

long

modern                  –                 traditional

poor      –                rich             wealthy

popular

powerful                    –                 weak

stable                   –                  unstable

snowy

touristic

tropical

wide

windy

than

Check your answers above. Other answers may be possible.

What are the rules for making comparative adjectives?

Write suitable expressions in the empty column above (second from the left) to show how different things are. Then use the mixed answers under the fold to help.

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Mixed answers

a little                                              considerably                                 far

much                                              quite a lot                                       slightly                substantially

 

Play the same comparing and guessing game with other topics, for example:

kinds of transport                          famous buildings                          animals              plants

 

Country and nationality words presentation

Without looking above, write the country word for each nationality word below.

 

 

 

 

Argentinian

Belgian

Brazilian

(Mainland) Chinese

Croatian

Cypriot

Czech

Egyptian                                                                   

Ethiopian                                                    

Georgian

German                                                       

Greek                                            

Italian

Irish

Jordanian                                                   

Kazakh

Maltese                                                       

Mongolian                                                  

Russian

Saudi Arabian

South Korean

Swedish

Swiss

Thai

Dutch

Philippine/ Filipino

British

American

Turkish

Ukrainian

Vietnamese                                                

Zimbabwean

Check your answers above

Test each other on the country and nationality words:

  • Read out a country word and nationality word (in either order) and get your partner to repeat them back with the country word first
  • Say a nationality word and see if your partner can say the country
  • Say a country word and see if your partner can say the nationality
  • Read out a country word or a nationality word (not worth) and get your partner to identify what it is and say the other version

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