Comparatives: short adj. — Breakfast Tables Around the World
Grammar: Comparatives
Free ESL grammar exercise on comparatives: short adj. themed around breakfast tables around the world. Printable worksheet from EnglishPlans.com.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 2 (elementary) ESL grammar exercise on food, practising comparatives. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In Mexico, breakfast is bigger than a typical Japanese meal. A popular dish is chilaquiles — fried tortillas with a spicy sauce. The meal is filling and common in most Mexican homes. In Italy, the meal is smaller than breakfast in Nigeria or Mexico.
Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives
- Comparatives: short
- Mexico's breakfast is bigger than Japan's. — add -er to short adjectives.
- Spelling: double the
- This bag is bigger. That town is hotter. — big → bigger, hot → hotter.
Sample items
- A bowl of rice is ______ than a cornetto.
- Fresh bread is ______ than old bread.
- Akara is ______ than a pastry.
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