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Vocabulary Worksheets

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Basic English Grammar, 4 Edition

Chapter 15: Making Comparisons

Worksheet 9. Comparisons: Geography


Complete the sentences. Choose the correct word and write it in the blank space.
amazing
longest

deeper
lower

deepest
lowest

higher
older

highest
oldest

longer
smallest

1. Monaco is one of the _______________________________ countries of


the world. It is only 1.95 sq km (0.75 sq miles) in size.
2. The worlds _______________________________ lake is Lake Baikal, in
Russia. It has a maximum depth of just over one mile.
3. The ____________________ mountain in the world is Mount Everest. It is
8850 meters (29,035 feet) high. It is in two countries: Nepal and China.
4. The second-tallest mountain in the world is Mount Qogir (also called K2)
in Pakistan. It is 8,611meters (28,250 feet) high. It is only 239 meters
__________________________ than Mount Everest.
5. The volcano Mauna Kea in Hawaii originates 19,678 feet under the
ocean and rises to a height of 13,796 feet above the ocean, a
total of 33,474 feet. The whole volcano is actually 4,438 feet
______________________ than Mount Everest.
6. The pyramids in Egypt are the ____________________
structures on earth. The Great Pyramid of Giza, built
thousands of years ago, is the only one of the ancient
Seven Wonders of the World that still remains.
7. One of the seven wonders of the modern world is the English Chunnel, the
tunnel that connects England and France. It is not the ________________
tunnel in the world, even though it is more than 31 miles (48 km) long!

structure = something built / tunnel = a road under the ground

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