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Unit 14: Which Desert Is Drier, The Sahara or The Atacama? The Atacama Is Drier Than The Sahara

This document provides instruction on using comparative and superlative adjectives to compare people, places, and things. It gives examples of comparing two items using "comparative form" with "-er" or "more" and comparing three or more items using "superlative form" with "the -est" or "the most". It then provides exercises for writing comparative questions and answers about various places and objects.

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Unit 14: Which Desert Is Drier, The Sahara or The Atacama? The Atacama Is Drier Than The Sahara

This document provides instruction on using comparative and superlative adjectives to compare people, places, and things. It gives examples of comparing two items using "comparative form" with "-er" or "more" and comparing three or more items using "superlative form" with "the -est" or "the most". It then provides exercises for writing comparative questions and answers about various places and objects.

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UNIT 14

1 Comparisons with adjectives page 93

■ Use the comparative form (adjective + -er or more + adjective) to compare two
people, places, or things: Which river is longer, the Nile or the Amazon? The Nile is
longer than the Amazon. Use the superlative form (the + adjective + -est or the
most + adjective) to compare three or more people, places, or things: Which river is
the longest: the Nile, the Amazon, or the Mississippi? The Nile is the longest river in
the world.
■ You can use a comparative or superlative without repeating the noun: Which country
is larger, Canada or China? Canada is larger. What’s the highest waterfall in the
world? Angel Falls is the highest.

Write questions with the words. Then look at the underlined words, and write the answers.
1. Which desert / dry / the Sahara or the Atacama?
Q: Which desert is drier, the Sahara or the Atacama?
A: The Atacama is drier than the Sahara.
2. Which island / large / Greenland, New Guinea, or Honshu?
Q:
A:
3. Which island / small / New Guinea or Honshu?
Q:
A:
4. Which U.S. city / large / Los Angeles, Chicago, or New York?
Q:
A:
5. Which ocean / deep / the Atlantic or the Pacific?
Q:
A:

2 Questions with how page 96

■ Use high to describe mountains and waterfalls: How high is Mount Fuji?
Angel Falls is 979 meters high. Use tall to describe buildings: How tall is the
Empire State Building? (not: How high is the Empire State Building?)

Complete the questions with the phrases in the box. There is one extra phrase.

How big How cold ✓ How deep How high How tall

1. Q: How deep is Lake Baikal? A: It’s 1,642 meters (5,387 feet) at its deepest point.
2. Q: is Alaska? A: It’s 1,717,900 square kilometers (663,300 square miles).
3. Q: is Denali? A: It’s 6,190 meters (20,310 feet) high.
4. Q: is the Tokyo Skytree? A: It is 634 meters (2,080 feet) tall.

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