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Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to complete each sentence using the correct comparative form of the adjective given in parentheses.

🔹 Rules for Comparative Adjectives:

- For short adjectives (1-2 syllables): add -er
Example: tall → taller, big → bigger
- For longer adjectives (3+ syllables): use more + adjective
Example: beautiful → more beautiful, interesting → more interesting
- Some irregular adjectives have special forms:
- good → better
- bad → worse
- far → farther/further

Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. Mary’s hair is ________ (long) than Elizabeth’s hair.
→ "Long" is a two-syllable word → add -er
✔ longer

2. Daniel’s shoes are ________ (cheap) than Alice’s shoes.
→ "Cheap" is one syllable → add -er
✔ cheaper

3. Your eyes are ________ (big) than mine.
→ "Big" is one syllable → add -er
✔ bigger

4. The cinema is ________ (near) than the hospital.
→ "Near" is one syllable → add -er
✔ nearer

5. My room is ________ (small) than her room.
→ "Small" is one syllable → add -er
✔ smaller

6. His car is ________ (new) than my mom’s.
→ "New" is one syllable → add -er
✔ newer

7. Frederick is ________ (rich) than Richard.
→ "Rich" is one syllable → add -er
✔ richer

8. My father is ________ (tall) than my mother.
→ "Tall" is one syllable → add -er
✔ taller

9. Sonia’s drawings are ________ (bad) than Julio’s.
→ "Bad" is irregular → worse
✔ worse

10. Planes are ________ (fast) than trains.
→ "Fast" is one syllable → add -er
✔ faster

11. Yesterday was ________ (cold) than today.
→ "Cold" is one syllable → add -er
✔ colder

12. Books are ________ (thick) than magazines.
→ "Thick" is one syllable → add -er
✔ thicker

13. Tortoises are ________ (slow) than hares.
→ "Slow" is one syllable → add -er
✔ slower

14. English is ________ (easy) than French.
→ "Easy" has two syllables → use more
✔ easier (Note: "easy" can take "-er" as it's common in informal English; both "easier" and "more easy" are acceptable, but easier is standard)

15. Your hair is ________ (dark) than my hair.
→ "Dark" is one syllable → add -er
✔ darker

16. The kid is ________ (short) than the girl.
→ "Short" is one syllable → add -er
✔ shorter

17. Vegetables are ________ (good) than fast food.
→ "Good" is irregular → better
✔ better

18. Summer is ________ (hot) than winter.
→ "Hot" is one syllable → add -er
✔ hotter

19. My suitcase is ________ (heavy) than yours.
→ "Heavy" is one syllable → add -er
✔ heavier

20. Spain is ________ (wet) than Russia.
→ "Wet" is one syllable → add -er
✔ wetter

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✔ Final Answers:

1. longer
2. cheaper
3. bigger
4. nearer
5. smaller
6. newer
7. richer
8. taller
9. worse
10. faster
11. colder
12. thicker
13. slower
14. easier
15. darker
16. shorter
17. better
18. hotter
19. heavier
20. wetter

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✔ All answers follow standard comparative adjective rules. Let me know if you'd like a printable version or explanation of any specific rule!