Wales/Bigger and Better

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Task
  1. Do these interactive exercises. If you want to know how to compare adjectives, see Adjectives/Comparison.



Our Holiday

► Use a comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Don't forget: “as … as”, “… than” or “the …”!

`Well, this summer we went to Wales. I think it's one of the countries in the world.

In Cardiff we saw some of the castles in the world and we also drove through some of the valleys. Mount Snowdon , and in some places than any other mountain.

I like it, but I wouldn't like to live there. The traffic is than in Germany.

Which city is better?

Use the words in brackets () to complete the text about famous places in Wales.

Cardiff may be the capital city of Wales but some people say that Swansea is the    city in Wales.
Swansea may be than Cardiff. But Swansea Market, for example, is the indoor market in Wales. The parks are than in Cardiff and it is to the sea than Cardiff.
The shops are not as in Cardiff.
One of the Welsh writers was from Swansea. His name was Dylan Thomas.

Mixed Comparisons

Look at the tables on the right and make comparisons.

1. The stadium is than the cathedral.
2 The castle is the sight in Cardiff.
3 The weather in Cardiff is than at the top of Snowdon.
4 The weather in London is of all today.
5 At the top of Snowdon it’s in London.

  1. Cardiff castle
  2. Cardiff stadium
  3. Cardiff cathedral

London           26 °C   ☀️

Cardiff             22 °C ⛅

Snowdown      11 °C 🌧