Countries
Spain is ________ than France. (small)
Spain is smaller than France.
TRUE! Spain is 505,000 square km and France is 547,000
Alaska is _____ than Greenland. (cold)
Alaska is colder that Greenland.
FALSE! The minimum temperature in Alaska is -62 degrees Celsius, but in Greenland it can be -66 Celsius.
The Great Wall of China is _______ than the pyramids in Egypt. (old)
The Great Wall of China is older than the pyramids in Egypt.
FALSE! The pyramids are about 4,500 years old, but the Great Wall of China was only finished 600 years ago.
The English alphabet is ________ than the Arabic alphabet. (short)
The English alphabet is shorter than the Arabic alphabet.
TRUE! There are 26 letters in the English alphabet and 28 in the Arabic alphabet.
China is ______ than Canada. (big)
China is bigger than Canada.
FALSE! Canada is 10,000,000 square kilometres and China is about 9,600,000 square kilometres.
The Mediterranean Sea is ______ than the Red Sea. (warm)
The Mediterranean Sea is warmer than the Red Sea.
FALSE! The average temperature of the Mediterranean Sea is 19-20 degrees Celsius, but the average temperature of the Red Sea is 26-30 degrees Celsius.
Taxis in Tokyo are _______ than taxis in New York. (expensive)
Taxis in Tokyo are more expensive than taxis in New York.
TRUE! A 3 km trip in Tokyo costs approximately $16, but in New York it costs $12.
In the UK coffee is _______ than tea. (popular)
In the UK coffee is more popular than tea.
FALSE! On average, the British drink 165,000,000 cups of tea a day and 70,000,000 cups of coffee.
Monaco is ________ than San Marino. (small)
Monaco is smaller than San Marino.
TRUE! Monaco is 2 square km, but San Marino is 61.
The mountains on Earth are ________ than the mountains on Mars. (high)
The mountains on Earth are higher than the mountains on Mars.
FALSE! Olympus Mons on Mars is about 24 km high, but Everest is only about 9 km high.
The Earth is _______ than the moon. (hot)
The Earth is hotter than the moon.
FALSE! The temperature of the moon during the day can be 123 degree Celsius, but the maximum temperature of the Earth is about 60 degrees Celsius.
Heathrow Airport in London is _______ than Atlanta Airport in the USA. (busy)
Heathrow Airport in London is busier than Atlanta Airport in the USA.
FALSE! 100 million people a year travel through Atlanta, but only 70 million go through Heathrow.
New Zealand is ______ south than Australia. (far)
New Zealand is farther south than Australia.
TRUE! It's about 2,000 km south-east of Australia.
The Sahara Desert is _________ than the Atacama Desert. (dry)
The Sahara Desert is drier than the Atacama Desert.
FALSE! In the Sahara Desert the average rainfall is 25 mm and in the Atacama Desert it's 0,1 mm.
A gigabyte is _______ than a megabyte. (large)
A gigabyte is larger than a megabyte.
TRUE! A megabyte is 1,024 kilobytes and a gigabyte is 1,024 megabytes.
Oxford University is _______ than the Cambridge University. (old)
Oxford University is older than the Cambridge University.
TRUE! Oxford University was founded in about 1170 and Cambridge40 years later, in 1209.