Scribd
Upload
318 views3 pages

Our Solar System Comparatives & Superlatives: Warm Up

The document summarizes key information about planets in our solar system. It begins with questions to assess prior knowledge of planets and abbreviations. It then provides a partial chart for students to fill in with names of planets and other details like the star at the center of our solar system. Finally, it instructs students to make comparative and superlative statements about planetary attributes like size, temperature, and distance from the sun.

Uploaded by

ayelen donda
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
318 views3 pages

Our Solar System Comparatives & Superlatives: Warm Up

The document summarizes key information about planets in our solar system. It begins with questions to assess prior knowledge of planets and abbreviations. It then provides a partial chart for students to fill in with names of planets and other details like the star at the center of our solar system. Finally, it instructs students to make comparative and superlative statements about planetary attributes like size, temperature, and distance from the sun.

Uploaded by

ayelen donda
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES


Warm up

A. Can you answer these questions?


Name three or more planets that you remember: ……………………………………………………..…………………………..………………………….
How many planets are there in the solar system? ……………………………………….……………………………………..…………………………….
What do the abbreviations NASA – UFO stand for? ……………………………………..……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………..……………………………………………………………….

B. Fill in as many blanks as you can.

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

In our Solar System. there are ______________ planets. Mercury, Venus,


_________, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, ______________ and Neptune. All the
planets revolve around a star. In our Solar System, we call this star
__________. Each planet follows its own path around the sun. We call this path
an_____________.
The Sun gives heat and light to all the planets. The closest planet to the sun is Mercury. It is the hottest
planet in the Solar System. The farthest planet from the sun is Neptune. It is the coldest planet in the Solar
System. The biggest planet is Jupiter. The smallest planet is Mercury.
The planet we live on is Earth. It is between Venus and Mars. It takes 365 days for the Earth to complete one
orbit, or one trip around the sun. This is how we measure a year.

C. Examine the planets info chart. Make comparative and superlative sentences using the adjectives given.
Comparative sentences:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Superlative sentences:
small, large,
1.
hot, cold, warm,
big, near, close,
2.
far

3.

4.

5.
 We use the comparative form to compare two things (or two groups of things).
 short adjectives: we add “-er” at the end
 long adjectives: we use “more” before it

Remember: We use “THAN” after the comparative!

 We use the superlative form to say that a thing has a superior quality compared to others.
 short adjectives: we add “-est” at the end
 long adjectives: we use “most” before it

Complete the chart below. Remember: We use “THE” before the superlative!

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE


good
bad
far (distance)
far (extent)
IRREGULAR
a little / little
ADJECTIVES
a few / few
much
many
a lot of

1. Mercury is a small planet and it is very close to the Sun.


2. Mercury is ______________ and _______________ to the Sun than Earth.
3. Mercury is __________________ planet in the Solar System and _________________ to the Sun.

4. Venus is very hot; the temperature there is over 400ºC.


5. Venus is ________________________Earth.
6. Venus is _____________________ planet of our Solar System.

7. Earth is our planet and it is very beautiful.


8. Earth is _____________________________ any other planet.
9. Earth is __________________________________ planet in the Solar System.

10. Mars has high mountains and volcanoes and deep valleys.
11. Mars has ________________ mountains and ________________ valleys ________ Earth.
12. Mars has ________________ mountain (Olympus Mons volcano) and ________________ valley (Valles
Marineris) in the Solar System.

13. Neptune is very far from the Sun.


14. Neptune is ________________ from the Sun _______ Earth.
15. Neptune is ___________________ planet from the Sun.

You might also like