Use big to talk about size. It can describe a window or a room.
The idea
Put big before a noun or after be. Use bigger than to compare two things.
Examples
- The kitchen has a big window.
- That dog is big.
- Our classroom is bigger than yours.
- I need a bigger plate.
- The elephant has big ears.
- Is this box big enough?
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Watch out
Double the final g in bigger; do not write biger.
Try it yourself
Choose the adjective for one size. We have a ___ garden. (big / bigger)
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big
big describes the garden without a comparison.
Compare the two objects. This tree is ___ than that one. (big / bigger)
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bigger
bigger compares the two trees.
Choose the word that introduces a comparison. The hall is bigger ___ the kitchen. (than / then)
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than
than introduces the kitchen as the thing compared.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the adjective for one size. We have a ___ garden. (big / bigger)
Compare the two objects. This tree is ___ than that one. (big / bigger)
Choose the word that introduces a comparison. The hall is bigger ___ the kitchen. (than / then)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a big object and compare it with another.