The 1º ESO students have been able to improve both grammar and social and natural science by expressing comparisons between the planets of the Solar system. Here are some of the activities we did in class during this first term.

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Answer the following questions using COMPARATIVES and SUPERLATIVES
1. Which planet is the closest to the sun?
2. Which planet is the farthest away from the sun?
3. Which two planets are the closest to the earth?
4. Which planet is third from the earth?
5. Is the seventh planet larger or smaller than the earth?
6. Which planet is fifth from the sun?
7. Why does Saturn look different from the other planets?
Answers
1. Mercury is the planet closest to the earth.
2. Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.
3. Mercury and Venus are the two planets closest to the sun.
4. Saturn is third from earth.
5. Uranus is larger than earth.
6. Jupiter is the fifth Planet from the sun.
7. Saturn looks different from other planets because of its rings.

2. Complete the worksheet using the correct
comparative or superlative.
1)Saturn is __________ than Earth but Jupiter is ____________.
a)big b) bigger c) biggest
2)Mercury is the ____________ planet in the Solar System.
a)small b) smaller c) smallest
3)Mercury is the __________ planet in the Solar System.
a)hot b) hotter c) hottest
4)Mars is ___________ to Earth than Uranus.
a)close b) closer c) closest
5)The moon is ___________ but the sun is ____________.
a)bright b) brighter c) brightest
6)Venus is _________ from Earth but Neptune is ___________.
a)far b) farther c) farthest
7)Neptune is ___________ but Uranus is ____________.
a)cold b) colder c) coldest