Sunday, October 20, 2013

TALL VS HIGH, BIG - LARGE - GREAT (Intermediate) (EXERCSE I6E27)















Tall: expresses height, and it's used to compare the height of an object or living thing with the height of other objects or living things:

That building is tall. (Comparing that building to other buildings)
Max is tall. (Comparing Max to other people)

High: expresses elevation, and it's used to describe objects or living things having a fixed reference that have been raised or lifted upwards.




Big and Largeare used mostly with concrete nouns - the names of things you can see, touch etc.
They have a big/large house in the city.

Great: is used mostly with abstract nouns - things you cannot see, touch etc.
It was a great mistake.
I have great respect for her ideas.

Big can be used with countable abstract nouns in an informal style. 
Large is not used with abstract nouns.

You are making a big mistake. (NOT ---a large mistake.)

With uncountable abstract nouns, none of these words can be used.
You have got a lot of luggage. (NOT --- big/large/great luggage.)


Fill in the gaps with one of the following words: big, great, high, large, tall.
                                                                                    (In some cases more than one word is possible).

(A)   There is a nice house with a _________________________ garden.
(B)   Albert Einstein was a ____________________ physicist.
(C)   She is a very ___________________ child for her age.
(D)   He is making a ___________________ mistake.
(E)    Can you see the _____________________ trees behind the lake?
(F)    The city has a __________________ level of pollution.
(G)  This shirt isn’t __________________ enough.
(H)   My grandfather lived to a ______________________ age.
(I)     I am ____________________ than my bother.
(J)     Have a _______________________ vacation.
(K)   My parents live in a ___________________ house.
(L)    That church steeple is very __________________. It’s the __________________ object for miles around.
(M) Their farm is very _____________________. It carries 3000 head of cattle!


ANSWERS: TALL VS HIGH, BIG - LARGE - GREAT

Fill in the gaps with one of the following words: big, great, high, large, tall.
                                                                                    (In some cases more than one word is possible).

(A)   There is a nice house with a big / large garden.
(B)   Albert Einstein was a great physicist.
(C)   She is a very tall child for her age.
(D)   He is making a big mistake.
(E)    Can you see the tall trees behind the lake?
(F)    The city has a high level of pollution.
(G)  This shirt isn’t big / large enough.
(H)   My grandfather lived to a great age.
(I)     I am taller than my bother.
(J)     Have a greatvacation.
(K)   My parents live in a big / large house.
(L)    That church steeple is very high. It’s the tallest object for miles around.
(M) Their farm is very big / large. It carries 3000 head of cattle!

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