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 Large: are 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.)
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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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