SIMPLE COMPARISONS (BIG/SMALL)

Conversation

Bear: Look at the balls!
Mouse: This ball is big.
Bear: Yes, and this ball is small.
Mouse: The big ball is red. The small ball is yellow.
Bear: I like the big ball!
Mouse: I like the small one!

 

Story: The Big and Small Picnic

One sunny day, Bear and Mouse went for a picnic.
Bear brought a big sandwich, and Mouse brought a small one.
Bear sat on a big mat, and Mouse sat on a small leaf.
They laughed together and shared food.
Even though things were big and small, they had a great time together!

 

New Vocabulary

Word	Meaning
big	large in size
small	little in size
ball	a round object used for play
picnic	a meal eaten outdoors
mat	a piece of cloth for sitting or lying on
leaf	a green part of a plant or tree

Word Family

Root Word	Noun	Adjective	Adverb	Verb
big	bigness	big	—	—
small	smallness	small	smallly (rare)	—
play	play	playful	playfully	play
happy	happiness	happy	happily	—

 

Exercises

Exercise 1: Circle the correct word

1.     The elephant is (big / small).

2.     The ant is (big / small).

3.     The house is (big / small).

4.     The toy car is (big / small).

✅ Key Answers:

4. small 3. big 2. small 1. big

 

Exercise 2: Completion

Fill in the blanks with big or small.

1.     My cat is very _______.

2.     My brother has a _______ bag.

3.     That is a _______ tree.

4.     The mouse lives in a _______ hole.

✅ Key Answers:

4. small 3. big 2. big 1. small

Exercise 3: True or False

1.     The bear has a small ball.

2.     The mouse has a big ball.

3.     The red ball is big.

4.     The yellow ball is small.

✅ Key Answers:

4. True 3. True 2. False 1. False

 

Exercise 4: Cross-Matching

A B 1. Big a. little 2. Small b. red ball 3. Picnic c. eat outside 4. Leaf d. green plant part

✅ Key Answers:
4 → d 3 → c 2 → a 1 → b