Comparative adjectives Exercises For Maori Grammar

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In Te Reo Mฤori, comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between two or more entities, either in terms of their quality, quantity or degree. Comparative adjectives usually end with the suffix ‘-tia’ but can also be expressed by using terms such as ‘pฤ“nei’, ‘pฤ“rฤ’, ‘anล’, or ‘rere’. For instance, ‘nui’ is an adjective which means ‘big’ and ‘nuia’ means ‘bigger’. Now, let’s practice these comparisons in the following exercises.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks for comparative quantities or quality

1. He *nui* (bigger) te whare nei i te whare rฤ.
2. He *poto* (shorter) ahau i to matou papa.
3. He *roa* (longer) te huarahi nei i te huarahi rฤ.
4. He *anล* (similar) taku whakaaro ki to whakaaro.
5. Kei te *tino* (more) mลhio koe ki Te Reo Mฤori i ahau.
6. Kฤtahi anล ahau ka kite i tฤ“tahi tangata *pฤrekareka* (interesting) i a koe.
7. He *whakahirahira* (important) ake taku mahi i tล mahi.
8. He *whakakฤซkฤซ* (stubborn) ake koe i a ahau.
9. Kei te *nui* (much) pukumahi koe i a ia.
10. He *pakarutia* (broken) taku potae i tล potae.
11. Ko Bob te tangata *pฤnikitini* (fearful) o tatou katoa.
12. He *pakeke* (older) ake koe i te tamaiti.
13. Kua *tino* (more) kata ahau i a koe.
14. Kua *tino* (more) pลuri ahau i a koe.
15. He tino *whanoke* (amazing) ake koe i au.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with comparative adjectives for likeness or difference

1. He roa maku i tฤ“tahi *whakahฤ“* (disagreeable) i a ia.
2. He *tino* (more) aroha ahau ki a koe i te tangata rฤ.
3. Kฤore he tangata *pฤ“rฤ* (like) me koe.
4. He *pลซkengatia* (knowledgeable) koe i taku mama.
5. Ko Mary he wahine *tino* (more) aroha i a Sue.
6. Kฤore e whakahฤ“ ahau, he *tino* (more) pai koe i a ia.
7. He *whakaaro* (opinion) anล tลku.
8. He *tautoko* (support) anล taku.
9. He *kลrerotia* (discussed) anล taku.
10. He *tino* (more) mลhio rฤtou i a mฤtou.
11. He *tino* (more) pai tล puku huri i tลku.
12. I whiwhi tล matou tฤซma i te wฤ whakatuwheratia o te whakapฤpฤho.
13. Kua whฤwhฤtia te *tฤtaitia* (ordered) me ngฤ whakaaturanga whaihua.
14. I ฤwhina te *whakatakotia* (laid) i te papa rฤซhi.
15. He *wawe* (fast) tล rerenga i taku rerenga.

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