Taller or Shorter?

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When something is being described as  tall or short, we are referring to an object's height.  When you are comparing the height of two objects, we describe one as being taller and one as being shorter.

                                               

The tree is taller than the beaver.

The beaver is shorter than the tree.

 


 

Look at the picture below. 
Which object is taller? 
Click on the word to see if you are correct.

                                             

lady

cart

 

The girl is taller than the boy The boy is shorter than the girl.

                                         

 

The boy is taller than the girl.  The girl is shorter than the boy.

                                                    

 

 

 
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