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Weight
Look at the pictures and read the sentences.
An elephant is HEAVY. A rabbit is LIGHT. Both have the SAME weight.
We can also write these sentences as follows: Remember
• An elephant is HEAVIER than a rabbit.
The heavier side of a
• A rabbit is LIGHTER than an elephant. weighing scale moves
• The rabbit and the monkey weigh the SAME. down.
Look at some more examples.
A bird is heavy. A feather is light. Both have the same weight.
• A bird is heavier than a feather.
• A feather is lighter than a bird.
• Both birds weigh the same.
A pumpkin is heavy. A tomato is light. Both have the same
weight.
• A pumpkin is heavier than a tomato.
• A tomato is lighter than a pumpkin.
• An apple and an orange weigh the same.
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