Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.

example: big / bigger / biggest or important / more important / most important

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. tall 22. far

2. cheap 23. bad

3. expensive 24. fat

4. good 25. interesting

5. lazy 26. narrow

6. pretty 27. safe

7. beautiful 28. dangerous

8. difficult 29. messy

9. boring 30. handsome

10. shy 31. attractive

11. happy 32. delicious

12. short 33. useful

13. famous 34. easy

14. comfortable 35. lucky

15. ugly 36. quiet

16. warm 37. noisy

17. long 38. modern

18. intelligent 39. patient

19. wide 40. convenient

20. thick 41. accurate

21. smart
 The Comparative Form of Adjectives

Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below.

bad important crowded good high heavy convenient difficult

cheap expensive quiet easy thin healthy dangerous cold

1. In Canada, January is than March.

2. I think that good health is than money.

3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours.

4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is than a bike.

5. You look than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight?

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was than usual.

7. Mountains are than hills.

8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was than he had expected.

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is than it was a few days ago.

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are than the small town where I live.

11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is than the last one we did.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’m going to find a place.

13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a location.

14. Orange juice is than Coke.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% than they were
yesterday.

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel tomorrow.
 Comparatives Using as….as
Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure as…as.

Ex. My apartment/ large/ yours My apartment is as large as yours.

My car /expensive/ your car My car isn’t as expensive as your car.

1. biology/ interesting/ history

2. train/ fast/ airplane

3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry

4. Batman / popular/ Superman

5. lemon/ sweet/ orange

6. morning/ warm/ afternoon

7. robin / big/ eagle

8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours

9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion

10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle

11. house/ tall/ skyscraper

12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland

13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes

14. grammar/ difficult / spelling

15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart

16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream

17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice

18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours

19. big cities/ safe/ small towns

20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels
 The Superlative Form of Adjectives

Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the words listed below.

funny high delicious easy cold boring lucky smart

dirty rich valuable bad large cheap long scary

1. Yesterday was day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school!

2. That was movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle.

3. Please give me your recipe. That is cake I’ve ever eaten.

4. Jerry is student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.

5. Bob told story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6. Whales are animals in the world.

7. The Nile is river in the world.

8. Marie is person I know. She has won the lottery four times!

9. He is speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep during
his speech.

10. Mount Everest is mountain in the world.

11. That is painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars.

12. Bill Gates is one of men in the world.

13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was homework the teacher
has ever given us.

14. Arthur hates to clean. He has apartment I’ve ever seen.

15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be restaurant in town.

16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was show
I’ve ever watched.
 The Superlative Form of Adjectives

A) Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.

Ex. what/ big mistake/ ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?

1. what /beautiful place to visit/ your country

2. who/ kind person/ you know

3. what/ good movie/ ever seen

4. what/ happy day/ in your life

5. what/ crazy thing/ ever done

6. what/ expensive thing/ ever bought

7. what/ good restaurant/ your city

8. what/ exciting place/ ever been

9. who/ interesting person/ ever met

B) Ask a classmate the questions you have written or write your own answers on
a separate piece of paper.
 Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs

A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

Ex. fast faster the fastest

1. hard
2. carefully
3. early
4. quickly
5. slowly
6. beautifully
7. well
8. clearly
9. late
10. far
11. badly
12. fluently

B. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb
provided.

1. I drive (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works (hard) than I do, but our secretary works
(hard) of all of us.
3. Anita sings (beautifully) of all the people in the choir.
4. Our teacher explains the lessons (clearly) than your teacher.
5. Robert arrived at the meeting (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived (early) of them all.
7. Teenagers usually drive (fast) than their parents.
8. My daughter cooks (well) than I do, but my husband cooks
(well) of all of us.
9. Rene speaks (fluently) of all the ESL students in the class.
10. The teacher arrived (late) than the students.
 Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs

Make comparisons of the following. Use your own ideas. Write three sentences for each set, one using the
comparative structure with than, one using the comparative structure with as…as, and one using the
superlative. (Use at least one adverb in the exercise.)

Ex. watermelon/ grapefruit/ orange.

A grapefruit is bigger than an orange.
A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon.
A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three.

1. turtle/ rabbit/ fox

2. feather/ book/ television

3. running shoes/ bedroom slippers/ high heeled shoes

4. bicycle/ motorcycle/ car

5. teacher/ doctor/ lawyer

6. egg/ pancake/ donut

 Comparatives and Superlatives – Adjectives and Adverbs

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or adverb, comparative or
superlative of the words provided.

1. This is (fancy) dress I own.

2. In my opinion, a deer moves (graceful) of all the animals.

3. The politician spoke (loud) than was necessary.

4. When we travel, my suitcase is always (heavy) than my husband’s.

5. January is (cold) month of the year.

6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks (fluent) than her husband, but her daughter speaks
(fluent) of the whole family.

7. December 21 is the (short) day of the year. It is (short) than any other.

8. Andrew is (fast) runner on the team.

9. This apartment is (convenient) of all the apartments I have seen.

10. Annie usually gets up (early) than her sister.

11. Max finished the homework (fast) than anyone else in the class.

12. A turtle moves (slow) than a rabbit.

13. Bonnie works (hard) of all the employees in the office.

14. This book is (interesting) than the one I read last week.

15. Daniel drives (careful) than his father.

16. Judy goes to the library (often) than I do.

17. That gold necklace is (expensive) one in the whole store.

18. This is (bad) movie I have ever seen.

19. Shaun sings even (beautiful) than her mother, who is a famous opera star. In fact, she
has (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.
Answers

Page 1.
1 See page 13

Page 2.
1. colder 2. more important 3. heavier 4. more expensive 5. thinner 6. more crowded 7. higher 8. easier 9. worse 10. more
dangerous 11. more difficult 12. quieter 13. more convenient 14. healthier 15. cheaper 16. better

Page 3.
1. Biology is/isn’t as interesting as history 2. A train isn’t as fast as a plane 3. Algebra is/isn’t as difficult as geometry. 4. Batman is/isn’t as
popular as Superman. 5. A lemon isn’t as sweet as an orange. 6. The morning isn’t as warm as the afternoon. 7. A robin isn’t as big as an
eagle. 8. My neighbor is/isn’t as friendly as yours. 9. A tiger is as dangerous as a lion. 10. A bicycle isn’t as expensive as a motorcycle.
11. A house isn’t as tall as a skyscraper. 12. France is/isn’t as beautiful as Switzerland. 13. My old shoes are/aren’t as comfortable as my
new shoes. 14. Grammar is/isn’t as difficult as spelling. 15. Beethoven is as famous as Mozart. 16. Frozen yogurt is/isn’t as fattening as
ice-cream. 17. Coke isn’t as health as fruit juice. 18. My apartment is/isn’t as convenient as yours. 19. Big cities are/aren’t as safe as
small towns. New York hotels are/aren’t as expensive as Tokyo hotels.

Page 4.
1. the coldest 2. the worst 3. the most delicious 4. the smartest 5. the funniest 6. the largest 7. the longest 8. the luckiest 9.
the most boring 10. the highest 11. the most valuable 12. the richest 13. the easiest 14. the dirtiest 15. the cheapest 16. the
scariest

Page 5.
1. What is the most beautiful place to visit in your country? 2. Who is the kindest person you know? 3. What is the best movie you’ve ever
seen? 4. What was the happiest day of your life? 5. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done? 6. What is the most expensive thing you’ve
ever bought? 7. What is the best restaurant in your city? 8. What is the most exciting place you’ve ever been? 9. Who is the most interesting
person you’ve ever met?

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A. 1. harder / the hardest 2. more carefully / the most carefully 3. earlier / the earliest 4. more quickly / most quickly 5. more slowly /
most slowly 6. more beautifully / most beautifully 7. better / best 8. more clearly / most clearly 9. later / latest 10. further / furthest
11. worse / worst 12. more fluently / most fluently

B. 1. more carefully 2. harder / the hardest 3. the most beautifully 4. more clearly 5. earlier 6. the earliest 7. faster 8. better / the
best 9. the most 10. later

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1. the fanciest 2. the most gracefully 3. louder 4. heavier 5. the coldest 6. more fluently / the most fluently 7. shortest / shorter 8.
the fastest 9. the most convenient 10. earlier 11. faster 12. slower 13. the hardest 14. the most interesting 15. more carefully
16. more often 17. the most expensive 18. the worst 19. more beautifully / the most beautiful

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 Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives

Answers

Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative

1. tall taller the tallest 22. far farther the farthest

2. cheap cheaper the cheapest 23. bad worse the worst

3. expensive more expensive the most expensive 24. fat fatter the fattest

4. good better the best 25. interesting more interesting the most interesting

5. lazy lazier the laziest 26. narrow narrower the narrowest

6. pretty prettier the prettiest 27. safe safer the safest

7. beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful 28. dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous

8. difficult more difficult the most difficult 29. messy messier the messiest

9. boring more boring the most boring 30. handsome more handsome the most handsome

10. shy shyer the shyest 31. attractive more attractive the most attractive

11. happy happier the happiest 32. delicious more delicious the most delicious

12. short shorter the shortest 33. useful more useful the most useful

13. famous more famous the most famous 34. easy easier the easiest

14. comfortable more comfortable the most comfortable 35. lucky luckier the luckiest

15. ugly uglier the ugliest 36. quiet quieter the quietest

16. warm warmer the warmest 37. noisy noisier the noisiest

17. long longer the longest 38. modern more modern the most modern

18. intelligent more intelligent the most intelligent 39. patient more patient the most patient

19. wide wider the widest 40. convenient more convenient the most convenient

20. thick thicker the thickest 41. accurate more accurate the most accurate

21. smart smarter the smartest