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

Farther The farthest
1. tall 22. far
TALLER THE TALLES

Worse The worst

2. cheap cheaper The cheaper 23. bad

Fatter The fattest

3. expensive More exp The most exp 24. fat

The best More interesting The most interesting

4. good Better 25.
interesting
The laziest Narrower The narrowest
5. lazy Lazier 26. narrow

The prettiest Safer The safest

6. pretty prettier 27. safe

The most beautiful More dangerous The most dangerous

7. beautiful More beautiful 28.
dangerous
The most difficult Messier The messiest
8. difficult More difficult 29. messy

The most boring More handsome The most handsome

9. boring More boring 30.
handsome
The shyest More attractive The most attractive
10. shy shyer 31. attractive

The happiest More delicious The most delicious

11. happy happier 32. delicious

The shortest More useful The most useful

12. short Shorte 33. useful

The most famous Easier The easiest

13. famous More famous 34. easy

The most comfortable Lickier The luckiest

14. More 35. lucky
comfortable
comfortable
The ugliest Quieter The quietest
15. ugly uglier 36. quiet

The warmest Noisier The noisiest

16. warm warmer 37. noisy

The longest More modern The most modern

17. long longer 38. modern

The most intelligent More patient The most patient

18. intelligent More 39. patient

intelligent
The wides More convenient The most convenient
19. wide wider 40.
convenient
The tchikest More accurate The most accurate
20. thick thiker 41. accurate

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 The smartest
21. smart smarte

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 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 colder than March.

2. I think that good health is more importantthan

money.

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

heavier than yours.

4. I can afford to buy a

new bike but not a new car. A car is more expensivethan a bike.

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

6. I couldn’t get a seat in the

restaurant. It was more crowded than usual.

7. Mountains are higher than hills.

8. He got a very good mark on his

exam. The exam was easier than he had expected.

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

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

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

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

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

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14. Orange juice is  healthier than Coke.

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

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel better tomorrow.

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 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 Biology is not as interesting as history

2. train/ fast/ airplane A train is not as fast as a airplane

3. algebra/ difficult/geometry Algebra is not as difficult as geometry

4. Batman / popular/Superman Batman is not as popular as superman

5. lemon/ sweet/orange A lemon is not as sweet as an orange

6. morning/ warm/afternoon The morning is not as warm as the afternoon

7. robin / big/ eagle ---- A robin is not as big as an eagle

8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours ------- My neightbor is / is not as kind as your

9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion ------- A tiger is as danguerous as a lion

10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle ----- A bicycle is not as expensive as a motorcycle

11. house/ tall/skyscraper---------- A house is not high like a skyscraper

12. France/ beautiful/Switzerland--------- France is not as beautiful as switzerland

13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes------------- My old shoes are not as comfortable as my new shoes

14. grammar/ difficult /spelling------------ Grammar is not as diificulted as spelling

15. Beethoven/ famous /Mozart---------------- Beethoven is as famous as mozart

16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream ----------------

17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice ------------------Coke is not as healthy as fruit juice

18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours ---------- My apartment is not as convenient as yours

19. big cities/ safe/ small towns ------------

20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels ----------- New York hotels are not as expensive as Tokyo hotels
 The Superlative Form of Adjectives

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

funny delicious easy cold borin luc smar

g ky t
high
dirty valuable bad larg cheap long scar
e y
rich

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

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

3. Please give me your recipe.That is the most delicious cake I’ve ever eaten.
4. Jerry is the smartest student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course.
5. Bob told the funniest story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.

6. Whales are the largest animals in the world.

7. The Nile is the longest river in the world.

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

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

10. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was the scariest 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.

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