Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 1
COMPLETE THE CHART
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
# Adjective Comparative Superlative # Adjective Comparative Superlative
Ex big bigger biggest 21 smart
Ex important more important most important 22 far
1 tall 23 bad
2 cheap 24 fat
3 expensive 25 interesting
4 good 26 narrow
5 lazy 27 safe
6 pretty 28 dangerous
7 beautiful 29 messy
8 difficult 30 handsome
9 boring 31 attractive
10 shy 32 delicious
11 happy 33 useful
12 short 34 easy
13 famous 35 lucky
14 comfortable 36 quiet
15 ugly 37 noisy
16 warm 38 modern
17 long 39 patient
18 intelligent 40 convenient
19 wide 41 accurate
20 thick
Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) 2
Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 2
FILL IN THE BLANKS
Complete the following sentences with the correct
comparative form of the adjectives in the Word List.
1. In Canada, January is than March. Word List:
2. I think that good health is than money. • bad
• important
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours. • crowded
• good
4. I can afford to buy a new bike, but not a new car. • high
A car is than a bike. • heavy
• convenient
5. You look than the last time I saw you. • difficult
Have you lost weight? • cheap
• expensive
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant.
• quiet
It was than usual. • easy
• thin
7. Mountains are than hills.
• healthy
8. H
e got a very good mark on his exam. • dangerous
The exam was than he expected. • cold
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is
than it was a few days ago.
10. T
here 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. O
ur apartment is far from everything.
We want to move to a location.
14. Orange juice is than Coke.
15. T
he store is having a great sale today. Most televisions
are 25% than they were yesterday.
16. T
he doctor told me that I can go back to
work if I feel tomorrow.
Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) 3
Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 3
MAKE COMPARISONS
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.
Ex. 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 neighbour / 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
Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) 4
Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 5
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form
of the adjective. Then ask a classmate the questions you have written
and write his or her answers in your notebook.
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 / of 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
Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) 6
Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Exercise 8
MAKE COMPARISONS
Make comparisons for the following sets of nouns. 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 structure. Use adverbs for at least one of the sets.
# Nouns Comparisons
• watermelon A grapefruit is bigger than an orange.
Ex • grapefruit A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon.
• orange A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three.
• turtle
1 • rabbit
• fox
• feather
2 • book
• television
• running shoes
3 • bedroom slippers
• high-heeled shoes
• bicycle
4 • motorcycle
• car
• teacher
5 • doctor
• lawyer
• egg
6 • pancake
• doughnut
Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) 9
B1 Comparison of Adjectives AD014
Complete the sentences using the correct forms of the adjectives.
1. He is probably _____________________ tennis player I have ever seen (BAD) .
2. Jane is the _____________________-working student in our class (HARD) .
3. Sit over there. It's ________________________ chair in this room. (COMFORTABLE)
4. This pub is so noisy. Can we go to a place that is _____________________ (QUIET)?
5. I don't have _____________________ idea of what you are taking about. (SLIGHT)
6. John is a _____________________ person than Humphrey. (RELIABLE)
7. The new Mission Impossible movie is good, but the next James Bond film will be
_____________________. (EXCITING)
8. How much _____________________ is it to the airport? – We'll be there in ten minutes.
(FAR)
9. Why can't you stay a bit _____________________? - It's only half past six. (LONG)
10. The more you practice, the _____________________ you will get. (GOOD)
11. Piccadilly Circus is one of _____________________ places in London . (NOISY)
12. The essay you wrote wasn't very creative. I'm sure you can do _____________________.
(GOOD)
13. What's _____________________ news from the conflict zone? (LATE)
14. Getting the right people for the job is one of ________________________ problems we
have at the company. (SERIOUS)
15. The headmaster's speech was OK, but what the students said was
_____________________. (INTERESTING)
16. Helping her with the dishes was _____________________ I could do for her. (LITTLE)
17. How did you like the roller-coaster ride? – Well, it was _________________________
experience I have ever had. (FRIGHTENING)
18. Mum makes _____________________ lasagne you have ever eaten. (GOOD)
worksheets.english-grammar.at
