Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
The comparative is used when you are comparing two things, and is made by adding an –er or the word more before an adjective.
The superlative is used when you are referring to the highest quality or degree of something, and is made by adding –est or the word
most before an adjective.
Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
Light (1) lighter the lightest important More important Most important
afraid interesting
amazed large
bad late
bitter low
bored narrow
boring nervous
brave nice
busy offended
carefully old
cheap orange
greyish outraged
close political
complete simple
dangerous sleepy
dark small
Adjective Comparative Superlative Adjective Comparative Superlative
difficult surprising
dirty surprised
early sweet
easy tall
enjoyable terrible
friendly tired
funny tiring
good upset
hard useful
heavy fun
honest useless
hot white
hungry wide
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the adjective in brackets:
1. I was ………………………………………………..……….. in this movie than in that one. [interested]
2. Going uphill was …………………………………………………………………. experience in my whole life! [tiring]
3. I really need to get a ……………………………………………………….. computer. I can’t afford that one. [cheap]
4. This exercise is ………………………………………………………… than the one before. [easy]
5. I’m going to tell you ………………………………………………………. joke I’ve ever heard! [funny]
6. It’s ………………………………………………….. today than yesterday, don’t you think? [cold]
7. This book is the ………………………………………………………. I’ve ever read! [enjoyable]
8. Ms. Thomas’s English class is the …………………………………………………………… class I’ve ever had! [fun]
Rewrite the following sentences by using “less” or “least” without changing the meaning.
9. The mango is sweeter than the apple.
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10.Iron is more useful than copper.
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11.Gold is more precious than silver.
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12.This is the most useless of my gadgets.
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13.Platinum is one of the rarest minerals.
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14.The wild-apple is the sourest of all fruits.
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15.You are uglier than the baby. _____________________________________________________________________
16.I have got more energy than I used to have.
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