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COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES

NEDER ACERO ROJAS
 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
Tall Taller The tallest Far farther The farthest
Cheap Cheaper The cheapest Bad worse The worst
Expensive More expensive The most expensive Fat fatter The fattest
Good Better The best Interesting More interesting The most interesting
Lazy Lazier The laziest Narrow narrower The narrowest
Pretty Prettier The prettiest Safe safer The safest
Beautiful More beautiful The most beautiful Dangerous More dangerous The most dangerous
Difficult More difficult The most difficult Messy messier The messiest
Boring More boring The most boring Handsome More handsome The most handsome
Shy Shyer The shyest Attractive More attractive The most attractive
Happy Happier The happiest Delicious More delicious The most delicious
Short Shorter The shortest Useful More useful The most useful
Famous More famous The most famous Easy easier The easiest
Comfortable More comfortable The most comfortable Lucky luckier The luckiest
Ugly Uglier The ugliest Quiet quieter The quietest
Warm Warmer The warmest Noisy noisier The noisiest
Long Longer The longest Modern More modern The most modern
Intelligent More intelligent The most intelligent Patient More patient The most patient
Wide Wider The widest Convenien More convenient The most convenient
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Thick Thicker The thickest accurate More accurate The most accurate
Smart smarter The smartest

The Comparative Form of Adjectives

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

bad convenient easy

important
difficult thin
crowded
cheap healthy
good
expensive dangerous
high
quiet cold
heavy

1. In Canada, January is ______colder___________________ than March.

2. I think that good health is _______more important____________________ than 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 expensive_ than 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 crowde________________ than usual.

7. Mountains are _higher_________________________ than hills.

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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.

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.

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 isn’t as interesting as history

2. train/ fast/ airplane

A train isn’t as fast as a plane

3. algebra/ difficult/ geometry

Algebra isn’t as difficult as geometry

4. Batman / popular/ Superman

Batman isn’t as popular as Superman

5. lemon/ sweet/ orange

A lemon isn’t as sweet as an orange

6. morning/ warm/ afternoon

The morning isn’t as warm as the afternoon

7. robin / big/ eagle

A robin isn’t as big as an eagle

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8. my neighbor/ friendly/ yours

My neighbor isn’t as friendly as yours

9. tiger/ dangerous/ lion

A tiger is as dangerous as a lion

10. bicycle/ expensive/ motorcycle

. A bicycle isn’t as expensive as a motorcycle

11. house/ tall/ skyscraper

A house isn’t as tall as a skyscraper

12. France/ beautiful/ Switzerland

France is/isn’t as beautiful as Switzerland

13. my old shoes/ comfortable/ new shoes

My old shoes are/aren’t as comfortable as my new shoes

14. grammar/ difficult / spelling

Grammar is/isn’t as difficult as spelling

15. Beethoven/ famous / Mozart

Beethoven is as famous as Mozart

16. frozen yogurt/ fattening/ ice cream

Frozen yogurt is/isn’t as fattening as ice-cream

17. Coke/ healthy/ fruit juice

Coke isn’t as health as fruit juice

18. my apartment/ convenient/ yours

. My apartment is/isn’t as convenient as yours

19. big cities/ safe/ small towns

Big cities are/aren’t as safe as small towns

20. New York hotels/ expensive/ Tokyo hotels

New York hotels are/aren’t 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 high delicious

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easy dirty cheap

cold rich long

boring valuable scary

lucky bad

smart large

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

2. That was ______ the worst __________________________ 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 cheapest _________________ restaurant in
town.

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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

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

2. carefully more carefully the most carefully
3. early earlier the earliest
4. quickly more quickly most quickly
5. slowly more slowly most slowly
6. beautifully more beautifully most beautifully
7. well better best
8. clearly more clearly most clearly
9. late later latest
10. far further furthest
11. badly worse worst
12. fluently more fluently most fluently

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

1. I drive _____ more carefully _______________________________ (carefully) than my husband.

2. Angela works ___ harder ___________________________ (hard) than I do, but our secretary
works_____the hardest ___________________________ (hard) of all of us.

3. Anita sings _______ the most beautifully ________________________ (beautifully) of all the
people in the choir.

4. Our teacher explains the lessons __ more clearly __________________________ (clearly) than
your teacher.

5. Robert arrived at the meeting ___ earlier ___________________________ (early) than Francis.
6. Ken arrived ___ the earliest ______________________________ (early) of them all.

7. Teenagers usually drive ______ faster ________________________ (fast) than their parents.

8. My daughter cooks _____ better _________________________(well) than I do, but my husband

cooks ____the best____________________________ (well) of all of us.

9. Rene speaks ______ the most ________________________ (fluently) of all the ESL students in
the class.

10. The teacher arrived ________ later ____________________(late) than the students.

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 _________the fanciest __________________ (fancy) dress I own.

2. In my opinion, a deer moves _ the most gracefully___________________ (graceful) of all the

animals.

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

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

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

6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks __ more fluently _____________________(fluent) than her husband, but
her daughter speaks __ the most fluently_____________________ (fluent) of the whole family.

7. December 21 is the __ shortest ______________(short) day of the year. It is _ shorter___

(short) than any other.

8. Andrew is __ the fastest ________________ (fast) runner on the team.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Daniel drives ______ more carefully ______________________ (careful) than his father.

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

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

18. This is ____ the worst _________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.

19. Shaun sings even __ more beautifully ________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is a
famous opera star. In fact, she has __ the most beautiful _________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve
ever heard.