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Comparative and superlative adjectives

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Compare two or more things with forms like cheaper, more interesting, the biggest and the best.

Choose the correct form

Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.

  1. My new phone is ___ than my old one.
    • a) more fast
    • b) faster
    • c) fastest
  2. This is ___ book in the library. It's 300 years old.
    • a) the oldest
    • b) older
    • c) the most old
  3. Today is ___ than yesterday. I need a coat.
    • a) more cold
    • b) coldest
    • c) colder
  4. Sofia is the ___ student in our class.
    • a) better
    • b) best
    • c) most good
  5. The train is ___ the bus, but it's faster.
    • a) more expensive than
    • b) expensiver than
    • c) more expensive that
  6. Traffic is ___ in the evening than in the morning.
    • a) badder
    • b) worst
    • c) worse
  7. That was ___ exam of the year!
    • a) the most easy
    • b) the easiest
    • c) easier
  8. Lena's garden is ___ than ours.
    • a) biger
    • b) more big
    • c) bigger

Write the adjective

Type the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

  1. My bag is ___ (heavy) than yours.
  2. This is the ___ (good) pizza in town.
  3. I love science. For me, it is ___ (interesting) than history.
  4. Mount Everest is the ___ (high) mountain in the world.
  5. Jamal is ___ (tall) than his father now.
  6. Sunday was the ___ (bad) day of my holiday. It rained all day.
  7. This little beach is the ___ (beautiful) place I know.
  8. Which is the ___ (hot) month in your country?

Answer key

Choose the correct form

  1. b) fasterFast has one syllable, so the comparative is faster.
  2. a) the oldestWe compare it with all the books in the library, so we use the superlative: the oldest.
  3. c) colderWe compare two days with than, so we use the comparative: colder.
  4. b) bestGood is irregular. The superlative is the best.
  5. a) more expensive thanExpensive is a long adjective, so we use more, and then than.
  6. c) worseBad is irregular. The comparative is worse.
  7. b) the easiestEasy ends in -y, so the superlative is the easiest.
  8. c) biggerBig ends in one vowel + one consonant, so we double the g: bigger.

Write the adjective

  1. heavierHeavy ends in -y, so the comparative is heavier.
  2. bestGood is irregular. The superlative is best.
  3. more interestingInteresting is a long adjective, so the comparative uses more.
  4. highestWe compare it with all mountains, so we use the superlative: highest.
  5. tallerWe compare two people with than, so we use the comparative: taller.
  6. worstBad is irregular. The superlative is worst.
  7. most beautifulBeautiful is a long adjective, so the superlative uses most.
  8. hottestHot ends in one vowel + one consonant, so we double the t: hottest.

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