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 _________________________ than March.
2. I think that good health is ___________________________ than money.
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much _________________________ than
yours.
4. I can afford to buy a new bike but not a new car. A car is
___________________________ than a bike.
5. You look _______________________ than the last time I saw you. Have you
lost weight?
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was
____________________________ than usual.
7. Mountains are __________________________ than hills.
8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was
_______________________ than he had expected.
9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is
_____________________________ than it was a few days ago.
10. There 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. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a
_____________________________ location.
14. Orange juice is __________________________ than Coke.
15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25%
_____________________ than they were
yesterday.
16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel
______________________ tomorrow.
Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the
words listed below.
Funny/ high/ delicious/ easy/ cold/ boring/ lucky/ smart
Dirty/ rich/ valuable// bad/ large /cheap/ long/ scary
1. Yesterday was _____________________ day of the year. I almost froze to
death walking home from school!
2. That was ________________________________ movie I’ve ever seen. I
almost walked out in the middle.
3. Please give me your recipe. That is _________________________________
cake I’ve ever eaten.
4. Jerry is _______________________________ student in our class. He gets
the top grades in every course.
5. Bob told _______________________________________ story last night. I
couldn’t stop laughing.
6. Whales are ____________________________________________ animals
in the world.
7. The Nile is _________________________________________ river in the
world.
8. Marie is ________________________________ person I know. She has
won the lottery four times!
9. He is ________________________________ speaker I have ever heard.
Half the audience fell asleep during
his speech.
10. Mount Everest is __________________________________ mountain in the
world.
11. That is _________________________________ painting in the art gallery.
It’s worth a million dollars.
12. Bill Gates is one of ________________________________________ men
in the world.
13. I finished the exercise in five minutes. It was
_______________________________ homework the teacher
has ever given us.
14. Arthur hates to clean. He has __________________________________
apartment I’ve ever seen.
15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be
___________________________________ restaurant in town.
16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night. That was
_____________________________________ show
I’ve ever watched.
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
A. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives
below.
1. hard ___________________ ___________________
2. careful ___________________ ___________________
3. early ___________________ ___________________
4. quick ___________________ ___________________
5. slow ___________________ ___________________
6. beautiful ___________________ ___________________
7. good ___________________ ___________________
8. clear ___________________ ___________________
9. late ___________________ ___________________
10. far ___________________ ___________________
11. bad ___________________ ___________________
12. fluent ___________________ ___________________
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the adjective or
adverb, comparative or
superlative of the words provided.
1. This is ___________________________ (fancy) dress I own.
2. In my opinion, a deer moves ____________________ (graceful) of all the
animals.
3. The politician spoke ________________ (loud) than was necessary.
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always _______________ (heavy) than my
husband’s.
5. January is _____________________ (cold) month of the year.
6. Mrs. Pedrido speaks _______________________(fluent) than her husband,
but her daughter speaks
_______________________ (fluent) of the whole family.
7. December 21 is the ________________(short) day of the year. It is
______________ (short) than any other.
8. Andrew is __________________ (fast) runner on the team.
9. This apartment is __________________(convenient) of all the apartments I
have seen.
10. Annie usually gets up ________________(early) than her sister.
11. Max finished the homework _________________ (fast) than anyone else in
the class.
12. A turtle moves _____________________(slow) than a rabbit.
13. Bonnie works ___________________(hard) of all the employees in the
office.
14. This book is _____________________ (interesting) than the one I read last
week.
15. Daniel drives ____________________________ (careful) than his father.
16. Judy goes to the library ____________________ (often) than I do.
17. That gold necklace is ____________________(expensive) one in the whole
store.
18. This is _____________________ (bad) movie I have ever seen.
19. Shaun sings even __________________(beautiful) than her mother, who is
a famous opera star. In fact, she
has ___________________ (beautiful) voice I’ve ever heard.