Comparatives and Superlatives Esl

Comparatives & Superlatives: Adjectives & Adverbs
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Comparatives & Superlatives:

Adjectives & Adverbs
Table of Contents
2 EXERCISE 1 8 EXERCISE 7
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
Write the comparative and superlative forms. Complete the sentences.
3 EXERCISE 2 9 EXERCISE 8
The Comparative Form of Adjectives Comparatives and Superlatives –
Complete the sentences. Adjectives and Adverbs
Make comparisons.
4 EXERCISE 3
Comparative Adjectives Using “as ... as” 10 EXERCISE 9
Make comparisons. Comparatives and Superlatives –
Adjectives and Adverbs
5 EXERCISE 4 Complete the sentences.
The Superlative Form of Adjectives
Complete the sentences. 11 EXERCISE 10
Comparatives and Superlatives –
6 EXERCISE 5 Adjectives and Adverbs
The Superlative Form of Adjectives Class survey. Make comparisons.
Write questions. Ask and answer the questions. Answer the superlative questions.
7 EXERCISE 6
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
Write the comparative and superlative forms.
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Exercise 1
COMPAR ATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADJECTIVES
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
# Adjective Comparative Superlative # Adjective Comparative Superlative
1 big bigger biggest 23 smart
2 important more important most important 24 far
3 tall 25 bad
4 cheap 26 fat
5 expensive 27 interesting
6 good 28 narrow
7 lazy 29 safe
8 pretty 30 dangerous
9 beautiful 31 messy
10 difficult 32 handsome
11 boring 33 attractive
12 shy 34 delicious
13 happy 35 useful
14 short 36 easy
15 famous 37 lucky
16 comfortable 38 quiet
17 ugly 39 noisy
18 warm 40 modern
19 long 41 patient
20 intelligent 42 convenient
21 wide 43 accurate
22 thick
Exercise 2
THE COMPAR ATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES
Complete the following sentences with the correct Word List

comparative form of the adjectives in the Word List. • bad
• important
1. In Canada, January is than March. • crowded
• good
2. I think that good health is than money. • high
• heavy
3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours.
• convenient
4. I can afford to buy a new bike, but not a new car. • difficult
• cheap
A car is than a bike.
• expensive
5. You look than the last time I saw you. • quiet
Have you lost weight? • easy
• thin
6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. • healthy
It was than usual. • dangerous
• cold
7. Mountains are than hills.
8. H
e got a very good mark on his exam.
The exam was than he expected.
9. Y
ou 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.
Exercise 3
COMPAR ATIVE ADJECTIVES USING “AS ... AS”
Make your own comparisons using the

words provided and the structure “as ... as.”
1. my apartment / large / yours My apartment is as large as yours.
2. my car / expensive / your car My car isn’t as expensive as your car.
3. biology / interesting / history
4. train / fast / airplane
5. algebra / difficult / geometry
6. Batman / popular / Superman
7. lemon / sweet / orange
8. morning / warm / afternoon
9. robin / big / eagle
10. my neighbor / friendly / yours
11. tiger / dangerous / lion
12. bicycle / expensive / motorcycle
13. house / tall / skyscraper
14. France / beautiful / Switzerland
15. my old shoes / comfortable / new shoes
16. grammar / difficult / spelling
17. Beethoven / famous / Mozart
18. frozen yogurt / fattening / ice cream
19. Coke / healthy / fruit juice
20. my apartment / convenient / yours
21. big cities / safe / small towns
22. New York hotels / expensive / Tokyo hotels
Exercise 4
THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES
Complete the following sentences with the correct Word List

superlative form of the adjectives in the Word List. • funny
• high
1. Yesterday was day of the year. • delicious
I almost froze to death walking home from school! • easy
• cold
2. That was movie I’ve ever seen. • boring
I almost walked out in the middle. • lucky
• smart
3. Please give me your recipe. That is cake I’ve ever eaten. • dirty
• rich
4. Jerry is student in our class.
• valuable
He gets the top grades in every course. • bad
• large
5. Bob told story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing.
• cheap
6. Whales are animals in the world. • long
• scary
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 the show I’ve ever watched.
Exercise 5
THE SUPERLATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES
A. Write Questions
Write questions using the words provided

and the superlative form of the adjective.
1. what / big mistake / ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
2. what / beautiful place to visit / your country
3. who / kind person / you know
4. what / good movie / ever seen
5. what / happy day / of your life
6. what / crazy thing / ever done
7. what / expensive thing / ever bought
8. what / good restaurant / your city
9. what / exciting place / ever been
10. who / interesting person / ever met
B. Ask Questions
Ask a classmate the questions you have written

and write his or her answers in your notebook.
Exercise 6
COMPAR ATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADVERBS
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below.
# Adverb Comparative Superlative
1 fast faster the fastest
2 hard
3 carefully
4 early
5 quickly
6 slowly
7 beautifully
8 well
9 clearly
10 late
11 far
12 badly
13 fluently
Exercise 7
COMPAR ATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES OF ADVERBS
Complete the following sentences with the correct form

(comparative or superlative) of the adverb provided.
1. I drive than my husband.

(carefully)
2. Angela works than I do.

(hard)
3. Our secretary works of all of us.

(hard)
4. Anita sings of all the people in the choir.

(beautifully)
5. Our teacher explains the lessons than your teacher.

(clearly)
6. Robert arrived at the meeting than Francis.

(early)
7. Ken arrived of them all.

(early)
8. Teenagers usually drive than their parents.

(fast)
9. My daughter cooks than I do.

(well)
10. My husband cooks of all of us.

(well)
11. Rene speaks of all the ESL students in the class.
(fluently)
12. The teacher arrived than the students.

(late)
Exercise 8
COMPAR ATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES – ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
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.
1. watermelon / grapefruit / orange 5. bicycle / motorcycle / car
A grapefruit is bigger than an orange.
A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon.
A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three.
2. turtle / rabbit / fox 6. teacher / doctor / lawyer
3. feather / book / television 7. egg / pancake / doughnut
4. running shoes / bedroom slippers / high-heeled shoes
Exercise 9
Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative

or superlative adjective or adverb. The adjective form is provided.
Change the adjective into an adverb when necessary.
1. This is dress I own.

(fancy)
2. In my opinion, a deer moves of all the animals.

(graceful)
3. The politician spoke than was necessary.

(loud)
4. When we travel, my suitcase is always than my husband’s.

(heavy)
5. January is month of the year.

(cold)
6. Mrs. Pedriro speaks than her husband. Her son speaks of the whole family.
(fluent) (fluent)
7. December 21 is day of the year. It is than any other.

(short) (short)
8. Andrew is runner on the team.

(fast)
9. This apartment is of all the apartments I have seen.

(convenient)
10. Annie usually gets up than her sister.

(early)
11. Max finished the homework than anyone else in the class.
(fast)
12. A turtle moves than a rabbit.

(slow)
13. Bonnie works of all the employees in the office.

(hard)
14. This book is than the one I read last week.
(interesting)
15. Daniel drives than his father.

(careful)
16. Judy goes to the library than I do.

(regular)
17. That gold necklace is one in the whole store.

(expensive)
18. This is movie I have ever seen.

(bad)
Exercise 10
A. Class Survey
Interview your classmates and complete the following chart.

Then do the exercises on the following pages. If you have a large class,
break into two or three smaller groups. You may wish to write the
questions on a separate piece of paper before you begin your survey.
Name
of Student
Arrived
at School
Number
of Siblings
Length of
Time in City
Number of
Languages
Distance
from School
Shoe Size
Number of
Instruments Played
Number of
Sports Played
Height
Exercise 10 cont.
B. Writing
Using the information from the survey in Part A, make as many

sentences as you can about your classmates. Use the comparative
form of an adjective or adverb and the structures “than” or “as ... as.”
1. Mary arrived at school earlier than Jane.
2. John’s feet are not as large as Bill’s.
3. Andrea studied longer than I did last night.
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Exercise 10 cont.
C. Questions
Using the information from the survey,

answer the following questions in complete sentences.
1. Who got to school the earliest today? 6. Who wears the largest shoe size?
2. Who has the most siblings? 7. Who is the most musical person in the class?
3. Who has lived in this city the longest? 8. Who is the most athletic person in the class?
4. Who speaks the most languages? 9. Who is the tallest student in the class?
5. Who lives the farthest away from the school? 10. Extra question: Who studied the hardest last night?

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Grammar Practice Worksheets

Comparatives & Superlatives:

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.

# Adjective Comparative Superlative # Adjective Comparative Superlative

1 big bigger biggest 23 smart

2 important more important most important 24 far

Complete the following sentences with the correct Word List

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities.

11. I don’t understand this lesson.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy.

13. Our apartment is far from everything.

14. Orange juice is than Coke.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to

Make your own comparisons using the

1. my apartment / large / yours My apartment is as large as yours.

2. my car / expensive / your car My car isn’t as expensive as your car.

3. biology / interesting / history

4. train / fast / airplane

5. algebra / difficult / geometry

6. Batman / popular / Superman

7. lemon / sweet / orange

8. morning / warm / afternoon

9. robin / big / eagle

10. my neighbor / friendly / yours

11. tiger / dangerous / lion

12. bicycle / expensive / motorcycle

13. house / tall / skyscraper

14. France / beautiful / Switzerland

15. my old shoes / comfortable / new shoes

16. grammar / difficult / spelling

17. Beethoven / famous / Mozart

18. frozen yogurt / fattening / ice cream

19. Coke / healthy / fruit juice

20. my apartment / convenient / yours

21. big cities / safe / small towns

22. New York hotels / expensive / Tokyo hotels

Complete the following sentences with the correct Word List

8. Marie is person I know.

9. He is speaker I have ever heard.

10. Mount Everest is mountain in the world.

11. That is painting in the art gallery.

12. Bill Gates is one of men in the world.

13. I finished the exercise in five minutes.

15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be

16. I was afraid to turn off the lights last night.

Write questions using the words provided

2. what / beautiful place to visit / your country

3. who / kind person / you know

4. what / good movie / ever seen

5. what / happy day / of your life

6. what / crazy thing / ever done

7. what / expensive thing / ever bought

8. what / good restaurant / your city

9. what / exciting place / ever been

10. who / interesting person / ever met

Ask a classmate the questions you have written

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below.

# Adverb Comparative Superlative

1 fast faster the fastest

Complete the following sentences with the correct form

1. I drive than my husband.

2. Angela works than I do.

10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities.

11. I don’t understand this lesson.

12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy.

13. Our apartment is far from everything.

15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions

16. The doctor told me that I can go back to

7. December 21 is day of the year. It is than any other.

1. Mary arrived at school earlier than Jane.

2. John’s feet are not as large as Bill’s.

3. Andrea studied longer than I did last night.