1. Write the adjectives in brackets in the Comparative form.

a) John Lennon was (OLD) OLDER THAN Paul McCartney.

b) Some people think the Met is (GOOD)BETTER THAN the Louvre.
c) Eric was (AFRAID)MORE AFRAID in Harlem THAN in the Subway.
d) Cats are (NICE) NICER THAN dogs.
e) Cartoons are (GOOD)BETTER THAN music programmes.
f) The Empire State is (BIG)BIGGER THAN the Chrysler Building.
g) Barcelona is (SMALL)SMALLER THAN Madrid, but (BIG)BIGGER THAN
Valencia.
2. Write the adjectives in brackets in the Superaltive form.
a)Samantha is the (PRETTY) PRETTIEST girl that Paul has ever met.
b)I think that King Kong was the (BAD)WORST film ever!
c)Mounth Everest is the (HIGH)HIGHEST mountain in the world.
d)Our English teacher is the (GOOD)BEST teacher ever!
e)My room is the (CLEAN)CLEANEST room in my house.
f)Ron is the (CLEVER)MOST CLEVER person I’ve ever met.
g)The Millenium Star is one of the (EXPENSIVE)MOST EXPENSIVE diamonds in
the world.
NOTA: No le coloque “THE” a cada superlativo porque ya estaba en la oración.

3. Write the sentences in the correct order.

a) are / than / faster / Cars / bikes. Cars are faster than bikes
b) interesting / is / than /more / History / Maths. Math is more interesting than history.
c) than / is / exciting / New York / Albany. New York is exciting than Albany.
d) than / funnier / Comics / magazines / are Comics are than funnier magazines.
e) Japan / expensive / the / country. / is /most Japan is the country most expensive.

4. Complete the table. Pay attention and don’t forget than or the.

ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

Good Atl. Nacional is better than Atl. Nacional is the best team
America of Colombia
Nice My mother is Nicer than My mother is the nicest the
Shakira world
Annoying Dog is more annoying than Flu disease is the most
the cat annoying of the health.
Cheap Slippers are cheaper than Slippers are the cheapest of
the shoes footwear
Expensive Tv is more expensive than Tvs are the most expensive
the cellphone mass media
Bad America is worst than Atl. America is the worst team of
Huila Colombia
Big Whale is Bigger than fish Whale is animal the biggest
in the ocean.
Tall Edifice is taller than house Edifices are the tallest on
land
Pretty My brother is prettier than My brother the prettiest the
Maluma all mens
Fast Car is faster than horse Car is vehicle the fastest the
world
Happy People in Colombia is People of Colombia is the
 happier than in Canada
Small Ciudad de Vaticano is
smaller than Rusia
Sad Cat is Sadder than the dog
NO ENTENDI EL EJERCICIO…
Boring Watching America's game is
more boring than Atl. Huila
happiest of continent
Ciudad de Vaticano is
country the smallest of
world
Oso polar is animal saddest
of world
America is the team is the
most boring of Colombia 😊

Name: Frehiser Mosquera Santanilla

Comparative or
Superlative?

Rewrite each sentence, adding the appropriate ending to the adjective to make it either
comparative (comparing two or more things with –er ending) or superlative (ranking as the
highest or lowest of three or more items with –est ending).

1. He was (tall) than his brother.

2. Our car is the (fast) of all.
3. Her lunch is _(good) than mine.
4. Jennifer is (sleepy) than Mike.
5. Our dog is the (fierce) on our street.
6. The sun is (bright) than the moon.
7. Bob has the (big) feet in the classroom.
8. Elizabeth is (silly) than Elona.
9. The kitchen is (dirty) than the bathroom.
10. The science book is the (heavy) of the texts.
11. The kitten is (cute) than the puppy.
12. Old teachers are (crabby) than new teachers.
13. Oranges are (sweet) than grapefruits.
14. Jill is the (quiet) student in the room.
15. Using a printer is (fast) than writing by hand.
16. Black is the (dark) of all the colors.
17. Heidi’s hair is (soft) than Malcolm’s hair.
18. Chili peppers are (spicy) than bell peppers.
19. Metals are (shiny) than non-metals.
20. My glass is (full) than my brother’s glass.
21. The tuba is the (low) brass instrument.
22. Ballet is (difficult) than tap dancing.
23. The trumpet is the (loud) brass instrument.
24. Veronica is the (thin) dancer in the show.
25. Tiffany is (cheerful) than Jessica.
26. Gwen’s handwriting is the (small) of all.
27. Terrell’s hair is (curly) than Camille’s hair.
28. This movie is the (long) one I have ever seen!
29. This painting is (colorful) than that one.g
30. Sharks have (sharp) teeth than rabbits.
31. Glasses are (fragile) than cups.
32. The first comedian was the (funny) of all.

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