Comparativos y Superlativos

Comparatives & Superlatives
Grammar Practice Worksheets
Comparatives
& Superlatives
Table of Contents
2 EXERCISE 1 9 EXERCISE 8
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives Comparatives and Superlatives –
Write the comparative and superlative forms. Adjectives and Adverbs
Make comparisons.
3 EXERCISE 2
The Comparative Form of Adjectives 10 EXERCISE 9
Complete the sentences. Comparatives and Superlatives –
Adjectives and Adverbs
4 EXERCISE 3 Complete the sentences.
Comparative Adjectives Using “as ... as”
Make comparisons. 11 EXERCISE 10
Comparatives and Superlatives –
5 EXERCISE 4 Adjectives and Adverbs
The Superlative Form of Adjectives Class survey. Make comparisons.
Complete the sentences. Answer the superlative questions.
6 EXERCISE 5 14 ANSWER KEY

The Superlative Form of Adjectives
Write questions. Ask and/or answer questions.
7 EXERCISE 6
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
Write the comparative and superlative forms.
8 EXERCISE 7
Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs
Complete the sentences.
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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 words 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. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is

than it was a few days ago.
10. T
here 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. O
ur apartment is far from everything.
We want to move to a location.
14. Orange juice is than Coke.
15. T
he store is having a great sale today. Most televisions
are 25% than they were yesterday.
16. T
he 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 words 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 or

write your own answers on a separate piece of paper.
Exercise 6
COMPAR ATIVE 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 ATIVE 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 graperfruit 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
COMPAR ATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES – ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Complete the following sentences with the correct form

(comparative or superlative) of the adjective or adverb provided.
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 the 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.

(often)
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.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
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?
Answer Key
Exercise 1
# Adjective Comparative Superlative # Adjective Comparative Superlative
1 big bigger biggest 31 messy messier messiest
2 important more important most important 32 handsome more handsome most handsome
3 tall taller tallest 33 attractive more attractive most attractive
4 cheap cheaper cheapest 34 delicious more delicious most delicious
5 expensive more expensive most expensive 35 useful more useful most useful
6 good better best 36 easy easier easiest
7 lazy lazier laziest 37 lucky luckier luckiest
8 pretty prettier prettiest 38 quiet quieter quietest
9 beautiful more beautiful most beautiful 39 noisy noisier noisiest
10 difficult more difficult most difficult 40 modern more modern most modern
11 boring more boring most boring 41 patient more patient most patient
12 shy shyer or shier shyest or shiest 42 convenient more convenient most convenient
13 happy happier happiest 43 accurate more accurate most accurate
14 short shorter shortest

*Use farther/farthest for physical distance and further/furthest
15 famous more famous most famous
for a greater degree. (E.g., I live on the farther side of town. / Further
16 comfortable more comfortable most comfortable research is needed.) Note that farther/farthest and further/furthest
17 ugly uglier ugliest are more commonly used as adverbs.
18 warm warmer warmest

Exercise 2
19 long longer longest
20 intelligent more intelligent most intelligent 1. colder 9. worse

21 wide wider widest 2. more important 10. more dangerous
22 thick thicker thickest 3. heavier 11. more difficult

4. more expensive 12. quieter
23 smart smarter smartest
5. thinner 13. more convenient
24 far farther or further* farthest or furthest* 6. more crowded 14. healthier
25 bad worse worst 7. higher 15. cheaper
8. easier 16. better
26 fat fatter fattest
27 interesting more interesting most interesting (continued on the next page...)
28 narrow narrower narrowest
29 safe safer safest
30 dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
Answer Key cont.

Exercise 3 Exercise 5
1. My apartment is as large as yours. 1. What is the biggest mistake you have ever made?
2. My car isn’t as expensive as your car. 2. What is the most beautiful place to visit in your country?
3. Biology is/isn’t as interesting as history. 3. Who is the kindest person you know?
4. A train isn’t as fast as an airplane. 4. What is the best movie you’ve ever seen?
5. Algebra is/isn’t as difficult as geometry. 5. What was the happiest day of your life?
6. Batman is/isn’t as popular as Superman. 6. What is the craziest thing you’ve ever done?
7. A lemon isn’t as sweet as an orange. 7. What is the most expensive thing you’ve ever bought?
8. The morning isn’t as warm as the afternoon. 8. What is the best restaurant in your city?
9. A robin isn’t as big as an eagle. 9. What is the most exciting place you’ve ever been?
10. My neighbour is/isn’t as friendly as yours. 10. Who is the most interesting person you’ve ever met?
11. A tiger is as dangerous as a lion.
12. A bicycle isn’t as expensive as a motorcycle. Exercise 6
13. A house isn’t as tall as a skyscraper.
14. France is/isn’t as beautiful as Switzerland. # Adverb Comparative Superlative
15. My old shoes are/aren’t as comfortable as my new shoes.
1 fast faster fastest
16. Grammar is/isn’t as difficult as spelling.
2 hard harder hardest
17. Beethoven is as famous as Mozart.
18. Frozen yogurt is/isn’t as fattening as ice cream. 3 carefully more carefully most carefully
19. Coke isn’t as healthy as fruit juice. 4 early earlier earliest
20. My apartment is/isn’t as convenient as yours.
5 quickly more quickly most quickly
21. Big cities are/aren’t as safe as small towns.
22. New York hotels are/aren’t as expensive as Tokyo hotels. 6 slowly more slowly most slowly
7 beautifully more beautifully most beautifully

Exercise 4 8 well better best
9 clearly more clearly most clearly

1. the coldest 9. the most boring
2. the worst 10. the highest 10 late later latest
3. the most delicious 11. the most valuable farthest or

11 far farther or further*
4. the smartest 12. the richest furthest*
5. the funniest 13. the easiest 12 badly worse worst
6. the largest 14. the dirtiest
13 fluently more fluently most fluently
7. the longest 15. the cheapest
8. the luckiest 16. the scariest
*Use farther/farthest for physical distance and further/furthest
for a greater degree. (E.g., I live farther from school than my cousin.
/ I need to examine this further.)
(continued on the next page...)
Answer Key cont.

Exercise 7 SPELLING NOTE:
This lesson shows the American spelling of the word Neighbor.

1. more carefully 7. the earliest
Most other English-speaking countries spell it this way: Neighbour.
2. harder 8. faster
Note that Donut is a possible variant of Doughnut in American
3. the hardest 9. better
English. Make it a challenge for your students to find these words
4. the most beautifully 10. the best
in the lesson and see if they know the alternate spellings.
5. more clearly 11. the most fluently
6. earlier 12. later
Exercise 8
Answers will vary.
Exercise 9
1. the fanciest 10. earlier

2. the most gracefully 11. faster
3. more loudly 12. more slowly
4. heavier 13. the hardest
5. the coldest 14. more interesting
6. more fluently, 15. more carefully
the most fluently 16. more often
7. shortest, shorter 17. the most expensive
8. the fastest 18. the worst
9. the most convenient
Exercise 10
Individual answers.

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Grammar Practice Worksheets

6 EXERCISE 5 14 ANSWER KEY

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

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is

11. I don’t understand this lesson.

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

14. Orange juice is than Coke.

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.

14. Arthur hates to clean. He has apartment I’ve ever seen.

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 or

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.

3. Our secretary works of all of us.

9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is

11. I don’t understand this lesson.

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

7. December 21 is the 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.