Comparatives - practice worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one. We need to change the adjective in parentheses into its comparative form — that means we’re comparing two things, and we use “than” to show that.

Here’s how comparatives usually work:
- For short adjectives (1 or 2 syllables), add -er:
→ long → longer
→ slow → slower
→ young → younger
→ cheap → cheaper
→ big → bigger
→ high → higher
→ cold → colder
→ fat → fatter
→ lazy → lazier (if it ends in -y, change y to i + er)

- For longer adjectives (3+ syllables), use more before the adjective:
→ expensive → more expensive
→ popular → more popular
→ modern → more modern
→ comfortable → more comfortable
→ difficult → more difficult
→ dangerous → more dangerous

- Some are irregular:
→ bad → worse
→ good → better (not needed here)
→ far → farther/further (not needed here)

Now let’s apply this to each sentence:

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1. In summer days are __________ than in winter. (long)
→ long → longer

2. A Mercedes is __________ than a Fiat. (expensive)
→ expensive → more expensive

3. A turtle is __________ than rabbit. (slow)
→ slow → slower

4. I am __________ than my cousin. (young)
→ young → younger

5. In the USA baseball is __________ than soccer. (popular)
→ popular → more popular

6. Bread is __________ than meat. (cheap)
→ cheap → cheaper

7. Annie is __________ than Lucy. (pretty)
→ pretty → prettier (ends in -y → change to -ier)

8. My dad is __________ at English than my mum. (bad)
→ bad → worse (irregular!)

9. March is __________ than July. (cold)
→ cold → colder

10. Our new flat is __________ than the old one. (modern)
→ modern → more modern

11. Basketballs are __________ than tennis balls. (big)
→ big → bigger (double the ‘g’ because it’s CVC pattern)

12. Mont Blanc is __________ than Mount Teide. (high)
→ high → higher

13. A chair is __________ than a stool. (comfortable)
→ comfortable → more comfortable

14. Cats are __________ than dogs. (lazy)
→ lazy → lazier (change y to i + er)

15. Maths is __________ than History. (difficult)
→ difficult → more difficult

16. Mark’s legs are __________ than Bill’s. (fat)
→ fat → fatter (double the ‘t’)

17. Wild animals are __________ than pets. (dangerous)
→ dangerous → more dangerous

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Final Answer:
1. longer
2. more expensive
3. slower
4. younger
5. more popular
6. cheaper
7. prettier
8. worse
9. colder
10. more modern
11. bigger
12. higher
13. more comfortable
14. lazier
15. more difficult
16. fatter
17. more dangerous