Printable worksheet for practicing comparative adjectives in English grammar.

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 words like “longer,” “cheaper,” “bigger,” etc.

Here’s how it works:
- For short adjectives (1 or 2 syllables), usually add -er.
- If the word ends in ‘e’, just add -r.
- If it ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last letter + -er.
- For longer adjectives (3+ syllables), use more before the word.
- Some are irregular: good → better, bad → worse, far → farther/further.

Now let’s solve each:

1. Mary’s hair is ___ than Elizabeth’s. (long) → longer
2. Daniel’s shoes are ___ than Alice’s. (cheap) → cheaper
3. Your eyes are ___ than mine. (big) → bigger (double the ‘g’)
4. The cinema is ___ than the hospital. (near) → nearer
5. My room is ___ than her room. (small) → smaller
6. His car is ___ than my mom’s. (new) → newer
7. Frederick is ___ than Richard. (rich) → richer
8. My father is ___ than my mother. (tall) → taller
9. Sonia’s drawings are ___ than Julio’s. (bad) → worse (irregular!)
10. Planes are ___ than trains. (fast) → faster
11. Yesterday was ___ than today. (cold) → colder
12. Books are ___ than magazines. (thick) → thicker
13. Tortoises are ___ than hares. (slow) → slower
14. English is ___ than French. (easy) → easier (change ‘y’ to ‘i’ + er)
15. Your hair is ___ than my hair. (dark) → darker
16. The kid is ___ than the girl. (short) → shorter
17. Vegetables are ___ than fast food. (good) → better (irregular!)
18. Summer is ___ than winter. (hot) → hotter (double the ‘t’)
19. My suitcase is ___ than yours. (heavy) → heavier (change ‘y’ to ‘i’ + er)
20. Spain is ___ than Russia. (wet) → wetter (double the ‘t’)

✔ All done! Let me write them out clearly for you.

Final Answer:
1. longer
2. cheaper
3. bigger
4. nearer
5. smaller
6. newer
7. richer
8. taller
9. worse
10. faster
11. colder
12. thicker
13. slower
14. easier
15. darker
16. shorter
17. better
18. hotter
19. heavier
20. wetter