Comparative and Superlative form of adjectives and adverbs ... - Free Printable

Let's go through each section of the worksheet and complete it step by step, explaining the rules and solutions.

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Section 1: Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives and *than*.

Rules for Comparative Adjectives:
- For short adjectives (1-2 syllables): add -er (e.g., fast → faster)
- For longer adjectives (3+ syllables): use more + adjective (e.g., intelligent → more intelligent)
- Irregular forms: good → better, bad → worse, far → farther/further

Now let’s fill in the blanks:

1. Action films are more exciting than romantic films.
✔ "exciting" is a long adjective → more exciting

2. Peter is faster than Rob.
✔ "fast" is short → faster

3. Kevin always does well in tests – he’s more intelligent than me.
✔ "intelligent" has 3 syllables → more intelligent

4. Argentina is bigger than Uruguay.
✔ "big" is short → bigger

5. My computer was more expensive than my mobile phone.
✔ "expensive" is long → more expensive

6. The bed is more comfortable than the chair.
✔ "comfortable" is long → more comfortable

7. Julia is prettier than Claire.
✔ "pretty" is short → prettier (note: -y becomes -ier)

✔ Final answers:
1. more exciting than
2. faster than
3. more intelligent than
4. bigger than
5. more expensive than
6. more comfortable than
7. prettier than

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Section 2: Write positive or negative sentences with *as ... as* and the adjectives.

Structure:
- Positive: A is as [adjective] as B
- Negative: A is not as [adjective] as B

Let’s solve:

1. Mike / tall / Greg (√)
→ Mike is as tall as Greg. ✔

2. The blue shirt / cheap / the red shirt (×)
→ The blue shirt isn’t as cheap as the red shirt. ✔

3. Cats / big / dogs (×)
→ Cats aren’t as big as dogs. ✔

4. Alice / clever / Maggie (√)
→ Alice is as clever as Maggie. ✔

5. The Grijalva / long / the Amazon (×)
→ The Grijalva isn’t as long as the Amazon. ✔

6. Our team / good / your team (√)
→ Our team is as good as your team. ✔

7. Action films / exciting / horror films (√)
→ Action films are as exciting as horror films. ✔

✔ All correct!

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Section 3: Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

Rules for Superlative Adjectives:
- Short adjectives: add -est (e.g., big → biggest)
- Long adjectives: most + adjective (e.g., beautiful → most beautiful)
- Use the before the superlative
- Irregular: good → best, bad → worst

Now fill in:

1. The blue whale is the biggest animal in the world. (big)
✔ "big" → biggest

2. The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. (small)
✔ "small" → smallest

3. Lots of people say that Venice is the most beautiful city in the world. (beautiful)
✔ "beautiful" is long → most beautiful

4. The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. (fast)
✔ "fast" → fastest

5. The Beatles were the most popular pop group in the world. (popular)
✔ "popular" → most popular

6. A Ferrari that sold for over £21 million is the most expensive car in the world. (expensive)
✔ "expensive" → most expensive

7. Jon Brower Minnock weighed 635 kg. He was the heaviest man in the world. (heavy)
✔ "heavy" → heaviest

8. The Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is the tallest building in the world. (tall)
✔ "tall" → tallest

✔ Final answers:
1. the biggest
2. the smallest
3. the most beautiful
4. the fastest
5. the most popular
6. the most expensive
7. the heaviest
8. the tallest

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✔ Summary of Corrected Worksheet:

#### Section 1:
1. more exciting than
2. faster than
3. more intelligent than
4. bigger than
5. more expensive than
6. more comfortable than
7. prettier than

#### Section 2:
1. Mike is as tall as Greg.
2. The blue shirt isn’t as cheap as the red shirt.
3. Cats aren’t as big as dogs.
4. Alice is as clever as Maggie.
5. The Grijalva isn’t as long as the Amazon.
6. Our team is as good as your team.
7. Action films are as exciting as horror films.

#### Section 3:
1. the biggest
2. the smallest
3. the most beautiful
4. the fastest
5. the most popular
6. the most expensive
7. the heaviest
8. the tallest

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📌 Key Takeaways:

- Comparative: used to compare two things → use -er, more, or less
- Superlative: used to describe the highest degree among three or more → use -est, most, or least
- Always use the with superlatives
- Use as...as for equality; not as...as for inequality

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