Educational worksheet for practicing comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs.

Let’s go through each part of the worksheet step by step. We’ll fill in the blanks using the correct comparative or superlative forms, and make sure we follow the rules for each section.

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Section 1: Comparative form + “than”

We need to compare two things using the comparative form of the adjective and add “than”.

Rules:
- For short adjectives (1 syllable): add -er → fast → faster
- For long adjectives (2+ syllables): use “more” → exciting → more exciting
- Some adjectives are irregular: good → better, bad → worse

Now let’s solve:

1. Action films are more exciting than romantic films. *(already done)*
2. Peter is faster than Rob. *(fast → faster)*
3. Kevin always does well in tests – he’s more intelligent than me. *(intelligent → more intelligent)*
4. Argentina is bigger than Uruguay. *(big → bigger — double the ‘g’ because it ends with consonant-vowel-consonant)*
5. My computer was more expensive than my mobile phone. *(expensive → more expensive)*
6. The bed is more comfortable than the chair. *(comfortable → more comfortable)*
7. Julia is prettier than Claire. *(pretty → prettier — change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add -er)*

✔ All comparatives done correctly.

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Section 2: Use “as ... as” for positive or negative sentences

Rule:
- Positive: A is as [adjective] as B → means they’re equal
- Negative: A is not as [adjective] as B → means A is less than B

Check the symbol:
- ✓ = positive sentence
- ✗ = negative sentence

1. Mike / tall / Greg (✓) → Mike is as tall as Greg *(done)*
2. The blue shirt / cheap / the red shirt (✗) → The blue shirt isn’t as cheap as the red shirt *(done)*
3. Cats / big / dogs (✗) → Cats are NOT as big as dogs → Cats aren’t as big as dogs
*(or “Cats are not as big as dogs” — both OK)*
4. Alice / clever / Maggie (✓) → Alice is as clever as Maggie
5. The Grijalva / long / the Amazon (✗) → The Grijalva is NOT as long as 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
*(Note: “good” doesn’t become “better” here — we’re saying they’re equal, so we keep “good”)*
7. Action films / exciting / horror films (✓) → Action films are as exciting as horror films

✔ All “as...as” sentences completed.

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Section 3: Superlative form

Rule:
- Short adjectives: add -est → big → biggest
- Long adjectives: use “the most” → beautiful → the most beautiful
- Irregular: good → best, bad → worst, far → farthest/furthest

Also, remember to add “the” before the superlative!

1. The blue whale is the biggest animal in the world. *(done)*
2. The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. *(small → smallest)*
3. Lots of people say that Venice is the most beautiful city in the world. *(beautiful → most beautiful)*
4. The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. *(fast → fastest)*
5. The Beatles were the most popular pop group in the world. *(popular → most popular)*
6. A Ferrari that sold for over £21 million is the most expensive car in the world. *(expensive → most expensive)*
7. Jon Brower Minnock weighed 635 kg. He was the heaviest man in the world. *(heavy → heaviest — change ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add -est)*
8. The Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is the tallest building in the world. *(tall → tallest)*

✔ All superlatives correct.

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Final Answer:

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

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