Comparative & Superlative Adjectives exercise for Grade 8 | Live ... - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to complete the sentences using the correct form of the adjective: either comparative (for comparing two things) or superlative (for comparing three or more things, or indicating the highest degree).

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🔹 Rules Reminder:

- Comparative: Used when comparing two things.
- Usually: adjective + -er (e.g., warmer), or more + adjective (e.g., more boring).
- For adjectives with 3+ syllables: more + adjective.
- Superlative: Used when comparing three or more things or indicating the highest degree.
- Usually: adjective + -est, or most + adjective.
- For adjectives with 3+ syllables: most + adjective.

Now let’s go through each sentence:

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1. April is _________ (warm) than January.
→ Comparing two months → comparative
→ "warm" → warmer
✔ warmer

2. It is the _________ (boring) movie this week.
→ "this week" implies comparison among multiple movies → superlative
→ "boring" → most boring (3+ syllables)
✔ most boring

3. Tim is three years _________ (old) than Paul.
→ Comparing Tim and Paul → comparative
→ "old" → older
✔ older

4. These cakes are the _________ (good) in this shop.
→ "in this shop" → comparing all cakes in the shop → superlative
→ "good" → best
✔ best

5. Sam is the _________ (tall) boy in our class.
→ "in our class" → superlative
→ "tall" → tallest
✔ tallest

6. This airplane is _________ (modern) than that one.
→ Comparing two airplanes → comparative
→ "modern" (2 syllables) → more modern
✔ more modern

7. Four Season is the _________ (cheap) hotel in this area.
→ "in this area" → superlative
→ "cheap" → cheapest
✔ cheapest

8. I'm the _________ (happy) person because I've passed my exams.
→ "the" + "person" → superlative
→ "happy" → happiest
✔ happiest

9. She is _________ (nervous) today than she was yesterday.
→ Comparing two time points → comparative
→ "nervous" → more nervous
✔ more nervous

10. It is the _________ (cold) day of the year.
→ "of the year" → superlative
→ "cold" → coldest
✔ coldest

11. This river is _________ (dangerous) than I thought.
→ Comparing current reality vs. expectation → comparative
→ "dangerous" → more dangerous
✔ more dangerous

12. Helen's hair is _________ (dark) than mine.
→ Comparing two hairs → comparative
→ "dark" → darker
✔ darker

13. He is the _________ (great) football player.
→ "the" → superlative
→ "great" → greatest
✔ greatest

14. Liz is the _________ (lazy) student I've met.
→ "I've met" → implies comparison among many students → superlative
→ "lazy" → laziest
✔ laziest

15. My home is _________ (near) the post office than hers.
→ Comparing two homes → comparative
→ "near" → nearer
✔ nearer

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Now the dog picture section:

We have five dogs: Yuzu, Miso, Kino, Muji, Shabu

Let’s analyze their features from the image:

- Miso: large, looks strong
- Kino: tall, long legs
- Muji: small, short
- Shabu: medium-sized, cheerful expression
- Yuzu: short legs, not very big

16. Miso is the _________ (big) dog.
→ Looking at size, Miso appears biggest → superlative
→ "big" → biggest
✔ biggest

17. Muji is _________ (small) than Shabu.
→ Comparing two dogs → comparative
→ "small" → smaller
✔ smaller

18. Kino is the _________ (fast) dog.
→ Based on appearance, Kino has long legs → likely fastest → superlative
→ "fast" → fastest
✔ fastest

19. Yuzu is the _________ (short) and _________ (ugly).
→ Yuzu has short legs → shortest
→ "ugly" → subjective, but if it's the most unattractive → ugliest
→ Both are superlatives
✔ shortest and ugliest

20. Shabu is the _________ (cheerful) dog.
→ Shabu has a happy face → superlative
→ "cheerful" → cheerfullest? Wait — actually, "cheerful" is irregular.
→ Correct superlative: most cheerful (because "cheerful" has 2 syllables, but often uses "most" for clarity)
→ So: most cheerful
✔ most cheerful

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✔ Final Answers:

1. warmer
2. most boring
3. older
4. best
5. tallest
6. more modern
7. cheapest
8. happiest
9. more nervous
10. coldest
11. more dangerous
12. darker
13. greatest
14. laziest
15. nearer
16. biggest
17. smaller
18. fastest
19. shortest, ugliest
20. most cheerful

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- Use comparative when comparing two things (use -er or more).
- Use superlative when referring to one out of many or the highest degree (use -est or most).
- Irregular adjectives like good → best, bad → worst, far → farther/furthest, etc., follow special rules.
- Adjectives with 3+ syllables usually use more/most (e.g., *interesting → more interesting → most interesting*).

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