Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Worksheet with Illustrations for Language Learning

Explanation:
We are given 12 sentences to complete using the correct comparative or superlative form of adjectives shown in the picture. The adjectives (with numbers) are:

1) tall
2) fast
3) intelligent
4) strong
5) good
6) bad
7) lazy
8) busy
9) fat
10) young
11) dangerous
12) intelligent (again — same as #3)

Let’s go sentence by sentence and decide whether we need comparative (–er / more …) or superlative (–est / most …), based on context.

1. *The giraffe is ____________ the dog.*
→ Comparing two things → comparative. Giraffe is taller than dog.
✔ taller than

2. *The cheetah ____________ in the world.*
→ “in the world” means superlative (best/fastest overall). Cheetah is fastest land animal.
✔ is the fastest

3. *The boy ____________ the little girl.*
→ Two people → comparative. From image: boy looks smarter (reading book, glasses), girl is small. So: boy is more intelligent.
✔ is more intelligent than

4. *The ____________ boy.*
→ This is incomplete — but looking at the picture for #4: strong boy lifting heavy box. Likely: “The strongest boy.” But wait — sentence says “The ________ boy.” No comparison word like “than” or “in class”, so likely superlative if it's describing him uniquely. However, context may imply comparison with others — but since no “than”, and only one blank, likely superlative. Check other similar ones.

Wait — let’s read all sentences carefully again:

4. *The ____________ boy.*
→ Possibly missing words? But in worksheet style, this likely expects a superlative: e.g., “The strongest boy.” (since #4 = strong, and picture shows strong boy lifting box).

5. *This is ____________ singer I have ever heard.*
→ “I have ever heard” → superlative. Best singer → best = superlative of good.
✔ the best

6. *Tom ____________ player in the team.*
→ “in the team” → superlative. Tom is the laziest? Or worst? Look at picture #7 = lazy (person lying down), #6 = bad (angry woman), #9 = fat, etc. But sentence says “player in the team” — likely negative? Wait, image for #6 is “bad” (woman yelling), but Tom is not shown. We must infer from adjective list. Since #6 is “bad”, and sentence 6 says “Tom ___ player in the team”, probably “the worst” (superlative of bad).
✔ the worst

7. *The white dog ____________ the brown dog.*
→ Two dogs → comparative. From image: white dog is running, brown dog is small/slow? Actually, #1 = tall (giraffe), #2 = fast (cheetah), but dog images: one is small brown dog, one is white dog maybe faster? But clue: #2 is fast, and cheetah is fastest. However, sentence 7 compares two dogs — likely white dog is faster? Or maybe the brown dog is lazy? Wait — picture labeled #6 is “bad”, #7 is “lazy” (person lying), #8 busy, etc. There’s a dog image near #1 (tall giraffe) and #2 (fast cheetah), and also a brown dog next to giraffe — possibly the brown dog is slow, white dog is faster. But safer: standard exercise often uses “faster than” for dogs. However, we must match to adjective numbers.

Let’s map each sentence to an adjective number:

- Sentence 1: giraffe vs dog → tall → comparative → taller than
- Sentence 2: cheetah in world → fast → superlative → fastest
- Sentence 3: boy vs girl → intelligent → comparative → more intelligent than
- Sentence 4: “The ___ boy” — likely strong (image #4: strong boy lifting) + no “than” → superlative: strongest
- Sentence 5: singer ever heard → good → superlative: best
- Sentence 6: Tom ___ player in team - likely bad → worst
- Sentence 7: white dog ___ brown dog — which adjective? Possibly “faster” (fast), but fast is already used in #2. Still allowed to reuse. Image shows cheetah is fast, but dogs — maybe white dog is faster. So: faster than
- Sentence 8: *The man ____________ the boy.* → picture #8 is busy (man with many tasks), boy is idle? So man is busier than boy → busier than
- Sentence 9: *The clown in blue ____________ the clown in green.* → picture shows two clowns: one fat (#9), one maybe thinner? Label #9 is “fat”, so blue clown might be fatter. So: fatter than
- Sentence 10: *The alligators ____________ the gorilla.* → image #11 = dangerous, and alligators are dangerous; gorilla is strong but maybe less dangerous? So: more dangerous than
- Sentence 11: *Climbing ____________ fishing.* → activity comparison. From image: climbing (person on wall, #11 dangerous?), fishing (man with rod, calm). Likely climbing is more dangerous? But adjective list has #11 dangerous. So: more dangerous than
But wait — sentence 11 says “Climbing ____________ fishing.” — could also be “more dangerous than”, yes.

- Sentence 12: *Peter is ____________ in my class.* → superlative, one person among group. Which adjective? Image #3 and #12 both say intelligent. So likely “the most intelligent”

Now fill all:

1. taller than
2. is the fastest
3. is more intelligent than
4. strongest
5. the best
6. is the worst
7. is faster than
8. is busier than
9. is fatter than
10. are more dangerous than
11. is more dangerous than
12. the most intelligent

Check grammar:

- Sentences with “is” or “are” must match subject.
1. “The giraffe is taller than the dog.” ✔
2. “The cheetah is the fastest in the world.” ✔
3. “The boy is more intelligent than the little girl.” ✔
4. “The strongest boy.” — but sentence is “The ____________ boy.” → likely just “strongest” (article + superlative + noun) → “The strongest boy.” is fine as phrase, though usually part of full sentence — but worksheet accepts “strongest” in blank.
5. “This is the best singer…” ✔
6. “Tom is the worst player…” ✔
7. “The white dog is faster than the brown dog.” ✔
8. “The man is busier than the boy.” ✔
9. “The clown in blue is fatter than the clown in green.” ✔
10. “The alligators are more dangerous than the gorilla.” ✔ (alligators plural → are)
11. “Climbing is more dangerous than fishing.” ✔ (gerunds → singular)
12. “Peter is the most intelligent in my class.” ✔

Now the chart:
Irregular adjectives: good → better / best; bad → worse / worst; far → farther/farthest (not here); many → more/most (but not irregular). Irregular ones in list: good, bad
Long adjectives (typically >2 syllables): intelligent, dangerous, busy → use more/most
Short adjectives (1–2 syllables, regular): tall, fast, strong, lazy, fat, young

So chart:

Irregular adjectives:
- good
- bad

Long adjectives:
- intelligent
- dangerous
- busy
(possibly “lazy”? lazy = 2 syllables, but often treated as short; rule: 2-syllable adjectives can go either way, but *lazy*, *happy*, *busy* often take –er/–est. However, *intelligent* (4 syllables), *dangerous* (3), *busy* (2 but ends in -y → busier/busiest — actually *busy* is short and takes -ier). Hmm.

Standard teaching:
- Short (1–2 syllables, not ending y): tall → taller, fast → faster, strong → stronger, fat → fatter, young → younger
- Short ending in y: busy → busier, lazy → lazier, happy → happier
- Long (3+ syllables): intelligent → more intelligent, dangerous → more dangerous
- Irregular: good → better/best, bad → worse/worst

So for chart:
Irregular: good, bad
Long: intelligent, dangerous
Short: tall, fast, strong, lazy, fat, young, busy? But busy is 2 syllables and ends in -y → still forms comparative with -ier, so often grouped as short.

In many school worksheets, they classify:
- Short: up to 2 syllables → add -er/-est
- Long: 3+ syllables → more/most
- Irregular: good, bad, far

So:
Short adjectives: tall, fast, strong, lazy, fat, young, busy
Long: intelligent, dangerous
Irregular: good, bad

Yes.

Now compile final answers for blanks:

1. taller than
2. the fastest
3. more intelligent than
4. strongest
5. the best
6. the worst
7. faster than
8. busier than
9. fatter than
10. more dangerous than
11. more dangerous than
12. the most intelligent

Note: For sentence 2, blank starts after “The cheetah”, so likely “is the fastest” — but blank may expect just “the fastest” assuming “is” is implied? Looking at other sentences, some include verbs, some don’t. Example sentence 1: “The giraffe is ____________ the dog.” → blank includes adjective + than, no verb needed. So blank should be “taller than”. Similarly, sentence 2: “The cheetah ____________ in the world.” → needs verb + superlative: “is the fastest”

But worksheet blanks are dotted lines — likely expect full phrase that fits grammatically.

Given standard answer keys for such worksheets:

1. taller than
2. is the fastest
3. is more intelligent than
4. strongest
5. the best
6. is the worst
7. is faster than
8. is busier than
9. is fatter than
10. are more dangerous than
11. is more dangerous than
12. the most intelligent

Yes.

Final Answer:
1. taller than
2. is the fastest
3. is more intelligent than
4. strongest
5. the best
6. is the worst
7. is faster than
8. is busier than
9. is fatter than
10. are more dangerous than
11. is more dangerous than
12. the most intelligent

Chart:
Irregular adjectives: good, bad
Long adjectives: intelligent, dangerous
Short adjectives: tall, fast, strong, lazy, fat, young, busy