Comparative and superlative adjectives worksheet featuring elephants, crocodiles, and lions with fun facts and language exercises.

Let’s solve this step by step.

We are comparing three animals: Elephant, Crocodile, and Lion — using their stats from the image.

First, let’s list key facts for each:

Elephant:
- Lifespan: 60–70 years → average ~65
- Age in picture: 37
- Weight: 7,000 kg
- Length: 7.5 m
- Population: 1.3 million
- Characteristics: intelligent, sensitive, wild, sociable, friendly, good memory

Crocodile:
- Lifespan: 80–100 years → average ~90
- Age in picture: 10
- Weight: 500 kg
- Length: 6.2 m
- Population: 300,000
- Characteristics: aggressive, fast, unfriendly, wild, lonely, good swimmer

Lion:
- Lifespan: 25–30 years → average ~27.5
- Age in picture: 18
- Weight: 250 kg
- Length: 2 m
- Population: 21,000
- Characteristics: adventurous, fast, wild, proud, good hunter, strong

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Now, we fill in the blanks using comparative (for “than”) and superlative (for “the ___ of the three” or similar) forms.

Comparative Section (a to m):

a) Lions have a shorter lifespan than elephants.
→ Lion lifespan (25–30) < Elephant (60–70) → shorter

b) Elephants live longer than lions.
→ Same as above → longer

c) Lions are rarer than Elephants.
→ Lion population: 21,000; Elephant: 1.3 million → lions are rarer

d) Crocodiles are more aggressive than elephants.
→ Crocodile is listed as “aggressive”, elephant is “friendly/sociable” → more aggressive

e) Elephants are more intelligent than crocodiles.
→ Elephant: “intelligent”; Crocodile: no mention of intelligence → more intelligent

f) Lions are better hunters than crocodiles.
→ Lion: “good hunter”; Crocodile: not mentioned as hunter → better

g) Elephants are stronger than lions.
→ Wait — lion is described as “strong”, elephant isn’t directly called strong… but elephant weighs 7,000kg vs lion 250kg → physically stronger → stronger

h) The elephant in the picture is older than the lion.
→ Elephant age: 37; Lion age: 18 → older

i) The crocodile in the picture is younger than the elephant.
→ Crocodile age: 10; Elephant: 37 → younger

j) The crocodile is heavier than the lion.
→ Crocodile: 500kg; Lion: 250kg → heavier

k) The elephant is more sociable than the crocodile.
→ Elephant: “sociable, friendly”; Crocodile: “unfriendly, lonely” → more sociable

l) The crocodile has a worse memory than the elephant.
→ Elephant: “good memory”; Crocodile: not mentioned → worse (since elephant is known for good memory)

m) Elephants have a better memory than crocodiles.
→ Same logic → better

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Superlative Section (a to q):

a) The elephant is the biggest of the three.
→ Weight: 7,000 > 500 > 250 → biggest

b) The lion is the lightest.
→ 250kg < 500kg < 7,000kg → lightest

c) The elephant is the heaviest.
→ 7,000kg → heaviest

d) The crocodile is the most aggressive.
→ Only crocodile is labeled “aggressive” → most aggressive

e) The elephant is the most peaceful.
→ Elephant: “friendly, sociable”; others not → most peaceful

f) The lion is the proudest.
→ Only lion is labeled “proud” → proudest

g) The elephant is the oldest (in the picture).
→ Ages: Elephant 37, Lion 18, Crocodile 10 → oldest

h) The crocodile in the picture is the youngest.
→ Age 10 → youngest

i) The crocodile has the longest lifespan.
→ 80–100 > 60–70 > 25–30 → longest

j) The lion has the shortest lifespan.
→ 25–30 → shortest

k) The lion is the most adventurous.
→ Only lion is labeled “adventurous” → most adventurous

l) The lion is the best hunter.
→ Only lion is labeled “good hunter” → best

m) The elephant is the worst hunter.
→ Not described as hunter at all → worst

n) The crocodile has the strongest jaw.
→ Not explicitly stated, but crocodiles are known for strong jaws, and it’s implied by being “aggressive” and “wild”. Also, none other are described with jaw strength → strongest (by inference)

o) The lion has the smallest population.
→ 21,000 < 300,000 < 1,300,000 → smallest

p) The elephant is the most common.
→ Largest population → most common

q) The elephant has the best memory.
→ Explicitly says “good memory” → best

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Final Answer:

Comparative:
a) shorter
b) longer
c) rarer
d) more aggressive
e) more intelligent
f) better
g) stronger
h) older
i) younger
j) heavier
k) more sociable
l) worse
m) better

Superlative:
a) the biggest
b) the lightest
c) the heaviest
d) the most aggressive
e) the most peaceful
f) the proudest
g) the oldest
h) the youngest
i) the longest
j) the shortest
k) the most adventurous
l) the best
m) the worst
n) the strongest
o) the smallest
p) the most common
q) the best