Comparative and superlative adjective practice worksheet for grammar exercises.

I'll work through this comparative and superlative exercise step by step.

Let me analyze each sentence to determine whether it needs a comparative or superlative form:

1. "It was just the ___ time of the day." (crowded) - Uses "the" before blank, so SUPERLATIVE needed → most crowded ✓
2. "Nothing could be ___ than those shores." (desolate) - Uses "than", so COMPARATIVE needed → more desolate ✓
3. "It was ___ than he had thought." (early) - Uses "than", so COMPARATIVE needed → earlier ✓

Now let me solve the remaining ones:

4. "A conference is ___ than a conversation." (formal) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → more formal
5. "A girl should be ___ than a man." (small) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → smaller
6. "He looked even ___ than he felt." (good) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → better (irregular)
7. "I have not the ___ idea in the world." (slight) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → slightest
8. "It is the ___ hill in the whole country." (high) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → highest
9. "It was ___ than he had expected." (bad) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → worse (irregular)
10. "Nothing could be ___ than their time." (favourable) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → more favourable
11. "Nothing is ___ than this rational conclusion." (plain) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → plainer
12. "He is the ___ thing in my life." (big) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → biggest
13. "He is ___ than an eldest son." (bad) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → worse (irregular)
14. "He is the ___ of men." (critical) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → most critical
15. "They are far ___ than we are." (conventional) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → more conventional
16. "I sent the ___ woman I could command." (good) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → best (irregular)
17. "He must do the ___ he can." (good) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → best (irregular)
18. "Nothing can be ___ than such an impression." (dangerous) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → more dangerous
19. "They were the ___ time of my whole life." (miserable) - Uses "the" → SUPERLATIVE → most miserable
20. "They were much ___ than he had fancied." (near) - Uses "than" → COMPARATIVE → nearer

Let me double-check the irregular forms:
- good → better (comparative), best (superlative) ✓
- bad → worse (comparative), worst (superlative) ✓
- near → nearer (comparative), nearest (superlative) ✓

All answers look correct!

Final Answer:
1. most crowded
2. more desolate
3. earlier
4. more formal
5. smaller
6. better
7. slightest
8. highest
9. worse
10. more favourable
11. plainer
12. biggest
13. worse
14. most critical
15. more conventional
16. best
17. best
18. more dangerous
19. most miserable
20. nearer