Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Adjectives of Comparison

Beaconhouse School System

LPI - Hyderabad

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify the degrees of adjectives.

  
  

• Differentiate between comparative and superlative adjectives.

  
  

• Use comparative or superlative to make comparisons.

• Make comparative and superlative adjectives by using the positive adjectives.

  
  

Multiple Choice

1. Which are the positive adjectives listed in the sentence:

There is a beautiful and small cottage in the forest.

• beautiful, small

• beautiful, cottage

• small, cottage

• beautiful, forest

Multiple Choice

2.Identify the descriptive adjectives in the sentences. (Which are the positive adjectives.)

Mac is a very strong and brave boy in his village. He is one of the most popular young boy.

• strong, brave

• strong, brave, popular, young

• strong, brave, popular, boy

• strong, brave, popular

Multiple Choice

3. Comparative adjectives compare how many persons, objects, thing, or ideas?

• 3

• more than 2

• 2

• 8

Multiple Choice

4. What do we usually add when we want to make a comparative adjective using a one syllable word?

• Add ED at the end of the adjective.

• Add ING at the end of the adjective.

• Add EZ at the end of the adjective.

• Add ER at the end of the adjective.

Multiple Choice

5. Select the correct word to make this sentence correct:

Pencil B is ...... than pencil A.

• longer

• shorter

Multiple Select

6. Check all the adjectives that will follow the double letter rule when forming a comparative adjective.

• tall

• hot

• clean

• flat

Multiple Choice

7. Select the sentence that correctly follows the double letter when comparing:

• Kathy is sillier than Mary

• She was sadder today than yesterday.

• My horse is quicker than my sister's horse.

Multiple Choice

8. In two-syllable adjectives that end in -y, change the ____ and add ______ to form the comparative.

• "i to a "y", "er"

• "y" to an "i", "er"

Multiple Choice

9. Select the correct comparative form of the adjective in the parentheses.

His mom is (busy) than my dad.

• more busy

• most busy

• busier

• busiest

Multiple Choice

10. Complete this rule:

Adjectives with more than two syllables form the comparative by using the word:

• "most"

• "more"

• "er"

Multiple Choice

11. The comparative form of the adjective interesting is:

• the more interesting

• more interesting

• interestinger

Multiple Choice

12. Complete this statement:

I use superlative adjectives for comparing _____________

• two places, animals, person or things

• three or more places, animals, person or things

Multiple Choice

13. For making a one syllable adjective superlative you need to add _____________.

• est

• er

Multiple Choice

14. Tom is the ________person in the gym

• Weakest

• Weak than

• Weak

Multiple Choice

15. Select the correct

My cat is the (fat) cat in the neighborhood!

• the fatter

• the fat

• the fattest

• the fittest

Multiple Choice

16. Select the correct superlative form of the adjective, happy.

That clown was the ___________________ by far in the circus.

• happyiest

• happyer

• happiest

• happier

Multiple Choice

17. Select the correct word to complete the sentence: Elephants are the __________ land animals in the world.

• the heavyest

• heaviest

Multiple Choice

18. Emma always gets 100 marks in exams. She is _________ student in her class.

BE CAREFUL AND READ CAREFULLY!!!!!!

• more hard-working than

• hard-working

• the most hard-working

Multiple Choice

19. My mother is the ________ (important) person in my life.

• the more important

• most important

Multiple Choice

20. Select the correct irregular adjective:

The comparative form of “good” is:

• Gooder

• more good

• better

• best

Multiple Choice

21. The comparative form of “much” is:

• morer

• mucher

• most

• more