Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

When do we use comparative and superlative adjectives?

• When expressing a conditional.

• When comparing one noun with others.

• When describing one noun.

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CCSS.L.3.1G

This is the _______ I've ever been from home. (far)

• furthest

• further

• most far

• farest

• All the options are correct

Answer explanation

Far:

comparative: farther

superlative: farthest/ furthest

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

This is the _________ box in the store.

• smaller

• smallest

• small

• more small

• most small

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

The _____ time to go skiing is in summer, there's hardly any snow.

• badder

• bad

• worst

• worse

• most bad

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Watching a movie at the cinema is _________ than watching it on a phone.

• best

• better

• good

Answer explanation

Remember that superlative adjectives can only be used when 3+ nouns are being compared.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

The left bottle is filled the ________.

• least

• less

• most

• worse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

My handwriting is _______ than my brother's.

• bad

• worser

• worse

• badder

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Fill in the blank:

_____ people don't stay up till 4 a.m. every night.

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Grandma is ___________ than the girl.

• old

• older

• oldest

• younger

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Vanilla ice cream is good, but chocolate ice cream is even _____.

• better

• gooder

• more good

• worse

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G