Mastering Adjectives: Comparative & Superlative

What is the comparative form of 'big'?

• large

• huge

• massive

• bigger

Answer explanation

The comparative form of 'big' is 'bigger'. It is used to compare the size of two or more objects, while 'large', 'huge', and 'massive' are synonyms but not comparative forms.

Identify the superlative form of 'happy'.

• happiest

• happiestly

• happyest

• happier

Answer explanation

The superlative form of 'happy' is 'happiest', which indicates the highest degree of happiness. 'Happier' is the comparative form, while 'happiestly' and 'happyest' are incorrect. Thus, 'happiest' is the correct choice.

Which of the following is a comparative adjective: 'tall', 'tallest', 'taller'?

• tallier

• tallestest

• tallest

• taller

Answer explanation

The comparative adjective form is used to compare two things. 'Taller' is the correct choice as it compares height between two subjects, while 'tall' is positive and 'tallest' is superlative.

Form the comparative adjective for 'fast'.

• fastly

• faster

• fasterer

• fastest

Answer explanation

The comparative form of 'fast' is 'faster'. 'Fastly' is incorrect as it is not a standard comparative, 'fasterer' is not a valid word, and 'fastest' is the superlative form, not comparative.

Use the adjective 'bright' in a sentence as a superlative.

• She is the brightest student in the class.

• They are bright students in the class.

• He is the bright student in the class.

• She is brighter than anyone in the class.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'She is the brightest student in the class.' because it uses 'bright' in its superlative form, indicating she stands out as the most intelligent among her peers.

What is the superlative form of 'good'?

• better

• goodest

• best

• greatest

Answer explanation

The superlative form of 'good' is 'best'. 'Better' is the comparative form, while 'goodest' is not a standard English word. 'Greatest' is a superlative but applies to 'great', not 'good'.

Choose the correct comparative form: 'more interesting' or 'interestinger'?

• most interesting

• more interesting

• less interesting

• interestingly

Answer explanation

The correct comparative form is 'more interesting' because 'interesting' is a three-syllable adjective. In English, we use 'more' for comparatives of adjectives with two or more syllables, not 'interestinger'.

Create a sentence using the superlative form of 'strong'.

• She is the strongest athlete on the team.

• They are the strongest team in the tournament.

• He is the strongest player in the league.

• This is the strongest coffee I've ever had.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'She is the strongest athlete on the team,' uses the superlative form 'strongest' to compare one athlete to all others on the team, clearly indicating she is the most strong among them.

Identify the comparative adjective in this sentence: 'She is smarter than her brother.'

• smarter

• is

• than

• brother

Answer explanation

The comparative adjective in the sentence 'She is smarter than her brother' is 'smarter', as it compares her intelligence to that of her brother.

Differentiate between 'funnier' and 'funniest' in terms of their forms.

• 'Funnier' is an adverb; 'funniest' is a noun.

• Both 'funnier' and 'funniest' are comparative forms.

• 'Funnier' is superlative; 'funniest' is comparative.

• 'Funnier' is comparative; 'funniest' is superlative.

Answer explanation

'Funnier' is the comparative form used to compare two things, while 'funniest' is the superlative form used to describe the highest degree among three or more. Thus, 'funnier' is comparative; 'funniest' is superlative.