Amazing Animal Comparative / Superlative Adjectives

The cheetah is ______ than a lion.

• faster

• fast

• fastest

Answer explanation

We use comparative adjectives (-er) when comparing two things. Since we are comparing a cheetah and a lion, we use "faster."

The blue whale is the ______ animal in the ocean.

• big

• bigger

• biggest

Answer explanation

We use superlative adjectives (-est) when comparing three or more things. Since the blue whale is compared to all other ocean animals, we use "biggest."

A giraffe’s neck is ______ than a zebra’s neck.

• long

• longer

• longest

Answer explanation

Since we are comparing two things (giraffe’s neck vs. zebra’s neck), we use "longer" (comparative form).

The elephant is one of the ______ land animals.

• strong

• stronger

• strongest

Answer explanation

The phrase "one of the" signals a superlative comparison. Since we are talking about elephants in comparison to many land animals, we use "strongest."

A rabbit is ______ than a kangaroo.

• small

• smaller

• smallest

Answer explanation

Since we are comparing two animals (rabbit vs. kangaroo), we use "smaller" (comparative form).