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WorksheetsComparatives and superlatives
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 20mins
Match the spelling rules for comparatives and superlatives
Two syllable adjectives ending in Y:
add -er for comparatives and -est for su
Adjectives with two or more syllables (not ending in Y):
double the consonant and add -er or est
one syllable adjectives:
Change the Y to I and add -er or est.
One syllable adjectives with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Pattern:
Use MORE or THE MOST
adjectives typically end in 'er' and are followed by the word 'than'. (a)
adjectives typically end in 'est' and are preceded by the word 'the'. (b)
Write the comparative
slow
(a)
Write the superlative
slow
(a)
Write the comparative
Pretty
(a)
Write the superlative
bad
(a)
Write the superlative
Happy
(a)
I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was smaller than the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was (a) room in the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was (b) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was (c) all the beaches on the island. The food was (d) I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was the most expensive vase in the whole shop. But (e) thing was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home.
Look at the chart and complete the sentences: 1. George is the (a) of all.
2. Tom is (b) David.
3. George is (c) of all.
4. George is (d) Tom.
1. Miss. Bennet is (a) her brother James.
2. Miss Bennet is (b) her sister Tina.
3. Tina is (c) sister
4. James is (d) one.
5. James is (e) his sister Tina.
Tom is (a) his brother.
This problem is (b) that problem.
3. John is (c) boy in our class.
5. My room is (d) room in our house.
