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Comparatives and superlatives

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

​ 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)  

Choose from the below words
comparatives
Superlatives
3.

Write the comparative

slow

(a)  

4.

Write the superlative

slow

(a)  

5.

Write the comparative

Pretty

(a)  

6.

Write the superlative

bad

(a)  

7.

Write the superlative

Happy

(a)  

8.

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.

Choose from the below words
the smallest
colder than
dirtier than
more expensive than
the worst
9.
  1. Look at the chart and complete the sentences: 1. George is the ​ (a)   of all.

  2. 2. Tom is ​ (b)   David.

  3. 3. George is ​ (c)   of all.

  4. 4. George is ​ (d)   Tom.

Choose from the below words
heaviest
taller than
the tallest
older
10.
  1. 1. Miss. Bennet is ​ (a)   her brother James.

  2. 2. Miss Bennet is ​ (b)   her sister Tina.

  3. 3. Tina is ​ (c)   sister

  4. 4. James is ​ (d)   one.

  5. 5. James is ​ (e)   his sister Tina.

Choose from the below words
shorter than
taller than
the youngest
the oldest
heavier than 
11.

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.

Choose from the below words
older than
easier than
the tallest
the smallest