Comparative and Superlative - exercises

Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. My house is __________(big) than yours.

2. This flower is __________ (pretty)than that one.
3. Non-smokers usually live____________(long) than smokers.
4. Who is the ________________(rich) woman on earth?
5. He was the ________________(clever) thief of all.
6. New York is ________________(big) Paris.
7. English milk is ________________(strong) French milk.
8. An elephant is ________________(heavy) a fly.
9. A Mini is ________________(cheap) a Jaguar.
10. Rugby is __________________(funny) than football.
11. Mary is the __________________ (pretty) of all.
12. Tom is the __________________ (tall) of class.
13. They are the __________________ (ugly) boys in the world.
14. Susan is __________________ (happy) than Bob.
15. the black ones are _______________ (beautiful) than the red ones.
16. That golden bracelet is ________ (nice) than the silver one
17. But it is_______ (expensive), too.
18. This house is___________(modern) to live in than my old house. I think the old one is
much_________(good).
19. Which dress is ___________, the orange one or the blue one (pretty) ?
20.Which one do you like better ? I like the pink one better. It is _________ (nice)
21. This car looks ______ than the black one (big).
22. Which are _______ the brown boots or the black ones? (cheap)
23. This grammar book is _______ than the other one. (small)
24. This coffee is very weak. I like it a bit _______________.
25. The hotel was surprising big. I expected it to be ______________.
26. The hotel was surprising cheap. I expected it to be ______________.
27. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere __________.
28.My job is a bit boring sometimes. I’d like to do something _____________.
29. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be __________.
30.Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do ____________.
31. Don’t worry. The situation isn’t so bad. It could be ____________.
32. I was surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to take ________.
33. You’re talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit _____________.
 34. You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me ___________.
35. You’re standing too near the camera. Can you move a bit ___________away?
36. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look ____________ today.

big crowded early easily high important

interested peaceful reliable serious simple thin

1. I was feeling tired last night so I went to bed earlier than usual.
2. I’d like to have a more reliable car. The one I’ve got keeps breaking down.
3. Unfortunately her illness was ___________________ we thought at first.
4. You look _________________. Have you lost weight?
5. I want a __________________ flat. We don’t have enough space here.
6. He doesn’t study very hard. He’s _______________ in having a good time.
7. Health and happiness are __________________ money.
8. The instructions were very complicated. They could have been ___________.
9. There were a lot of people on the bus. It was _________________ usual.
10. I like living in the countryside.It’s ________________ living in a town.
11. You’ll find your way around the town _____________ if you have a good map.
12. In some parts of the country, prices are ______________ in others.

Case Adjective Comparative Form Superlative Form

Close closer closest
huge huger hugest
1-syllable adjectives
large larger larger
ending in "e"
strange stranger strangest
wise wiser wisest
big bigger biggest
1-syllable adjectives fat fatter fattest
ending in a consonant with a single red redder reddest
vowel preceding it sad sadder saddest
thin thinner thinnest
dry drier driest
1-syllable adjectives
spry sprier/spryer spriest/spryest
ending in "y"
wry wrier/wryer wriest/wryest
fast faster fastest
great greater greatest
1-syllable adjectives,
quick quicker quickest
other cases
short shorter shortest
tall taller tallest
2-syllable adjectives fickle fickler ficklest
 handsome handsomer handsomest
ending in "e"
polite politer politest
bumpy bumpier bumpiest
heavy heavier heaviest
2-syllable adjectives
icy icier iciest
ending in "y"
shiny shinier shiniest
tiny tinier tiniest
able abler ablest
gentle gentler gentlest
2-syllable adjectives hollow hollower hollowest
ending in "le", or "ow" narrow narrower narrowest
shallow shallower shallowest
simple simpler simplest
beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
colorful more colorful most colorful
2 or more syllable adjectives, complete more complete most complete
other cases delicious more delicious most delicious
generous more generous most generous
important more important most important
bad worse worst
far (place) farther farthest
far (place or time) further furthest
good better best
late (time) later latest
Irregular and confusing adjectives late (order) latter last
little (size) littler littlest
little (amount) less least
many/much/some more most
old (people or things) older oldest
old (people) elder eldest