Home of English Grammar

Free Guide (Updated for 2022)

  • Home
  • Download Lessons
  • Grammar Rules
  • Online Exercises
  • Online Tools
    • Grammar Checker
    • Word Counter
  • Guides
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Exercises / Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

Comparative And Superlative Adjectives

July 24, 2018 - pdf

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison. The adjective is given in the brackets.

1. Sam can run ……………………. than you.

Correct! Wrong!

We need a comparative expression before than.

2. Raghu is …………………. than his friends.

Correct! Wrong!

Cleverer is the comparative form of clever.

3. You are no ……………………. than him.

Correct! Wrong!

Better is the comparative form of good.

4. It was …………………….. than I thought.

Correct! Wrong!

Easier is the comparative form of easy.

5. Lead is the ……………………… metal.

Correct! Wrong!

We use the superlative to compare one thing with the whole group that it belongs to.

6. A rabbit is ……………………. than a deer.

Correct! Wrong!

Smaller is the comparative form of small.

7. This is ……………………… than that.

Correct! Wrong!

More attractive is the comparative form of attractive.

8. Your voice is ………………….. than mine.

Correct! Wrong!

Worse is the comparative form of bad.

9. She earns ……………………. money than I do.

Correct! Wrong!

Less is the comparative form of little.

10. The …………………….. expensive holidays are often the best.

Correct! Wrong!

11. I was not as intelligent as the others, but I was the …………………..

Correct! Wrong!

Prettiest is the superlative form of pretty.

12. As you get older, you get …………………….

Correct! Wrong!

In this structure we use a comparative in both clauses.

Answers

1. Sam can run faster than you.
2. Raghu is cleverer than his friends.
3. You are no better than him.
4. It was easier than I thought.
5. Lead is the heaviest metal.
6. A rabbit is smaller than a deer.
7. This is more attractive than that.
8. Your voice is worse than mine.
9. She earns less money than I do.
10. The least expensive holidays are often the best.
11. I was not as intelligent as the others, but I was the prettiest.
12. As you get older, you get more tolerant.

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
1,127,749 
190,339 

Check Your Grammar

GrammarCheck.net - Try online
Hint → Bookmark GrammarCheck for future use.

Latest Exercises

  • Prepositions Quiz May 15, 2022
  • Gap Filling Exercise May 13, 2022
  • Gap Filling Exercise May 11, 2022
  • Passive Voice Exercise May 9, 2022
  • General Grammar Exercise May 8, 2022
  • Tenses Exercise May 7, 2022
  • And vs. But May 5, 2022
  • Verbs Exercise May 3, 2022
  • Other, Another Or Others May 2, 2022

Topics

  • Adjectives
  • Adverbs
  • Business Writing
  • Commas
  • Conjunctions
  • Creative Writing
  • Difference
  • Essay Writing
  • Exercises
  • Learning
  • Lessons
  • Nouns
  • Prepositions
  • Pronouns
  • Proofreading
  • Punctuation
  • Quiz
  • Spelling
  • Style Guide
  • Teaching
  • Terms
  • Verbs
  • Words
  • Writing

Quiz

  • Can you correct these 14 basic grammar mistakes?
  • What kind of writer are you?

Copyright © 2022 · EnglishGrammar.org
Disclaimer · Privacy Policy · Sitemap