Small adjectives form their comparative and superlative forms by adding -er and -est to the positive. Adjectives of more than two syllables form their comparatives and superlatives with more and most. A few adjectives can form their comparatives with both -er and more.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate comparative form.

1. Your feet are ………………………. than mine. (smaller / more small / either could be used here)

2. Your house is …………………………. than me. (biger / bigger / more big)

3. Rain in summer is …………………………. than you think. (commoner / more common / either could be used here)

4. The cost was …………………………… expensive than I thought. (less / little / fewer)

5. He is ………………………….. than you think. (smart / smarter / more smart)

6. As you go deeper into the forest, the roads become …………………………… (narrower / more narrow)

7. He talks a lot ……………………………. than I do. (much / more / most)

8. The state of his health is …………………………… than I thought. (badder / worse / bader)

9. This is ……………………….. than that. (gooder / better / beter)

10. We reached there …………………………. than we thought. (quick / quicker / more quick)

Answers

1. smaller, 2. bigger, 3. more common / commoner, 4. less expensive, 5. smarter, 6. narrower, 7. more, 8. worse, 9. better, 10. quicker

Worksheet 2

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. Iron is not as ………………….. as copper. (expensive)

2. You are not ………………………. than me. (intelligent)

3. This year we received …………………. rain than last year. (much)

4. This is not …………………….. than that. (much better / more better / most better)

5. He took …………………… (long) than me to finish the job.

6. Diamond is the ……………………… substance. (hard)

7. No other land animal is …………………… than the elephant. (big)

8. It takes …………………… time by boat. (little)

9. She acted with …………………… conviction than me. (great)

10. This is the ……………………. of the three knives. (sharp)

11. These scissors are not …………………….. enough. (sharp)

12. He is …………………… than his mother. (polite)

Answers

1. expensive, 2. more intelligent, 3. less, 4. much better, 5. longer, 6. hardest, 7. bigger, 8. less, 9. greater, 10. sharpest, 11. sharp, 12. more polite