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COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES EXERCISE 1 (ESL)

level: Beginner/Intermediate (B1-B2)
Grammar review Use the comparative form when you're comparing exactly two things: “This bag is heavier than that one.”

Use the superlative form when you're comparing three or more things, or picking the most extreme one out of a whole group: “Out of all the cafes downtown, this one is the busiest.”

Quick test: ask how many things you're comparing. Two things, use the comparative. Three or more (or "everyone," "everything"), use the superlative. Superlatives almost always come with the.

Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective form to complete each sentence.

1. There are 10 houses on our street. Our house is the ________ one.
2. My brother sings better than I do, but I play guitar ________ than he does.
3. This is ________ song I have ever heard!
4. Tom is ________ than I am.
5. Out of all the students in our class, I am ________.
6. Some people think that my sister is ________ than I am.
7. She is ________ girl in our school.
8. This is boring. Let's do something ________.
9. This isn't ________ book I have ever read.
10. Your apartment is ________ than mine.
11. This is ________ neighborhood in the city.
12. This summer is ________ than last summer.
13. This is ________ job she's ever had.
14. Amelia is ________ person I know.
15. Out of all the members of my family, I am ________.
16. Robert is ________ than all the other students.
17. I know Victoria ________ than you do.
18. This is ________ than the other explanations.
19. Last week's test was ________ than I thought it would be.
20. She has ________ eyes I've ever seen.
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Check out some of our other free exercises on adjectives and adverbs in English:
Possessive adjectives 1 (B)
Participle adjectives 1 (I)
Participle adjectives 2 (I)
ADVERB or ADJECTIVE? 1 (B)
Change adjectives to adverbs 1 (B)
Adverbs of frequency (position) 1 (I/A)
Comparative adjectives 1 (B)
Comparative adverbs 1 (I)
Comparative/superlative adverbs 1 (I)
Conjunctive adverbs 3 (I)
Adjective order in English 1 (I)


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