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.
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.
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)
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)
