An adjective is a word that qualifies a noun.

When one thing or person is compared or contrasted with another or oth

There are 3 degrees of comparison: positive, comparative and superlative.

Complete the sentences with the right degree of comparison of the given adjective.

This cake is __________________ (good) the one you baked last week.
This exercise is ______________________ (easy) than we expected.
Dont travel by plane. Its _____________________ (expensive) than the train.
Are you feeling better now? No, I am ____________________ (bad). I have a terrible headache.
Positive
Comparative
Superlative
Have you heard any ____________________
(far) news from John?
Its a long trip to Sidney. Its _____________________
(far) thancolder
I thought.
cold
than
the coldest
She is ________________________ (kind) woman I have ever met.
pretty
prettier than
the prettiest
adjectives
Which one isShort
______________________
(old),
you or your brother?
This dress is ___________________ (cheap)hot
that one. They cost
the same.
hotter
than
the hottest
Last night I went to bed ______________________ (early) than my sister. She stayed up till 2 a.m.
These are __________________________ (thrilling) holidays we have ever had.
Johns _______________________
nephew married
my cousin
Alice.than
Long adjectives (young)
nteresting
more
interesting
the most interesting
Your coffee is not ________________________ (tasty) as my mothers.
She is listening to _______________________ (late) news about the hurricane.
As you
can see
the way we form the comparative andmy
thefather.
superlative
depends
the size
the
My mother
is much
_______________________________(patient)
She never
losesoncontrol
of of
herself.
Our hotel
was very
big. I expected
it some
to be _______________________
(small).
adjective.
However,
there are
adjectives that dont follow
this rule. They are exceptions.
My job has become a bit boring. I would like to have a __________________ (exciting) one.
This city has become ______________________ (frightening) it used to be. There is so much criminality!
Superlative
How many eggsPositive
do we have in the Comparative
fridge? - ____________________
(little) than we need for the cake.
Its too noisy here. Can we go to somewhere _____________________ (quiet).
good
better (than)
the best
Although they are twins, one is ________________________ (handsome) than the other.
bad
worse
worst
This is _______________________
(dirty)(than)
street we have everthe
lived.
It seems everybody throws their garbage on the grou
_______________________
(little)
you
can
do
is
to
apologise
for
being
little
less (than)
the least so inconvenient.
Both Maths and Chemistry are difficult subjects for me, but ___________________ (late) is ___________________ (difficult) o
much
My slice of cake
is ______________________ (thin) than yours! Thats not fair.
more (than)
the most
many
far
late
old

farther (than)
further (than)
later (than)
latter
older (than)
elder (than)

Inferiority

Comparative

Equality
Superiority

Inferiority

Superlative
Superiority

the
the
the
the
the
the

farthest
furthest
latest
last
oldest
eldest

This film is less interesting than that one.

Today is less cold than yesterday.
This film is as interesting as the one I watched yesterday.
That film is more interesting than that one.
Yesterday was colder than today.
This film is the least interesting one I have ever seen.
Today is the least cold day of this week.
That film is the most interesting one I have ever seen.
Yesterday was the coldest day of this week.