Degrees of Comparison (comparative and superlative degrees)

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

The comparative is used when you are comparing two things, and is made by adding an –er or the word more before an adjective.

The superlative is used when you are referring to the highest quality or degree of something, and is made by adding –est or the word most before an adjective.

Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form of the adjective in brackets:

1. I was ………………………………………………..……….. in this movie than in that one. [interested]

2. Going uphill was …………………………………………………………………. experience in my whole life! [tiring]

3. I really need to get a ……………………………………………………….. computer. I can’t afford that one. [cheap]

4. This exercise is ………………………………………………………… than the one before. [easy]

5. I’m going to tell you ………………………………………………………. joke I’ve ever heard! [funny]

6. It’s ………………………………………………….. today than yesterday, don’t you think? [cold]

7. This book is the ………………………………………………………. I’ve ever read! [enjoyable]

8. Ms. Thomas’s English class is the …………………………………………………………… class I’ve ever had! [fun]

Rewrite the following sentences by using “less” or “least” without changing the meaning.

1. The mango is sweeter than the apple. _____________________________________________________________________

2. Iron is more useful than copper. _____________________________________________________________________

3. Gold is more precious than silver. _____________________________________________________________________

4. This is the most useless of my gadgets. _____________________________________________________________________

5. Platinum is one of the rarest minerals. _____________________________________________________________________

6. The wild-apple is the sourest of all fruits. ___________________________________________________________________

7. You are uglier than the baby. _____________________________________________________________________

8. I have got more energy than I used to have. _________________________________________________________________