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Comparative and Superlative Exercises (A2) — Free

Comparative and superlative adjectives

Use the comparative to compare two things, usually with 'than' (My brother is taller than me), and the superlative to say one thing is at the top of a group, with 'the' (the tallest in the class). Short adjectives add -er/-est (cheap → cheaper → the cheapest). Watch the spelling: big → bigger (double the consonant), easy → easier (y becomes i). Long adjectives of two or more syllables use more/the most (more difficult, the most beautiful), except two-syllable adjectives ending in -y (happy → happier). Some adjectives are irregular: good → better → the best, bad → worse → the worst, far → farther/further. A common mistake is to use both forms together, as in 'more easier' or 'the most biggest' — choose one.

  1. My brother is (tall) than me.

  2. This is the (cheap) restaurant in town.

  3. Today is (hot) than yesterday.

  4. My phone is newer yours.

  5. This test was (easy) than the last one.

  6. He's the (funny) person in our class.

  7. I find maths very hard. It's (difficult) than English for me.

  8. My cooking is (good) than my sister's.

  9. That was the (bad) day of my life.

  10. Which is (big) city in your country?

  11. The book was good, but the film was even (interesting).

  12. Ana lives (far) from school than I do, so she takes the bus.

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