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Year 3 English — Comparing with adjectives

Form the comparative and the superlative of an adjective, and use each one where it belongs.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Of the three sisters, Anna is the ____.

    • a) younger
    • b) more young
    • c) young
    • d) youngest

  2. 2.Sort each adjective by how it makes its comparative.

    Groups: Adds -er · Puts "more" in front

    • quick
    • tall
    • small
    • expensive
    • interesting
    • beautiful

  3. 3.Which word compares two things using "good"?

    • a) more good
    • b) better
    • c) best
    • d) gooder

  4. 4.Match each adjective to its superlative.

    • good
    • bad
    • large
    • happy
    • thin
    • famous
    • worst
    • largest
    • thinnest
    • happiest
    • most famous
    • best

  5. 5.Compare two things with the adjective "big": This box is ____ than that one.

  6. 6.Compare three or more with the adjective "happy": She is the ____ child in the whole class.

  7. 7.Which sentence is correct?

    • a) He is more tall than his brother.
    • b) He is more taller than his brother.
    • c) He is tallest than his brother.
    • d) He is taller than his brother.

  8. 8.Two words, please. Compare with the adjective "careful": This driver is ____ than that one.

Answer key — Year 3 English — Comparing with adjectives

  1. 1. d) youngest
  2. 2. tall → Adds -er; beautiful → Puts "more" in front; quick → Adds -er; expensive → Puts "more" in front; small → Adds -er; interesting → Puts "more" in front
  3. 3. b) better
  4. 4. good → best; bad → worst; large → largest; happy → happiest; thin → thinnest; famous → most famous
  5. 5. bigger
  6. 6. happiest
  7. 7. d) He is taller than his brother.
  8. 8. more careful