Year 8 English — Comparison of adjectives
Form the comparative and superlative of an adjective — with -er and -est, with more and most, or by learning the irregular ones.
Name: ________________________
1.Write the comparative of "expensive" — two words: A phone is ____ than a book.
2.Which sentence is correct?
- a) He is more tall than his brother.
- b) He is taller than his brother.
- c) He is more taller than his brother.
- d) He is the taller than his brother.
3.Write the comparative of "happy": She looks ____ today than she did yesterday.
4.Sort each adjective by how it makes its comparative.
Groups: Add -er · Use "more"
- expensive
- happy
- young
- difficult
- interesting
- careful
- bright
- cold
5.Ravi is not as tall ____ his sister.
- a) then
- b) than
- c) from
- d) as
6.Sort each form by its degree of comparison.
Groups: Positive · Comparative · Superlative
- tall
- best
- tallest
- more beautiful
- taller
- better
- most beautiful
- beautiful
- good
7.Which is the correct superlative of "bad"?
- a) worse
- b) worst
- c) most bad
- d) baddest
8.Which sentence is correct?
- a) She sings more good than her brother.
- b) She sings more better than her brother.
- c) She sings gooder than her brother.
- d) She sings better than her brother.
Answer key — Year 8 English — Comparison of adjectives
- 1. more expensive
- 2. b) He is taller than his brother.
- 3. happier
- 4. cold → Add -er; expensive → Use "more"; bright → Add -er; difficult → Use "more"; happy → Add -er; careful → Use "more"; young → Add -er; interesting → Use "more"
- 5. d) as
- 6. tall → Positive; taller → Comparative; tallest → Superlative; good → Positive; better → Comparative; best → Superlative; beautiful → Positive; more beautiful → Comparative; most beautiful → Superlative
- 7. b) worst
- 8. d) She sings better than her brother.