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Class 5 English — Comparing with adjectives

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

Name: ________________________

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

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

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

  3. 3.Sort each form: is it comparing two, or picking one out of them all?

    Groups: Comparing two · Out of them all

    • worst
    • most careful
    • smallest
    • worse
    • more careful
    • smaller

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

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

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

  5. 5.Which sentence is correct?

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

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

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

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

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

Answer key — Class 5 English — Comparing with adjectives

  1. 1. happiest
  2. 2. d) youngest
  3. 3. smaller → Comparing two; smallest → Out of them all; more careful → Comparing two; most careful → Out of them all; worse → Comparing two; worst → Out of them all
  4. 4. tall → Adds -er; beautiful → Puts "more" in front; quick → Adds -er; expensive → Puts "more" in front; small → Adds -er; interesting → Puts "more" in front
  5. 5. b) He is taller than his brother.
  6. 6. bigger
  7. 7. more careful
  8. 8. b) better