1Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Grammar Practice Worksheets Comparatives & Superlatives – Adjectives & Adverbs Table of Contents 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 EXERCISE 1: Complete the Chart Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. EXERCISE 2: Fill in the Blanks Complete the sentences with the correct comparative adjectives. EXERCISE 3: Make Comparisons Make comparisons using comparative adjectives and the structure “as ... as.” EXERCISE 4: Complete the Sentences Complete the sentences with the correct superlative adjectives. EXERCISE 5: Questions & Answers Write questions using superlative adjectives, then ask and answer the questions. EXERCISE 6: Complete the Chart Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs. EXERCISE 7: Fill in the Blanks Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative adverb. EXERCISE 8: Make Comparisons Make comparisons using comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. EXERCISE 9: Complete the Sentences Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative adjective or adverb. EXERCISE 10: Class Survey Do a class survey, make comparisons, then answer the superlative questions.

2Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) # Adjective Comparative Superlative Ex big bigger biggest Ex important more important most important 1 tall 2 cheap 3 expensive 4 good 5 lazy 6 pretty 7 beautiful 8 difficult 9 boring 10 shy 11 happy 12 short 13 famous 14 comfortable 15 ugly 16 warm 17 long 18 intelligent 19 wide 20 thick Exercise 1 COMPLETE THE CHART Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. # Adjective Comparative Superlative 21 smart 22 far 23 bad 24 fat 25 interesting 26 narrow 27 safe 28 dangerous 29 messy 30 handsome 31 attractive 32 delicious 33 useful 34 easy 35 lucky 36 quiet 37 noisy 38 modern 39 patient 40 convenient 41 accurate

3Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 2 FILL IN THE BLANKS Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in the Word List. 1. In Canada, January is than March. 2. I think that good health is than money. 3. I can’t carry my suitcase. It’s much than yours. 4. Icanaffordtobuyanewbike,butnotanewcar. A car is than a bike. 5. You look than the last time I saw you. Have you lost weight? 6. I couldn’t get a seat in the restaurant. It was than usual. 7. Mountains are than hills. 8. He got a very good mark on his exam. The exam was than he expected. 9. You should go to the doctor. Your cold is than it was a few days ago. 10. There is a lot of crime in the big cities. They are than the small town where I live. 11. I don’t understand this lesson. It is than the last one we did. 12. I can’t study in this room. It’s too noisy. I’mgoingtofinda place. 13. Our apartment is far from everything. We want to move to a location. 14. Orange juice is than Coke. 15. The store is having a great sale today. Most televisions are 25% than they were yesterday. 16. The doctor told me that I can go back to work if I feel tomorrow. Word List: • bad • important • crowded • good • high • heavy • convenient • difficult • cheap • expensive • quiet • easy • thin • healthy • dangerous • cold

4Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 3 MAKE COMPARISONS Make your own comparisons using the words provided and the structure “as ... as.” Ex. my apartment / large / yours Ex. my car / expensive / your car 1. biology / interesting / history 2. train / fast / airplane 3. algebra/difficult/geometry 4. Batman / popular / Superman 5. lemon / sweet / orange 6. morning / warm / afternoon 7. robin / big / eagle 8. my neighbour / friendly / yours 9. tiger / dangerous / lion 10. bicycle / expensive / motorcycle 11. house / tall / skyscraper 12. France / beautiful / Switzerland 13. my old shoes / comfortable / new shoes 14. grammar/difficult/spelling 15. Beethoven / famous / Mozart 16. frozen yogurt / fattening / ice cream 17. Coke / healthy / fruit juice 18. my apartment / convenient / yours 19. big cities / safe / small towns 20. New York hotels / expensive / Tokyo hotels My apartment is as large as yours. My car isn’t as expensive as your car.

5Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 4 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES Complete the following sentences with the correct superlative form of the adjectives in the Word List. 1. Yesterday was day of the year. I almost froze to death walking home from school! 2. That was movie I’ve ever seen. I almost walked out in the middle. 3. Please give me your recipe. That is cake I’ve ever eaten. 4. Jerry is student in our class. He gets the top grades in every course. 5. Bob told story last night. I couldn’t stop laughing. 6. Whales are animals in the world. 7. The Nile is river in the world. 8. Marie is person I know. She has won the lottery four times! 9. He is speaker I have ever heard. Half the audience fell asleep during his speech. 10. Mount Everest is mountain in the world. 11. That is painting in the art gallery. It’s worth a million dollars. 12. Bill Gates is one of men in the world. 13. Ifinishedtheexerciseinfiveminutes. It was homework the teacher has ever given us. 14. Arthur hates to clean. He has apartment I’ve ever seen. 15. My dinner only cost $6.00. That must be restaurant in town. 16. Iwasafraidtoturnoffthelightslastnight. That was the show I’ve ever watched. Word List: • funny • high • delicious • easy • cold • boring • lucky • smart • dirty • rich • valuable • bad • large • cheap • long • scary

6Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 5 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Write questions using the words provided and the superlative form of the adjective.Thenaskaclassmatethequestionsyouhavewritten and writehisorheranswersinyournotebook. Ex. what / big mistake / ever made What is the biggest mistake you have ever made? 1. what / beautiful place to visit / your country  2. who / kind person / you know 3. what / good movie / ever seen 4. what / happy day / of your life 5. what / crazy thing / ever done 6. what / expensive thing / ever bought 7. what / good restaurant / your city 8. what / exciting place / ever been 9. who / interesting person / ever met

7Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 6 COMPLETE THE CHART Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adverbs below. # Adverb Comparative Superlative Ex fast faster the fastest 1 hard 2 carefully 3 early 4 quickly 5 slowly 6 beautifully 7 well 8 clearly 9 late 10 far 11 badly 12 fluently

8Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 7 FILL IN THE BLANKS Complete the following sentences with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adverb provided. 1. I drive than my husband. 2. Angela works than I do. 3. Our secretary works of all of us. 4. Anita sings of all the people in the choir. 5. Our teacher explains the lessons than your teacher. 6. Robert arrived at the meeting than Francis. 7. Ken arrived of them all. 8. Teenagers usually drive than their parents. 9. My daughter cooks than I do. 10. My husband cooks of all of us. 11. Rene speaks of all the ESL students in the class. 12. The teacher arrived than the students. (carefully) (hard) (hard) (beautifully) (clearly) (early) (early) (fast) (well) (well) (fluently) (late)

9Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 8 MAKE COMPARISONS Make comparisons for the following sets of nouns. Use your own ideas. Write three sentences for each set: one using the comparative structure with “than,” one using the comparative structure with “as ... as,” and one using the superlative structure. Use adverbs for at least one of the sets. # Nouns Comparisons Ex • watermelon • grapefruit • orange A grapefruit is bigger than an orange. A grapefruit isn’t as big as a watermelon. A watermelon is the biggest fruit of the three. 1 • turtle • rabbit • fox 2 • feather • book • television 3 • running shoes • bedroom slippers • high-heeled shoes 4 • bicycle • motorcycle • car 5 • teacher • doctor • lawyer 6 • egg • pancake • doughnut

10Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 9 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative or superlativeadjectiveoradverb.Theadjectiveformisprovided. Change the adjective into an adverb when necessary. 1. This is dress I own. 2. In my opinion, a deer moves of all the animals. 3. The politician spoke than was necessary. 4. When we travel, my suitcase is always than my husband’s. 5. January is month of the year. 6. Mrs. Pedriro speaks than her husband. 7. Her son speaks of the whole family. 8. December 21 is day of the year. 9. It is than any other. 10. Andrew is runner on the team. 11. This apartment is of all the apartments I have seen. 12. Annie usually gets up than her sister. 13. Maxfinishedthehomework than anyone else in the class. 14. A turtle moves than a rabbit. 15. Bonnie works ofalltheemployeesintheoffice. 16. This book is than the one I read last week. 17. Daniel drives than his father. 18. Judy goes to the library than I do. 19. That gold necklace is one in the whole store. 20. This is movie I have ever seen. (fancy) (cold) (short) (fast) (careful) (graceful) (fluent) (fast) (slow) (regular) (loud) (fluent) (convenient) (hard) (expensive) (heavy) (short) (early) (interesting) (bad)

11Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 10 CLASS SURVEY A. Survey Interview your classmates and complete the following chart. Then do the exercises on the following pages. If you have a large class, break into two or three smaller groups. You may wish to write the questions on a separate piece of paper before you begin your survey. Name of Student Arrived at School Number of Siblings Length of Time in City Number of Languages Distance from School Shoe Size Number of Instruments Played Number of Sports Played Height

12Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 10 cont. B. Writing Using the information from the survey in Part A, make as many sentences as you can about your classmates. Use the comparative form of an adjective or adverb and the structures “than” or “as ... as.” Examples: • Mary arrived at school earlier than Jane. • John’s feet are not as large as Bill’s. • Andrea studied longer than I did last night. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

13Comparatives & Superlatives Grammar Practice Worksheets Copyright 2017, Red River Press Inc. For use by ESL Library members only. ( I N T / V E R S I O N 2 .1) Exercise 10 cont. C. Questions Using the information from the survey in Part A, answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. Who got to school the earliest today? 2. Who has the most siblings? 3. Who has lived in this city the longest? 4. Who speaks the most languages? 5. Who lives the farthest away from the school? 6. Who wears the largest shoe size? 7. Who is the most musical person in the class? 8. Who is the most athletic person in the class? 9. Who is the tallest student in the class? 10. Extra question: Who studied the hardest last night?