Worksheet 1: Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Practice the rules for forming comparative and superlative adjectives. Click below to print or save as a PDF.

Worksheet 1: Comparative & Superlative Adjectives

Name: _________________________   Date: _________________________

1. Forming Comparatives and Superlatives

Write the comparative and superlative forms for each adjective below.

Base AdjectiveComparative (-er / more)Superlative (-est / most)
fast________________________________
happy________________________________
beautiful________________________________
large________________________________
good________________________________
bad________________________________

2. Fill in the Blanks

Complete each sentence with the correct form (comparative or superlative) of the adjective in parentheses.

1. This book is ________________ (interesting) than the last one I read.
2. She is the ________________ (tall) student in her class.
3. My situation is ________________ (bad) than I thought.
4. Today is the ________________ (good) day of my life.
5. An elephant is ________________ (big) than a lion.
6. Of the three options, this one is the ________________ (cheap).

3. Sentence Writing

Write one sentence comparing two of your favorite foods (comparative) and one sentence saying which is the best of three or more (superlative).

Comparative: ____________________________________________________________________

Superlative: _____________________________________________________________________

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