Do you know how to compare things using adjectives? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
Look at these examples to see how comparatives and superlatives are used.
Try this exercise to test your grammar. Choose the correct form of the adjective for each blank.
1. My sister is than me, but I am .
2. Today is the day of the year.
3. This puzzle is than I thought.
4. He is the runner on the team.
5. Your explanation is much now.
6. I think that was the movie I have ever seen.
7. A feather is than a stone.
8. Of the three brothers, he is the .
9. A new car is much than a used one.
10. She was the person at the party.
We use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare people, places, or things.
For short, one-syllable adjectives, add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative.
Spelling rules: If the adjective ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last consonant (e.g., big → bigger, thin → thinner). If it ends in -e, just add -r or -st (e.g., large → larger).
For two-syllable adjectives ending in -y, change the y to i and add -er or -est.
For adjectives with two or more syllables (that don't end in -y), use more for the comparative and the most for the superlative.
Some common adjectives have irregular forms that you must memorize.
Do this exercise to test your grammar again. Choose the correct verb form.
1. This is a book than the last one I read.
2. The Pacific Ocean is than the Atlantic Ocean.
3. This suitcase is than that one. Which one is the ?
4. Health is than money.
5. Who is the singer in your country?
6. The weather is getting and .
7. He needs a size. This one is too big.
8. This is the part of the film.
9. The journey was than we expected.
10. She is probably the person I know.