Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets, adding any necessary words.

Compare the following items, as in the example.

1 a pebble / a stone / a rock (big)

A stone is bigger than a pebble.

A rock is the biggest of all.

2 cotton / wood / iron (heavy)

3 bronze / silver / gold (expensive)

4 a bicycle / a car / a train (fast)

5 a cheetah / a cat / a snail (slow)

6 a sheep / a horse / a giraffe (tall)

7 steel / wood / wool (soft)

Write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adverbs.

1 efficiently more efficiently the most efficiently

2 hard

3 quietly

4 peacefully

5 early

6 satisfactorily

3. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the adjective/adverb in brackets.

1 That house is too small for our family. We need something much ...bigger... (big).

2 I can't understand you. Could you speak a bit … (slowly), please?

3 This coffee is bitter. I prefer to drink it a little … (sweet).

4 That dress is very … (expensive). I can't afford to buy it.

5 Fiona is by far … (intelligent) girl in the class.

6 It was very cold yesterday, but it's slightly … (warm) today.

7 I don't go to that supermarket any more. This one is far … (cheap).

8 I like living near the city. It's a lot … (convenient).

Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form, adding any necessary words.

1 A: Why are you crying?

B: I've just read ...the saddest... (sad) book ever written.

2 A: Do you like crisps?

B: Yes, but I think chocolate is much … (tasty) crisps.

3 A: This must be … (hot) day of the year.

B: I agree. Let's go swimming.

4 A: Kate is a lot … (pretty) Anne.

B: Yes. She's … (pretty) girl I know.

5 A: Is this ladder … (long) the other one?

B: They look the same to me.

6 A: That was by far (good) cake you've ever made.

B: I'm glad you enjoyed it.

7 A: Do you like this dress?

B: Oh, yes. It's … (beautiful) dress I've ever seen.

8 A: Mount Everest is … (high) mountain in the world.

B: Everyone knows that!

9 A: Mr Smith is … (old) Mr Jones.

B: Well, he looks good for his age.

10 A: Did that coat cost a lot of money?

B: Yes, it was by far … (expensive) coat in the shop.

11 A: Thank you for your help.

B: That's okay. If you need any … (far) advice, come and see me.

Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets, adding any necessary words.

Yesterday was 1) ...the coldest... (cold) day of the year. It had been snowing all night and everything was white. The children woke up 2) … (early) usual. They were excited because the snow was 3) … (deep) ever before and they wanted to go outside and play. We dressed them in 4) … (warm) clothes we could find, then they went out into the garden. We watched from the window as they built 5) … (big) snowman I have ever seen. As the snow was falling 6) … (hard) ever, the children soon came inside to warm up. They were laughing as if they had heard 7) … (funny) joke ever told. They said that they thought winter was 8) … (good) season of all.

6. Put the adjectives in brackets into the comparative or superlative form, adding any necessary words.

A: Well Mr Jones, we've interviewed the three 1) ...most likely... (likely) candidates. Who do you think would be 2) … (good) person for the job?

B: I have to say, I thought Mrs Shaw was 3) … (intelligent) of the three, but Mr. Peters was a little 4) … (nice) her.

A: That's true, and we do need someone who can work with people. However, I thought Miss Brown would be 5) … (popular) the others with our clients.

B: I also thought that she was by far 6) … (responsible) 'candidate.

A: Good. Thank you for your help, Mr Jones. Choosing who to employ is 7) … (difficult) part of my job. It's always 8) … (easy) when I hear someone else's views.

B: I'm glad I could help.

7. Complete the sentences, using one of the adjectives from the list and comparative + and + comparative.

hot, hard, heavy, tired, cold, tall, pretty

1 As I ran, my legs got ...more and more tired... .

2 Over the years, the trees grew … .

3 As we lay on the beach, we got … .

4 Emma's work is improving because she's studying … .

5 While I was walking in the snow, I got … , so I decided to go home.

6 As she did her shopping, her bags got … .

7 As Jane grows up, she just gets … .

8. Complete the sentences using the + comparative, as in the example.

1 The children got noisy. The teacher got angry.

...The noisier... the children got, ...the angrier... the teacher got.

2 We worked hard. We earned lots of money.

… we worked, … money we earned.

3 I pushed the swing high. The little boy laughed a lot.

… I pushed the swing …the little boy laughed.

4 If you eat lots of chocolate, you'll get fat.

… chocolate you eat, … you'll get.

5 If a car is new, it is valuable.

… a car is, … it is.

6 It grew dark. I became scared.

… it grew … I became.