Name: ___ Date: ___ Comparative and Superlative. Choose the Correct Option.
• This puzzle is ____ than the one we solved yesterday. a) difficult b) more difficult c) difficultly d) difficultest
• The Nile River is the ____ river in Africa. a) long b) longer c) longest d) longly
• My sister is ____ than I am. a) tall b) taller c) tallest d) tallier
• The weather today is ____ than it was yesterday. a) nice b) nicer c) nicest d) nicely
• This is the ____ cake I have ever tasted. a) delicious b) more delicious c) most delicious d) deliciously
• Elephants are ____ than rabbits. a) big b) bigger c) biggest d) bigly
• The students are ____ in this class. a) most active b) more active c) active d) activest
• New York is one of the ____ cities in the world. a) busy b) busier c) busiest d) busyly
• Your handwriting is ____ than mine. a) neat b) neater c) neatest d) neatly

This puzzle is more difficult than the one we solved yesterday.
Answer: b) more difficult
“Than” shows a comparison between two things, so the comparative form is needed. For longer adjectives such as “difficult,” use “more.”

The Nile River is the longest river in Africa.
Answer: c) longest
“The” and the comparison with all rivers in Africa require the superlative form: “longest.”

My sister is taller than I am.
Answer: b) taller
“Than” requires a comparative adjective. “Tall” is a short adjective, so add “-er.”

The weather today is nicer than it was yesterday.
Answer: b) nicer
This compares today’s weather with yesterday’s weather. Add “-r” to “nice” to make the comparative form.

This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
Answer: c) most delicious
“This is the…” and “I have ever tasted” show that the cake is being compared with all other cakes. Use the superlative form “most delicious.”

Elephants are bigger than rabbits.
Answer: b) bigger
The sentence compares elephants and rabbits, so use the comparative form. For “big,” double the final consonant and add “-er”: “bigger.”

The students are most active in this class.
Answer: a) most active
The sentence describes the highest degree of activity among students in the class, so the superlative form is needed. The more natural sentence would be: “The students in this class are the most active.”

New York is one of the busiest cities in the world.
Answer: c) busiest
“One of the…” is followed by a superlative adjective. Change “busy” to “busiest” by replacing “y” with “i” and adding “-est.”

Your handwriting is neater than mine.
Answer: b) neater
The word “than” signals a comparison. Add “-er” to “neat” to make the comparative form: “neater.”