Comparatives and superlatives worksheets
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Comparatives & superlatives worksheets
49 printable worksheets with answer keys; the 24 most used, easiest level first.
Comparatives & superlatives lessons
4 ready lessons for the four skills: teach on the board, set online or print.
Warm-ups and fillers
Quick Fun Corner activities on the same theme: no preparation.
- Filler · A2Say: “It’s the most dangerous animal in my house.” “Your cat?” “No – my little brother!” Then students make their own funny superlative clues.
About Comparatives & superlatives
Comparatives compare two things; superlatives compare one thing with the rest of a group. One-syllable adjectives add -er and -est (tall – taller – the tallest), two-syllable adjectives ending in -y change to -ier and -iest (happy – happier), and most longer adjectives use more and most (more expensive, the most expensive). Good, bad and far are irregular: better/best, worse/worst, further/furthest or farther/farthest.
The forms are taught with young learners and at A2, with as…as, not as…as and modifiers such as much, a bit and far added at B1 (much cheaper, far more interesting). Learners double-mark (*more bigger), use that or then instead of than, forget the with superlatives and misspell forms (*biger, *hotest).
This page collects printable comparatives and superlatives worksheets with answer keys, ready to print as PDFs or solve online through a class link.
Teaching tips: Comparatives & superlatives
- Compare things learners care about – cities, soccer teams, phones or animals – using facts they look up.
- Teach the spelling rules explicitly: double the final consonant after a single short vowel (big – bigger) and change y to i (easy – easier).
- Run a class records quiz for superlatives: Who's the tallest? Who has the longest name?
- Watch for *more better and *more happier: an adjective takes either -er or more, never both.
- Use as…as and not as…as to vary comparisons: Paris isn't as big as London.
Questions teachers ask
What about two-syllable adjectives that don't end in -y?
Most use more and most (more modern, more careful), but a few, such as narrow, simple, clever and quiet, can take either form: quieter or more quiet.
Is it 'taller than me' or 'taller than I'?
Than me is normal in everyday English (She's taller than me). Than I is formal, and than I am is correct in any style.
How do I teach comparatives to young learners?
Use animals and pictures with clear contrasts – An elephant is bigger than a mouse – and start with short adjectives before introducing more.