Degrees of Comparison Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree of comparison.

1. The water was …………………… than I thought. (warm / warmer / warmest)

2. She is the …………………….. woman I know. (nice / nicer / nicest)

3. It was a …………………… job. (tough / tougher / toughest)

4. She is ………………….. than you think. (clever / cleverer / cleverest)

5. I did ………………….. work today. (little / less / least)

6. She is ………………….. than him. (bad / worse / worst)

7. He is the ……………………. man alive. (rich / richer / richest)

8. I am the ……………………. person in my family. (short / shorter / shortest)

9. Even my kid sister is …………………….. than me. (tall / taller / tallest)

10. As an actor, his father is ………………………… than him. (successful / more successful / most successful)

11. I love you ……………………. than him. (much / more / most)

12. My mother loves me the ……………………… (much / more / most)

Answers

1. The water was warmer than I thought.

2. She is the nicest woman I know.

3. It was a tough job.

4. She is cleverer than you think.

5. I did less work today.

6. She is worse than him.

7. He is the richest man alive.

8. I am the shortest person in my family.

9. Even my kid sister is taller than me.

10. As an actor, his father is more successful than him.

11. I love you more than him.

12. My mother loves me the most.