Adjectives & Adverbs · B1–B2
Five quick questions to get your brain warmed up. Choose the best answer.
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| Type | Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 syllable | fast, tall, cheap | faster, taller, cheaper | the fastest, the tallest, the cheapest |
| 1 syllable ending in CVC* | big, hot, thin | bigger, hotter, thinner | the biggest, the hottest, the thinnest |
| 2 syllables ending in -y | happy, easy, heavy | happier, easier, heavier | the happiest, the easiest, the heaviest |
| 2+ syllables | modern, careful, boring | more modern, more careful, more boring | the most modern, the most careful, the most boring |
* CVC = consonant–vowel–consonant. Double the final consonant before adding -er / -est.
| Type | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same form as adjective | fast, hard, late | faster, harder, later | the fastest, the hardest, the latest |
| Ending in -ly | quickly, carefully, slowly | more quickly, more carefully, more slowly | the most quickly, the most carefully, the most slowly |
⚠️ hardly ≠ hard. "She works hard" (adverb) — not "hardly" (which means "almost not").
| Base | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| good / well | better | the best |
| bad / badly | worse | the worst |
| far | farther / further | the farthest / the furthest |
| little | less | the least |
| much / many | more | the most |
This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
She runs faster than her sister.
It's the most beautiful place I've ever visited.
He speaks English the most fluently of all the students.
Use than after a comparative. Use the before a superlative.
Eight multiple-choice questions, then five transformation exercises. Use the Grammar tab if you need a reminder.
Use the word in brackets to rewrite the sentence using a comparative form.
Eight multiple-choice questions, then five transformation exercises.
Use the word in brackets to rewrite the sentence using a superlative form.
Read each scenario and write your own sentence using a comparative or superlative. There's no single correct answer — write naturally, then compare with the model answer.