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Comparative & Superlative 3

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  1. One syllable adjectives form their comparative by adding ___ to the positive form.
  2. One syllable adjectives form their superlative by adding ___ to the positive form.
  3. Adjectives of three syllables or more form the comparative by putting ___ before the adjective.
  4. Adjectives of three syllables or more form the superlative by putting ___ before the adjective.
  5. There are some irregular comparisons. Better, for example, is the ___ form of 'good'.
  6. Parallel increase is expressed by the ___ ..... the ___ as in the example: "The more I study, the less I know".
  7. Equality is expressed by ___ adjective ___ in the affirmative.
  8. Equality is expressed by not ___ adjective ___.

    Copyright (C) 1998 Vera Mello (vcqm@ruralsp.com.br)
    This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.