Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Answer Key for Activity 1
 
1. tallest 
2. bigger 
3. highest 
4. more expensive 
5. worse 
6. more important 
7. happier 
8. cheapest 
9. best 
10. bumpier 

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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives, Fall 2020.
5 of 5 
Activity 2
Directions: Each of the following sentences has an error in the use of comparative or superlative 
adjectives. Identify the error and correct it. 
1. My bed is more big than my desk.
2. Usain Bolt can run fast than me.
3. You are most generous than my brother. 
4. Of all our luggage, mine is the heavier.
5. Michelangelo’s David is the more realistic statue I have ever seen.
6. The weather during the summer is the most hot than during the winter.
7. Frank Ocean is the goodest musician of the decade.
8. The Earth is closest to the moon than the sun.
9. You should always turn in your work because some points are best than no points.
10. The Writing Center is the greater resource for writing help on campus! 
Answer Key for Activity 2 
1. My bed is bigger than my desk.
2. Usain Bolt can run faster than me.
3. You are more generous than my brother. 
4. Of all our luggage, mine is the heaviest.
5. Michelangelo’s David is the most realistic statue I have ever seen.
6. The weather during the summer is hotter than during the winter.
7. Frank Ocean is the best/greatest musician of the decade.
8. The Earth is closer to the moon than the sun.
9. You should always turn in your work because some points are better than no points.
10. The Writing Center is the greatest resource for writing help on campus! 
 
References
Lunsford, Andrea. The Everyday Writer. 2
nd
Edition. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2002. Print.
“The comparative and the superlative.” Education First, 
https://www.ef.edu/english-resources/
 
english-grammar/comparative-and-superlative/
. Accessed 5 November 2020. 

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