Comparative and Superlative Adjectives: Practice Questions

Look at the three rulers on the desk. Ruler A is short, Ruler B is shorter, and Ruler C is the __________ of all.

Three friends ran a race. Sam ran \( 100 \) metres, Ben ran \( 200 \) metres, and Leo ran \( 400 \) metres. Leo ran the __________ distance of the three.

For many primary students, 'Announcements' are ________ to read than 'Riddles', but 'Children's encyclopaedias' are the ________ text type of all.

Look at the three students in the class. Student A is smart, Student B is smarter, and Student C is the __________ of all.

Look at the lesson time allocation for these two subjects:
English Language Education: \( 16\% \)
Chinese Language Education: \( 23\% \)

According to the table, the percentage for English Language Education is ________ than Chinese Language Education.

In the school sports day, there were many runners. Tim was fast, Leo was faster, but Sam was the ________ of all. (fast)

Use the adjectives 'simple' and 'difficult' to compare two homework tasks, Task X and Task Y. Write one sentence that uses the comparative form of 'simple' and another sentence that uses the superlative form of 'difficult' to describe Task Y compared to three tasks (X, Y, Z).

A teacher is comparing the politeness of three students: Anna (very polite), Betty (polite), and Carol (not polite). Complete the sentences using the correct comparative and superlative forms of the adjective 'polite'.
1. Anna is the ___ student in the class.
2. Betty is ___ than Carol.

In a classroom, the teacher is showing students a diagram of the "biggest ice-cream sundae" ever made compared to a standard classroom door. Read the following facts and answer the questions using the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.

Information Box:
- A standard classroom door is \( 2 \) metres tall.
- The ice-cream sundae is \( 1 \) metre taller than the door.
- The school's basketball hoop is \( 3.5 \) metres tall.

a) Complete the sentence using the comparative form: The ice-cream sundae is ________ (tall) than the classroom door.
b) Based on the heights provided, which item is the ________ (tall) of the three? (Calculate the sundae's height first: \( 2 + 1 = 3 \) metres).
c) Write a complete sentence comparing the door and the basketball hoop using the comparative form of the adjective "short".
d) Identify if the following sentence is correct or incorrect. If incorrect, write the corrected version: "The door is the more shorter item in the room."

Imagine you are an "English Ambassador" helping a group of farmers compare three new types of rice seeds developed for different weather conditions. Use the data table below to complete the tasks using comparative and superlative adjectives.

Rice Seed Comparison Table:
- Seed X: Yields \( 400 \) kg; Needs (little) water; Quality: Good
- Seed Y: Yields \( 600 \) kg; Needs (less) water than Seed X; Quality: Better
- Seed Z: Yields \( 850 \) kg; Needs (least) water of all; Quality: Best

a) Use a comparative adjective to compare the yield (kg) of Seed Z and Seed Y.
b) Which seed is the ________ (good) choice for a farmer who wants the highest quality rice? Use the correct superlative form.
c) Complete this sentence about water needs: "Seed Z is the ________ (dry) seed to grow because it needs the smallest amount of water." (Hint: Pay attention to spelling changes).
d) Correct the two grammatical errors in this student's report: "Seed Z is the most heavyest bag of rice, and it is more better than Seed X."
e) Explain why we use "the least" for Seed Z instead of "the littlest" when talking about water quantity.