Grade 7 English – GRAMMAR IN USE:COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Quiz
1. My brother is ____ me; he plays football every weekend.
Use the comparative form -er for short adjectives (tall → taller) and include 'than' to compare two people.
2. Of all my cousins, Amina is the ____; she is only eight years old.
Use the superlative (young → youngest) to show someone is at the top or bottom of a group; no 'than' is used with superlatives.
3. My mother cooks ____ my aunt.
'Good' is irregular: comparative is 'better'; use 'better than' to compare two people's abilities.
4. Grandpa tells stories the ____ of anyone in our family.
'Best' is the superlative form of 'good' and is used to say someone is the highest in quality in a group.
5. My little sister is ____ now that she has new friends at school.
Adjectives ending in -y change to -ier for the comparative (happy → happier) and use 'than' for comparison.
6. When we compare two careful people in the family we say: 'My aunt is ____ my mother.'
Two-syllable adjectives that don't take -er usually use 'more' for the comparative (careful → more careful).
7. Between the two brothers, James is the ____.
For comparison of two people, we use 'older' (old → older). 'More older' is incorrect.
8. She is ____ dancer in the family; everyone says so.
Superlatives normally take 'the' (the best) to show one person is highest in a group.
9. I have ____ cousins than my friend from Nairobi.
Use 'more' to show a greater number of countable nouns (cousins). 'Less' is for uncountable nouns.
10. Which sentence uses the correct comparative for countable family members?
'Fewer' is correct with countable nouns (brothers) to show a smaller number.
11. When talking about siblings, which phrase is traditionally used?
'Elder' is traditionally used for comparing age between family members (siblings). It is correct in family contexts.
12. She is the ____ of the three sisters in our household.
'Eldest' is the superlative form used for people in a family when comparing more than two siblings.
13. Which is correct: 'My aunt is ____ than my uncle.' (careful)
Use 'more' with the adjective 'careful' (two syllables) to form the comparative.
14. Choose the correct sentence:
The irregular comparative of 'good' is 'better'; 'more better' and 'gooder' are incorrect.
15. Out of everyone in our home, my little brother behaved the __ during the party.
'Bad' has irregular forms: worse (comparative) and worst (superlative) for the highest degree.
16. This story about my grandfather is ____ than the one we read in class.
Longer adjectives (many syllables) take 'more' for the comparative (interesting → more interesting).
17. Choose the correct comparative: 'My sister is ____ my brother.' (kind)
Use 'as ... as' to show equality between two people (as kind as). 'So kind as' is not standard in this context.
18. Among my cousins, Joan is ____ singer.
Use 'the' with the superlative 'best' to show Joan is highest in singing ability among the cousins.
19. She lives much ____ from our house than my uncle does.
For physical distance, 'farther' is the comparative form (far → farther) and is used with 'than'.
20. I have ____ free time than my older sister because I finish homework earlier.
'Less' is used with uncountable nouns like 'time' to show a smaller amount compared with someone else.
21. Out of all my friends, I spend the ____ time with Mary.
Use 'most' to form the superlative for time spent (I spend the most time) among a group of friends.
22. Which is correct for praising a pupil: 'Aisha is ____ students in the class.'
The structure 'one of the + plural + superlative' is correct to show someone is among the top in a group.
23. Choose the correct comparative sentence:
Short adjectives use -er for the comparative (smart → smarter) with 'than' to compare two people.
24. My grandmother is ____ woman in the family; she never raises her voice.
For multi-syllable adjectives like 'peaceful', use 'the most' to form the superlative (the most peaceful).
25. Which sentence is correct (avoid double comparatives)?
Do not use 'more' with adjectives that already take -er. Use the simple comparative 'taller than'.