Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Quiz for Grade 6 ELA (with answers)

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Comparative Adjectives: Used to compare two things. Usually formed by adding '-er' to the adjective or using 'more' before the adjective.
• Example: 'My dog is bigger than your cat.' or 'This book is more interesting than that one.'
📏Superlative Adjectives: Used to compare three or more things. Usually formed by adding '-est' to the adjective or using 'most' before the adjective.
• Example: 'She is the tallest girl in the class.' or 'This is the most exciting movie I've ever seen.'
✍️ Irregular Adjectives: Some adjectives don't follow the '-er'/-'est' or 'more'/'most' rules (e.g., good, bad, far).
• Examples: good → better → best; bad → worse → worst; far → farther/further → farthest/furthest
💡 Spelling Rules: Be mindful of spelling changes when adding '-er' or '-est' (e.g., big → bigger, happy → happier).
• Example: 'The biggest elephant in the zoo.'

Practice Quiz

1. Which sentence uses a comparative adjective correctly?
   1. A. This is the most good apple.
   2. B. My house is bigger than yours.
   3. C. She is the tallest of the two sisters.
   4. D. That was the interestingest story.
2. Choose the superlative form of the adjective 'small'.
   1. A. Smaller
   2. B. Smallest
   3. C. More small
   4. D. Most small
3. Which sentence is grammatically correct?
   1. A. He is the faster runner.
   2. B. She is more faster than him.
   3. C. He is the fastest runner in the team.
   4. D. She is most fast.
4. What is the comparative form of 'good'?
   1. A. Gooder
   2. B. Goodest
   3. C. Better
   4. D. Best
5. Complete the sentence: This is the ______ movie I've ever seen.
   1. A. excitinger
   2. B. more exciting
   3. C. most exciting
   4. D. exciting
6. Which adjective does NOT follow the regular '-er'/-'est' rule?
   1. A. Tall
   2. B. Short
   3. C. Bad
   4. D. Sweet
7. Identify the superlative adjective in the sentence: 'Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.'
   1. A. Mount Everest
   2. B. Highest
   3. C. Mountain
   4. D. World