KS3 Adjectives Revision – Comparatives & Superlatives

English Quiz - Adjectives 02 (Questions)

Adjectives describe nouns and ideas. Use them before nouns or after be to add precision and style. Let’s practise choosing accurate words that improve clarity.

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Fascinating Fact:

Adjectives can follow the verb be; "the soup is hot" and "the path is narrow" both place the describing word after the noun.

In KS3 English, this topic develops control of adjectives in attributive (before the noun) and predicative (after be) positions, choosing precise comparatives and superlatives while avoiding clutter and clichés.

Key Terms

Adjective: A word that describes a noun or noun phrase, for example calm, bright, metallic.
Attributive adjective: An adjective placed before a noun, for example a narrow path or loud music.
Predicative adjective: An adjective placed after a linking verb, for example the soup is hot.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What is a predicative adjective in KS3 English?

A predicative adjective comes after a linking verb such as be, seem, or feel, for example the path is narrow or the teacher seems happy.

Can adjectives come after the noun?

Yes. After be or another linking verb, the adjective follows, for example the film was funny. Some fixed phrases also follow the noun, like court martial.

How do I choose stronger adjectives for my writing?

Pick precise words that match your purpose. Replace vague terms like nice or big with exact choices such as generous, colossal, or intricate.

Try These Related Quizzes

This cake tastes horrible, but that one tastes ...

[ ]	horribler
[ ]	horriblest
[ ]	more horrible
[ ]	most horrible

Honey is sweet, syrup is ... but sugar is the ...

[ ]	more sweet, sweeter
[ ]	most sweet, more sweet
[ ]	sweeter, sweetest
[ ]	sweetest, sweeter

Spring is pleasant, summer is ... but autumn is the ...

[ ]	more pleasant, most pleasant
[ ]	most pleasant, more pleasant
[ ]	pleasanter, pleasantest
[ ]	pleasantest, pleasanter

Tea tastes nice, coffee tastes ... but chocolate tastes ...

[ ]	more nice, most nice
[ ]	most nice, more nice
[ ]	nicer, nicest
[ ]	nicest, nicer

An hour is a long time to wait, but a two hour wait is ...

[ ]	longer
[ ]	longest
[ ]	more long
[ ]	most long

My ring is valuable, her ring is ... but your ring is ...

[ ]	more valuable, most valuable
[ ]	most valuable, more valuable
[ ]	valuabler, valuablest
[ ]	valuablest, valuabler

Bus travel is quick, car travel is ... but air travel is ...

[ ]	more quick, most quick
[ ]	most quick, more quick
[ ]	quicker, quickest
[ ]	quickest, quicker

The canyon is the ... in the world.

[ ]	more wide
[ ]	most wide
[ ]	wider
[ ]	widest

Apples are good for you, but watercress is ...

[ ]	best
[ ]	better
[ ]	gooder
[ ]	goodest

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Your book is more interesting than mine, but his is the ...

[ ]	interestinger
[ ]	interestingest
[ ]	more interesting
[ ]	most interesting

English Quiz - Adjectives 02 (Answers)

This cake tastes horrible, but that one tastes ...

[ ]	horribler
[ ]	horriblest
[x]	more horrible
[ ]	most horrible

Standard English does not say "horribler"!

Honey is sweet, syrup is ... but sugar is the ...

[ ]	more sweet, sweeter
[ ]	most sweet, more sweet
[x]	sweeter, sweetest
[ ]	sweetest, sweeter

"Sweeter" = comparative; "sweetest" = superlative

Spring is pleasant, summer is ... but autumn is the ...

[x]	more pleasant, most pleasant
[ ]	most pleasant, more pleasant
[ ]	pleasanter, pleasantest
[ ]	pleasantest, pleasanter

"More pleasant" = comparative; "most pleasant" = superlative

Tea tastes nice, coffee tastes ... but chocolate tastes ...

[ ]	more nice, most nice
[ ]	most nice, more nice
[x]	nicer, nicest
[ ]	nicest, nicer

"Nicer" is correct, not "more nice"!

An hour is a long time to wait, but a two hour wait is ...

[x]	longer
[ ]	longest
[ ]	more long
[ ]	most long

".......and a three hour wait is the longest" = superlative

My ring is valuable, her ring is ... but your ring is ...

[x]	more valuable, most valuable
[ ]	most valuable, more valuable
[ ]	valuabler, valuablest
[ ]	valuablest, valuabler

Standard English does not say "valuabler"!

Bus travel is quick, car travel is ... but air travel is ...

[ ]	more quick, most quick
[ ]	most quick, more quick
[x]	quicker, quickest
[ ]	quickest, quicker

"Quicker" = comparative, "quickest" = superlative

The canyon is the ... in the world.

[ ]	more wide
[ ]	most wide
[ ]	wider
[x]	widest

"Widest" = superlative, which means "the most"