The comparative expresses a comparison between two objects.
We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons:

Examples:
This phone is certainly better, but it’s much more expensive.
I’m feeling happier now.

We use than when we compare one thing with another:

Examples:
She is two years older than me.
Delhi is bigger than Lucknow.  

Superlative adjectives:
We use the with superlative adjectives:

Examples: 
It was the happiest day of my life.  
Raazi is the best film I have watched this year.

Exercise:
Complete these 16 sentences to test your knowledge of comparatives and superlatives.

1. I think vanilla ice cream is good, but chocolate ice cream is ___.
   better than
   better
   gooder
2. Comedies are ___ than action movies.
   funniest
   funnier
   funny
3. I had the __ day of my entire life yesterday.
   baddest
   worse
   worst
4. Mount Everest is the ___ mountain in the world.
   taller
   taller than
   tallest
5. Are cats __ dogs? What do you think?
   more intelligent than
   intelligent than
   the most intelligent
6. Who was __ person who ever lived?
   the oldest
   older than
   older
7. Blue whales ___ animals that have ever lived.
   is larger than
   is the largest
   are the largest
8. I think that Priya __ student in our class.
   the smartest
   is the smartest
   is smarter
9. Raju says that he had __ time of his life at the party.
   better than
   better
   the best
10. Lalit __ person in our family. He is only three years old.
    the most youngest
    is the youngest
    is the most young
11. The jeweller said the gold ring was ___ than the silver ring.
    the most expensive
    expensiver
    more expensive
12. Which is __ from our planet? Is it the sun or the moon?
    the most farthest
    far
    farther
13. Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, but which place is ___?
    hottest
    hotter
    hotter than
14. This restaurant is bad, but the restaurant we ate at last week was ___.
    bad
    worse
    worse than
15. What is ___ country in South America? Is it Argentina or Brazil?
    the biggest
    bigger
    biggest
16. Monday is usually __ day of the week for me.
    the busiest
    the busiest
    busier than

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