Superlative Adjectives Quiz

You can do this grammar quiz online or print it on paper. It tests what you learned on the Superlative Adjectives page.

1. Superlative adjectives can be used when talking about _______ things, people or groups.

two
two or more
three or more
a) two b) two or more c) three or more

2. Which is correct? "None of our players is taller than James. He's our _______ player."

most tall
tallest
most tallest
a) most tall b) tallest c) most tallest

3. Many adjectives with one syllable can be changed into the superlative form by adding

-er
-est
-er OR -est
a) -er b) -est c) -er OR -est

4. Which is correct? "That was _______ movie I've ever seen!"

the most scary
the scaryest
the scariest
a) the most scary b) the scaryest c) the scariest

5. Which is correct? "Do you really think Japanese is the world's _______ language?"

most difficult
difficultest
the most difficult
a) most difficult b) difficultest c) the most difficult

6. All adjectives of 3 or more syllables are made superlative by using

-est
most
-est OR most
a) -est b) most c) -est OR most

7. Which is the superlative form of the adjective "clever"?

cleverest
most clever
cleverest OR most clever
a) cleverer b) most clever c) cleverest OR most clever

8. Ariana sang her latest songs and _______ of her old songs.

the best
her best
best
a) the best b) her best c) best

9. In 2019 NASA stated that the previous five years were _______ ever recorded.

the most hottest
the hottest
the most hot
a) the most hottest b) the hottest c) the most hot

10. Choose the superlative form: "It looks like our _______ fears are coming true."

bad
worse
worst
a) bad b) worse c) worst

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