Comparative and Superlative Interactive Exercises

Comparative Exercises

Exercise 1 - Comparative

Follow the example and write the comparative of the adjectives provided. This exercise contains easy wordtypes.

Exercise 2 - Comparative

Use the comparative of the adjectives provided. This exercise contains mostly easy wordtypes. To find the right form to add the -mpi to, you should inflect the word in the genetive case and, then, remove the -n. Learn some basic adjectives here!

Exercise 3 - Comparative

Comparative sentences generally aren’t complete without the addition of the element we’re comparing to. Translate the words between brackets to complete the sentences. Remember to use “kuin”!

Exercise 4 - Comparative

Follow the example and write the comparative of the adjectives provided. This exercise contains harder wordtypes. To find the right form to add the -mpi to, you should inflect the word in the genetive case and, then, remove the -n.

Exercise 5 - Comparative

Use the comparative of the adjectives provided. This exercise contains harder wordtypes. To find the right form to add the -mpi to, you should inflect the word in the genetive case and, then, remove the -n.

  • Adjectives ending in -As will get –aampi (remember consonant gradation!)
  • Adjectives ending in –tOn will get –ttOmAmpi
  • Adjectives ending in -nUt will get –neempi
Exercise 6 - Comparative
Exercise 7 - Comparative

This article contains two ways of making sentences with comparatives. The easiest way is using kuin (eg. Hän on fiksumpi kuin minä). It’s also possible to use the partitive case instead (eg. Hän on minua fiksumpi). You can read more about this on the page about the comparative.

Superlative Exercises

Exercise 8 - Superlative

This exercise allows you to practice the superlative of easy wordtypes. An example is given for each type of word in order to help you.

Exercise 9 - Superlative
Exercise 10 - Superlative

This is a simple exercise with the superlative of adjectives.

Exercise 11 - Superlative
Exercise 12 - Superlative
Exercise 13 - Superlative

This exercise contains sentences with the superlative. The genetive form is used to define the group we are comparing the best thing to.

Exercise 14 - Superlative

This difficult exercise contains sentences with the superlative. The group from which someone or something stands out can be written in the mistä-form. You will need the plural elative for this!

Comparative and Superlative

Exercise 15 - Comparative and Superlative

You will need both the comparative and the superlative in these sentences.

Exercise 16 - Comparative and Superlative

The sentence types in this exercise should reveal whether you should use the comparative or superlative case.

Exercise 17 - Comparative and Superlative
Exercise 18 - Comparative and Superlative Sentences

Making comparative and superlative sentences that make sense can be hard. It doesn’t just require knowing the conjugated form: the whole sentence is important. This exercise could be a little difficult!

Exercise 19 - Comparative and Superlative Sentences

This exercise is similar to the previous one: try to make sentences that make sense! This exercise could be a little difficult!

How did it go? Are you ready for the next challenge? Try these interactive exercises concerning the inflection of the comparative and the superlative!

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