Comparatives MCQ Grammar Quiz - Test

Comparatives MCQ Grammar Quiz - Test - Exercise

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Question 1

Australia is big, but Canada is _____ Australia.

A	big
B	biggest
C	bigger than

Question 1 Explanation:

We compare two countries, so we use bigger than. Big has one vowel and one consonant at the end, so we double the g.

Question 2

David is 185 cm tall. He is _____ Andrew.

A	taller than
B	tall
C	taller

Question 2 Explanation:

We compare David with Andrew, so we need taller than. Not taller alone, because we need than before Andrew.

Question 3

I think that summer is _____ than winter.

A	good
B	better
C	the best

Question 3 Explanation:

Good is irregular: good – better – the best. With than we use better.

Question 4

My brother thinks this restaurant is _____ than that restaurant.

A	more worse
B	badder
C	worse

Question 4 Explanation:

Bad is irregular: bad – worse – the worst. Worse already compares, so we don't add more.

Question 5

Do you think math and science _____ history and English?

A	is more difficult than
B	are more difficult than
C	difficulter

Question 5 Explanation:

Math and science are two things, so we use are. Long adjectives use more … than: more difficult than.

Question 6

In my opinion, this pink dress is _____ that green dress.

A	prettyer than
B	prettier than
C	more pretty

Question 6 Explanation:

For adjectives ending in consonant + y, change y to i and add -er: pretty – prettier than.

Question 7

This summer was much _____ last summer.

A	hotter than
B	the hottest
C	hoter than

Question 7 Explanation:

We compare two summers, so we use hotter than. Double the t: hot – hotter.

Question 8

Did you know that crossing a busy street is _____ flying in an airplane?

A	most dangerous than
B	the more dangerous
C	more dangerous than

Question 8 Explanation:

Dangerous is a long adjective, so we use more dangerous than to compare two things.

Question 9

Patrick thinks that chocolate cake _____ banana cake.

A	is more delicious than
B	delicious than
C	more delicious

Question 9 Explanation:

The sentence needs a verb (is) and a comparison: is more delicious than.

Question 10

Asian elephants are heavy, but African elephants are even _____.

A	heavy
B	heavier
C	heavier than

Question 10 Explanation:

The second thing is not named after the gap, so we use heavier without than. Not heavier than, because nothing comes after it.

Question 11

My uncle is taller than my father, but my father _____.

A	older
B	is older than
C	is older

Question 11 Explanation:

We need a verb and nothing comes after the gap, so we say is older (no than).

Question 12

Reading a book with a nice, hot cup of tea _____ than doing exercise.

A	is the most relaxing
B	is more relaxing
C	more relaxing

Question 12 Explanation:

The sentence needs the verb is, and than follows, so we use is more relaxing. Not the most, because we compare only two things.

Question 13

Comedy movies are okay, but I think that action movies are _____.

A	better
B	gooder
C	good than

Question 13 Explanation:

Good is irregular: good – better. Gooder is not a word.

Question 14

Taking a taxi to work _____ than taking a bus to work.

A	expensive
B	more expensive
C	is more expensive

Question 14 Explanation:

The sentence needs the verb is: Taking a taxi is more expensive than taking a bus.

Question 15

Saturdays _____ Mondays because I don’t have to go to school.

A	are nicer than
B	is nicer than
C	are the nicest

Question 15 Explanation:

Saturdays is plural, so we use are, and we compare two days: are nicer than.

Question 16

Question number 15 was _____ Question number 14. Right?

A	the easyer
B	easier than
C	easyer than

Question 16 Explanation:

For easy, change y to i and add -er: easier than. Easyer is a spelling mistake.

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