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Comparative Adjectives Practice (A2-B1) - English Grammar Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

7-minute daily practice: 15 Comparative Adjectives exercises for Level A2-B1. Short enough to fit into a coffee break, thorough enough to make real progress. Covers the most important aspects of comparative adjectives with instant feedback on every answer.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: This box is ___ than that one.

Question 1 options
'Heavier' is correct because 'heavy' is a two-syllable adjective ending in -y, so we change the -y to -i and add -er. 'More heavy' is incorrect because -y adjectives use the -er form. 'Heavyer' misspells the rule, and 'most heavy' is a superlative, not a comparative.
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Question 2: My sister is ___ than me. She never gets angry.

Question 2 options
'Calmer' is correct because 'calm' is a one-syllable adjective, so we add -er to form the comparative. 'More calm' is possible but less standard for one-syllable adjectives, and the other options are misspellings or wrong forms.
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Question 3: To form the comparative of a one-syllable adjective ending in a vowel + consonant (e.g. 'big'), you must double the final consonant before adding -er.

Question 3 options
True because the spelling rule for short adjectives ending in a single vowel followed by a single consonant requires doubling the consonant before adding -er (e.g. big → bigger, hot → hotter). This prevents a change in the vowel sound.
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Question 4: When do we use a comparative adjective?

Question 4 options
Comparative adjectives are used to compare two things and show how one differs from the other. They are not used to describe a single object, list features, or rank three or more items (that requires superlatives).
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • than
  • This road
  • narrower
  • the other one
  • is

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The correct order is 'This road is narrower than the other one' because the comparative adjective 'narrower' follows the linking verb 'is' and is followed by 'than' when comparing two things.
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Question 6: Which sentence is correct?

Question 6 options
'More expensive than' is correct because adjectives with three or more syllables use 'more' to form the comparative, followed by 'than' when making a comparison. 'Expensiver' incorrectly applies the -er rule to a long adjective, 'more expensiver' is a double comparative, and 'most expensive than' wrongly uses the superlative form.
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Question 7: A: How was the second film? B: Much better! The first one was ___. A: Really? I thought it was good.

Question 7 options
'More boring' is correct because 'boring' is a two-syllable adjective that does not end in -y, -er, -le, or -ow, so it uses 'more' to form the comparative. 'Boringer' incorrectly adds -er to a two-syllable adjective, 'most boring' is a superlative, and 'boringer' is a misspelling.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a comparative adjective (NOT a superlative)?

Question 8 options
'My new bag is lighter than my old one' correctly uses the comparative form 'lighter' with 'than' to compare two bags. The other options either use superlative forms ('lightest', 'the most light') or are missing the required 'than' after the comparative.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • much warmer
  • than
  • The weather today
  • yesterday
  • is

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The correct order is 'The weather today is much warmer than yesterday' because the intensifier 'much' comes directly before the comparative adjective 'warmer', and 'than' introduces the second item being compared.
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Question 10: The test was ___ than we expected. Everyone finished early.

Question 10 options
'Easier' is correct because 'easy' ends in -y, so we change -y to -i and add -er. 'More easy' is not standard for this adjective type. 'Easyer' is a misspelling, and 'more easier' is a double comparative error.
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Question 11: Which statement about forming comparative adjectives is true?

Question 11 options
For adjectives with three or more syllables, 'more' is placed before the adjective to form the comparative — never -er. Adding -er to long adjectives (e.g. 'importanter') is a common error. The word 'than' is used after the comparative, not 'then', and two-syllable adjectives ending in -y use -er (not 'more').
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Question 12: Rewrite using the comparative: 'My old phone was bad, but this new one is even worse.' → This new phone is even ___ my old one.

Question 12 options
'Worse than' is correct because 'bad' has the irregular comparative form 'worse', and 'than' must follow the comparative adjective when comparing two items. 'More bad than' incorrectly treats 'bad' as a regular adjective, 'badder than' uses a non-standard form, and 'worst than' uses the superlative incorrectly.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
The soup is hotter than the bread.
She is friendlier than her brother.
This task is more difficult than the last one.
Today's result is better than yesterday's.
Irregular comparative form
One-syllable adjective: double consonant + -er
Three-syllable adjective: use 'more' + adjective
Two-syllable adjective ending in -y: change y to i + -er

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Comparative adjectives are formed differently depending on syllable count and spelling: one-syllable adjectives add -er, -y adjectives change to -ier, long adjectives use 'more', and some adjectives have irregular comparative forms.
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Question 14: The adjective 'gentle' can form its comparative as either 'gentler' or 'more gentle' — both are acceptable in standard English.

Question 14 options
True because two-syllable adjectives ending in -le (such as 'gentle') can take either the -er ending ('gentler') or 'more' before them ('more gentle'). Both forms are accepted, unlike three-syllable adjectives which only use 'more'.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that the difference between the two prices is very large?

Question 15 options
'Far more expensive' is correct because 'far' is used as an intensifier with comparative adjectives to show a large degree of difference. 'A little more expensive' suggests a small difference, 'more expensive' gives no information about the size of the gap, and 'slightly more expensive' also suggests a small difference.