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GRAMMAR QUIZ
COMPARATIVES
Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of COMPARATIVE grammar.
1. Australia is big, but Canada is … 9. Patrick thinks that chocolate cake
Australia. … banana cake.
a) big a) is more delicious than
b) biggest b) delicious than
c) bigger than c) more delicious
2. David is 185 cm tall. He is … 10. Asian elephants are heavy, but
Andrew African elephants are even ….
a) taller than a) heavy
b) tall b) heavier
c) taller c) heavier than
3. I think that summer is … than 11. My uncle is taller than my father,
winter. but my father ….
a) good a) older
b) better b) is older than
c) the best c) is older
4. My brother thinks this restaurant is 12. Reading a book with a nice, hot cup
… than that restaurant. of tea … than doing exercise.
a) more worse a) is the most relaxing
b) badder b) is more relaxing
c) worse c) more relaxing
5. Do you think math and science 13. Comedy movies are okay, but I think
… history and English? that action movies are ….
a) is more difficult than a) better
b) are more difficult than b) gooder
c) difficulter c) good than
6. In my opinion, this pink dress is 14. Taking a taxi to work … than taking a
… that green dress. bus to work.
a) prettyer than a) expensive
b) prettier than b) more expensive
c) more pretty c) is more expensive
7. This summer was much … last 15. Saturdays … Mondays because I
summer. don’t have to go to school.
a) hotter than a) are nicer than
b) the hottest b) is nicer than
c) hoter than c) are the nicest
8. Did you know that crossing a busy 16. Question number 15 was … Question
street is … flying in an airplane? number 14. Right?
a) most dangerous than a) the easyer
b) the more dangerous b) easier than
c) more dangerous than c) easyer than
15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!
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GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
COMPARATIVES
Adjectives with cold Adjectives with ex-pen-sive
one syllable, add: two or more
‘-er’ or ‘-r’ + ‘than’ “In Canada, syllables, add: “This book is
winter is colder ‘more’ + ‘than’ more expensive Irregular
than summer.” than that book.” Comparative
Adjectives
good – better than
bad – worse than
Adjectives with Adjectives that
hap-py end in a single big far – farther than
two syllables that far – further than
vowel and
end in ‘-y’, “John is consonant:
“Russia is
change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ happier than bigger than
double the final
and add: ‘-er’ + David.” Canada.”
letter before
‘than’ adding ‘than’
Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences. Study the above boxes.
1. I (tall) _____________________________________ my sister.
2. Sarah (busy) _____________________________________ Mary.
3. The sun (hot) _____________________________________ the earth.
4. The earth (large) _____________________________________ the moon.
5. Elephants (big) _____________________________________ horses.
6. Action movies (exciting) _____________________________________ comedies.
7. This restaurant (good) _____________________________________ that restaurant.
8. Salads (healthy) _____________________________________ hamburgers.
9. I think weekends (nice) _____________________________________ weekdays.
10. Lions (dangerous) _____________________________________ rabbits.
11. The sun (far) _____________________________________ the moon.
12. That hotel (bad) _____________________________________ this hotel.
13. Cars (fast) _____________________________________ bicycles.
14. Comedies (funny) _____________________________________ action movies.
15. I (nervous) _____________________________________ my friend.
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