G2: Comparative Adjectives

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the correct comparative for each sentence.

Fred is __ (tall) than his brother.
1. taller
2. more tall
3. the taller
My new shirt was __ (expensive) than my new pants.
1. expensiver
2. more expensive
3. the more expensive
Los Angeles is __ (big) than Denver in size and population.
1. biger
2. more big
3. bigger
January is __ (hot) than July in South America.
1. more hot
2. hotter
3. more hotter
I think people in Denver are __ (friendly) than people in New York City.
1. ONLY "friendlier"
2. ONLY "more friendly"
3. BOTH ARE CORRECT -
  "friendlier" and "more friendly"
Rock music is still __ (popular) than hip hop music in the U.S.
1. more popular
2. popularer
3. more popularer
I think Sofia is __ (beautiful) than Angelina, don’t you?
1. beautifuler
2. more beautifuler
3. more beautiful
Most of our students think cold weather is __ (bad) than hot weather.
1. badder
2. more bad
3. worst
4. worse
Grammar is __ (easy) than writing, isn’t it?
1. more easy
2. easyer
3. easier
I am much __ (busy) in level 4 than I was in level 3.
1. ONLY "busier"
2. ONLY "more busy"
3. BOTH ARE CORRECT - "busier" and "more busy"
4. more busier
I think the movie was __ (interesting) than the original book.
1. less interestinger
2. less interesting
3. lesser interesting
The 3rd "Lord of the Rings" movie was __ (good) than the first two.
1. more good
2. gooder
3. better
I like your apartment because it is much __ (quiet) than mine!
1. quieter
2. more quieter
3. quietest
I am always __ (tired) on Mondays than I am on other days.
1. tireder
2. more tired
3. more tireder
I like Denver because it is __ (crowded) than Bangkok.
1. crowdeder
2. more crowd
3. more crowded