Comparatives: short adjectives and long adjectives – A1 English Grammar Test

1  Underline the correct options.

1   The beach is hotter / hot than the city.

2   Madrid is small / smaller than Mexico City.

3   Flowers are nice / nicer than grass.

4   My sister is younger / young than me.

5   Trees are taller / tall than flowers.

6   My garden is new / newer than the forest.

7   Today I am happier / happy than my brother.

2  Complete the comparative sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1   My father is ……older than…… my mother. (old)

2   I think maths is ………………… Italian. (hard)

3   Italy is ………………… Scotland. (hot)

4   The sea here is ………………… the river in my city. (clean)

5   My mother is ………………… my father. (young)

6   The city is ………………… the countryside. (dirty)

3  Circle the correct options: A or B.

1   A Paris is more expensive than Rome.

      B Paris is expensive than Rome.

2   A Your pictures are more unusual mine.

      B Your pictures are more unusual than mine.

3   A Museums are more interestinger than parks.

      B Museums are more interesting than parks.

4   A The countryside is more exciting than cities.

      B The countryside is excitinger than cities.

5   A Smartphones are more expensive than tablets.

      B Smartphones are more expensive tablets.

6   A The internet is popular than TV.

      B The internet is more popular than TV.

4  Underline the correct options.

1   English is more important / important/ importanter than art.

2   My sister is more short / short / shorter than me.

3   The city is more interesting / interestinger / interesting than the countryside.

4   Gardens are boring than / more / more boring than the forest.

5   The beach is more hotter / hoter / hotter than the mountains.

6   Underwater sports are unusual than / more unusual than / unusualer mountain sports.

5  Complete the comparatives with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1   The President is ……more famous than…… my teacher. (famous)

2   New York is ……………………… my town. (interesting)

3   A forest is ……………………… grass. (beautiful)

4   In my opinion, history is ……………………… science. (important)

5   I think computer games are ……………………… TV. (fun)

6   Tennis is ……………………… football. (exciting)

6  Complete Victor’s blog with the words in the box.

This is a photo of my family! We’re very different. I’m 1……taller…… than my sisters, but my dad is shorter 2……………… my mum. My brother has 3……………… unusual hobbies than me. I like football, but he likes going to museums! Our country is cold so we go on holiday to 4……………… countries. My home town is small so we like visiting 5……………… cities. We always travel in summer because there’s no school. We 6……………… travel in September because I have to go to school again. We like 7……………… to different cities and 8……………… in different restaurants.