The new flat is ____ than the old one, so the children have their own rooms.
- A. bigger(correct answer)
- B. biger
- C. more big
- D. more bigger
Why: Big is short and ends in one vowel + one consonant: double the g. Never more with -er.
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Comparative Adjectives Exercises with Answers
Taller, more expensive, better: practise comparing two things. Choose between -er and more, spell bigger and easier, use than in the right place and say much cheaper, not very cheaper. Each answer comes with a short reason.
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Sample questions with answers
Hội An is ____ than many other towns in central Vietnam.
- A. famouser
- B. more famous(correct answer)
- C. famous
- D. more famouser
Why: Famous has two syllables and doesn't end in -y: more famous.
My cough is ____ today, so I can go back to work.
- A. gooder
- B. more good
- C. better(correct answer)
- D. more better
Why: Good → better. Don't add more to better.
Lessons on this topic
- Comparative Adjectives
How English compares two things: -er for short adjectives, more for long ones, than before the second thing, better and worse, and much or a bit.
