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Degrees of Comparison: Practice Questions with Answers

13 practice questions on Degrees of Comparison, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Choose the correct form: "This novel is ___ than the one I read last month." (A) more interesting (B) most interesting (C) interestinger (D) more interestinger

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   Answer: (A) more interesting

   Solution:

   1. Comparing exactly two novels needs the comparative degree.
   2. "Interesting" is a longer adjective, so it takes "more" rather than an "-er" suffix — "interestinger" isn’t a real word, and "more interestinger" wrongly combines both forms.

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2. Q.2

   Choose the correct form: "Riya is ___ than her sister." (A) tall (B) taller (C) more tall (D) most tall

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   Answer: (B) taller

   Solution:

   1. Comparing exactly two people (Riya and her sister) needs the comparative degree.
   2. "Tall" is a short, one-syllable adjective, so it takes the "-er" suffix: "taller" — not "more tall".

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3. Q.3

   Choose the correct form: "This is the ___ solution to the problem." (A) most perfect (B) more perfect (C) perfect (D) perfectest

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   Answer: (C) perfect

   Solution:

   1. "Perfect" already describes an absolute, complete state.
   2. It isn’t graded with "more"/"most" in this exam convention — the plain form, "perfect", is correct.

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4. Q.4

   Choose the correct form: "Of all the players on the team, Arjun played ___." (A) good (B) better (C) best (D) more good

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   Answer: (C) best

   Solution:

   1. Comparing Arjun against ALL the other players (three or more) needs the superlative degree.
   2. "Good" is irregular — its superlative is "best", not "goodest" or any "-est"/"most" form.

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5. Q.5

   Choose the correct form: "Of the two routes, this one is ___." (A) short (B) shorter (C) shortest (D) more shortest

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   Answer: (B) shorter

   Solution:

   1. Comparing exactly two routes needs the comparative degree.
   2. "Short" is a short adjective, so it takes "-er": "shorter".

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6. Q.6

   Choose the correct form: "This is ___ building in the city." (A) tall (B) taller (C) tallest (D) the tallest

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   Answer: (D) the tallest

   Solution:

   1. Comparing this building against ALL other buildings in the city (three or more) needs the superlative degree.
   2. "Tall" takes "-est" for its superlative, and the superlative always takes "the" in front of it: "the tallest".

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7. Q.7

   Choose the correct form: "She sang ___ than everyone else in the competition." (A) good (B) well (C) better (D) best

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   Answer: (C) better ("than" signals the comparative, regardless of group size)

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8. Q.8

   Choose the correct form: "My bag is ___ than yours." (A) heavy (B) heavier (C) more heavy (D) heaviest

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   Answer: (B) heavier

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9. Q.9

   Choose the correct form: "She is ___ experienced than her colleague." (A) more (B) most (C) much (D) many

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   Answer: (A) more

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10. Q.10

    Choose the correct form: "This is ___ book I have ever read." (A) bad (B) worse (C) worst (D) the worst

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    Answer: (D) the worst

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11. Q.11

    Choose the correct form: "This is one of the ___ methods to learn a language." (A) effective (B) more effective (C) most effective (D) effectivest

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    Answer: (C) most effective ("one of the + superlative + plural noun" needs the superlative)

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12. Q.12

    Choose the correct form: "This novel is ___ than the author's previous one."

    1. A far more engaging
    2. B far most engaging
    3. C more far engaging
    4. D most far engaging
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    Correct answer: (A) far more engaging

    "Far" intensifies the comparative "more engaging"; "far most" is not a valid construction.

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13. Q.13

    Choose the correct form: "Of all the cities I've visited, this is ___."

    1. A the cleanest
    2. B cleaner
    3. C clean
    4. D more clean
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    Correct answer: (A) the cleanest

    "Of all" signals comparison against everything else, requiring the superlative: "the cleanest".

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