Comparative Modifiers: Multiple Choice

Choose the words that complete each sentence. Read the whole context: it often shows how big the difference is. Your first choice counts.

1. My old laptop was so slow that it took five minutes to start. The new one is ready in ten seconds, so it's _____.

2. Sandwiches at the new café cost only 50p more than at the old one. They're _____, but they taste fresher.

3. Our twins were born ten minutes apart. Lily weighed 3.1 kilos and Rosa weighed 3, so Lily was _____ her sister.

4. Can you switch the light on, please? It's _____ in here and I can't read.

5. Last year's festival was the busiest ever, with 20,000 visitors. This year it had a few hundred more, so it was _____.

6. Cycling to work is _____ than walking: it only takes 15 minutes instead of an hour.

7. Concert tickets were £25 last year, but this year they're £90. They're _____ now, so I'm not going.

8. We cooked for 30 guests, but nearly 100 came! There were _____ people than we'd planned for.

9. We tried five pizza places in town, and nobody came close to Gino's. It was _____ of them all.

10. My brother is 1.80 metres tall and I'm 1.82, so I'm _____ than him. Nobody ever notices the difference.

11. January was cold this year, with nights at minus 5. But February was _____: it went down to minus 20.

12. Ana got 92% in her first test, the top mark in the class. In the second test she got 93%, so she did _____.

13. One tin of paint only covered half of one wall. We'll need _____ paint than that for the whole living room.

14. Our heating bill was low last winter, about £300. This winter it's £900, which is _____.

15. Since the shop started selling online, we get _____ orders: about 200 a day instead of 20.

16. Thank you for driving me to the station. That was _____ of you.

17. My old phone's battery was terrible: it lasted about six hours. The new one lasts seven, so it's _____, but not much.

18. The Sol Hotel is _____ from the beach than the Marina: it's 250 metres away instead of 200.

19. Of the eight subjects I take at school, maths is _____. I spend hours on it every night.

20. My grandparents' new bungalow is _____ their old house: it has one small bedroom instead of four big ones.