Comparatives
90 comparative speaking questions
Answer each question in a full sentence with a comparative adjective.
Everyday life
Everyday life
13 questions
- Which is easier for you, getting up early or staying awake late?
- Are your mornings usually busier than your evenings?
- Do you like your bedroom to be warmer or cooler when you sleep?
- Which is more comfortable for you, a backpack or a shoulder bag?
- Which is more useful for remembering things, paper notes or phone reminders?
- Which is more annoying, a dripping faucet or a ticking clock?
- Is cooking for one person easier or harder than cooking for a group?
- Which is better for you, a long lunch break or finishing early?
- Which is louder at your house, the rain or the traffic?
- Is music more pleasant than a beeping alarm in the morning?
- Which is a nicer gift, something useful or something stylish?
- Is extra floor space more important than a big bed?
- Which is better, a faster washing machine or a quieter one?
Places and travel
Places and travel
21 questions
- Is walking to a place more enjoyable than taking public transportation?
- Which is more tiring, standing for a short trip or sitting for a long one?
- Is it better to stay near the beach or near the town center?
- Are train trips more interesting than car trips?
- Which sounds more peaceful, camping by a lake or staying in a village hotel?
- Is visiting somewhere new more exciting than returning to a favorite place?
- Is cycling more fun on flat roads or on hills?
- Is it easier to pack for a city trip or a countryside trip?
- Which is more memorable, a guided tour or exploring on your own?
- Are the streets near your house busier on weekdays or on weekends?
- Which is more comfortable on a long flight or train ride, a window seat or an aisle seat?
- Which feels longer, a ten-minute bus wait or a ten-minute walk?
- What part of your commute is more interesting than the rest?
- Does your neighborhood look greener now than it did five years ago?
- Which is more useful for learning about a town, a walking tour or a museum visit?
- When is slow travel better than fast travel?
- Which is more difficult to get used to in a new job, the work or the people?
- Do you find paper tickets more or less convenient than tickets on your phone?
- Would a small park be more pleasant with trees or a grass field?
- Would you find a museum more interesting with objects to touch or guides to talk to?
- Is a long stay in one place more interesting than short visits to several places?
Learning and work
Learning and work
15 questions
- Are handwritten notes easier for you to remember than typed notes?
- Is speaking English less stressful with one partner or in a small group?
- Before a test, are your own notes more useful than a study guide?
- Which feels more satisfying, finishing one difficult task or several easy ones?
- Is it easier for you to concentrate with music or in silence?
- Is a new word easier to remember with a picture or a translation?
- Do you find reading on a screen more tiring than reading on paper?
- Which is better when studying, one long break or two short breaks?
- Is short daily practice more useful than one long practice session each week?
- Does a checklist make a difficult task more or less stressful?
- Is giving an example easier than explaining a rule?
- Is reading aloud more useful than reading silently when you check your writing?
- What is more difficult for you, starting a task or deciding when it is finished?
- After a mistake, what is more helpful: an explanation or another try?
- Which is easier to fit into your week, two long classes or four short ones?
Food and shopping
Food and shopping
8 questions
- Is a picnic with friends more enjoyable than eating together at a café?
- Are crunchy vegetables tastier to you than soft vegetables?
- Does a sandwich taste better with thick bread or thin bread?
- Is it easier to choose a meal from a short menu or a long one?
- Is returning something easier in a store or by mail?
- Is a small portion of food you love better than a large portion you only like?
- Is one line for all checkouts fairer than a separate line at each checkout?
- Which makes a café more pleasant for you, good cakes or comfortable seats?
Free time
Free time
14 questions
- Is watching a movie more fun at home or at the movie theater?
- Are small concerts more enjoyable than concerts in large stadiums?
- Does music sound clearer through headphones or through a speaker?
- Which is more difficult to learn, a simple dance or a card trick?
- Do you feel more relaxed playing a familiar game or trying a new one?
- Do day trips feel more tiring with an early start or a late start?
- What hobby would be cheaper to start than learning a musical instrument?
- Is the day before a vacation more exciting than the first day?
- Are live versions of your favorite songs more interesting than the original recordings?
- Are short stories more memorable to you than long novels?
- After a busy week, is a quiet dinner more enjoyable than a big party?
- Are short videos clearer than written instructions when you are learning a new board game?
- Is a free activity far away better than a cheap one near home?
- Which is more important at a party, good music or good food?
Choices and changes
Choices and changes
6 questions
- Would your day be calmer with fewer phone notifications?
- Which is more useful for you, a light laptop or one with a large screen?
- Is learning a new skill more exciting at first or after a few weeks?
- Is something you repaired more special to you than something new?
- What is more useful to you now than it was five years ago?
- Which is more useful in a phone, a large screen or long battery life?
More comparisons
More comparisons
13 questions
- Which is worse for your health, smoking or drinking?
- Which is harder, math or English?
- Is it better to be rich and dumb or poor and smart?
- Is it better to be rich and ugly or poor and beautiful/handsome?
- Does technology make the world better or worse?
- Which game is more entertaining, Tetris or Mario?
- Are you more creative now or when you were in elementary school?
- Is it better to study English in class or online?
- If you own a business is it more important to be good with numbers or be creative?
- Do you want the development of new technology to go faster or slower?
- Are you smarter than your parents?
- Are some people luckier than others or do people make their own luck?
- Is it better to go on a blind date with someone who is older or younger than you?