اللغة الإنجليزية — Comparatives and Superlatives: Irregular Forms — 2ثانوي — شعبة آداب — Algerian Curriculum

Comparatives and Superlatives: Irregular Forms

While most adjectives follow regular rules for comparatives and superlatives, some common adjectives have irregular forms that must be memorized.

Irregular Adjectives

• Good → better (comparative) → the best (superlative): This book is better than that one. She is the best student.
• Bad → worse → the worst: The weather is worse today. This is the worst film.
• Far → farther/further → the farthest/furthest: I live farther from school.
• Little → less → the least: I have less money than you.
• Many/Much → more → the most: She has more books than me.

Examples

• Her performance was better than mine.
• This is the worst day of my life.
• He has the least experience in the team.

Exercises

1. Complete: This exam is ___ (bad) than the last one.

2. Choose: She is (more good/better) than her sister.

See also Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Linking Words.