Irregular comparisons

Irregular comparisons

You can form most comparison adjectives by adding -ER or -EST to an adjective or by using more or most, less or least, but some adjectives have special forms for comparing things.

Irregular comparisons

• Use good to describe one thing. Use better to compare two. Use best this to compare more than two.

• Example: We had a good rainfall this year. But last year‘s rainfall was better. We hope next year‘s rainfall will be the best of all.

Irregular comparisons

• Use bad describe one thing. Use worse to compare to. Use worst to compare more than two.

• Example: Not having water for a day is bad. Not having water for a week is worse. Being without water for a month is the worst.

Multiple Select

A cloudy day is

• Baddest

• Good

• Gooder

• Goodest

Multiple Select

A day with rain is

• goodest

• best

• Bestest

• Worstest

Multiple Choice

A day with thunderstorms is the ______ of all

• Bestest

• Worstest

• Baddest

• Best