Irregular comparatives / superlatives

Irregular comparatives / superlatives

A - Complete the sentences with better, the best, worse or the worst.

1. These jeans are no good. They are __________ than the other ones. (bad)

2. The shops here are smashing! Surely they are __________ in town. (good)

3. Yesterday the weather was bad but today it is even __________. It’s impossible to go out. (bad)

4. Dan likes sun and hot weather. So summer is__________ season for him. (good)

5. But for Minnie it’s the opposite. Summer is __________ season of the year. (bad)

6. Lucy has got very good marks. She’s __________ in her class. (good)

7. John isn’t very good. Tim’s __________ than him. (good)

8. Dan’s composition is very bad this time. But it was even __________ last week. (bad)

9. She is very rich. She buys clothes from __________ shops. (good)

10. This hotel is awful. It’s __________ I have stayed in. (bad)

11. Is your scooter __________ than mine? (good) No, it’s __________. (bad)

12. I got disappointed. The music was __________ than I expected. (bad)

13. That was __________ film I saw last year. (good)

14. This is a very bad hotel. It’s __________ in town. (bad)

15. The weather is __________ in the Algarve than in the North. (good)

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Answer key

1. worse

2. the best

3. worse

4. the best

5. the worst

6. the best

7. better

8. worse

9. the best

10. the worst

11. better / worse

12. worse

13. the best

14. the worst

15. better