Year 7 English: Good, better, best, bad, worse and worst

Understanding Comparative and Superlative Adjectives: Good, Better, Best & Bad, Worse, Worst

In English, we use adjectives to describe and compare people, places, or things. When comparing things, we use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.

1. Comparative Adjectives: Comparing Two Things

When you want to compare two things, you use comparative adjectives. These words usually end in -er. For example:

• Example:
• “This book is longer than that one.”
• “My car is faster than yours.”

In these examples, we’re comparing two things (two books, two cars).

Tip: If the adjective is longer (like “beautiful”), we use “more” in front of it instead of adding -er:

• “This painting is more beautiful than that one.”

2. Superlative Adjectives: Comparing One to a Group

When you want to compare one thing to a whole group, you use superlative adjectives. These words usually end in -est. For example:

• Example:
• “This is the tallest building in the city.”
• “She is the fastest runner in the class.”

In these examples, we’re comparing one thing (the building, the runner) to a larger group.

Tip: If the adjective is longer (like “beautiful”), we use “most” in front of it instead of adding -est:

• “This is the most beautiful painting in the gallery.”

3. Irregular Adjectives: Good and Bad

Some adjectives don’t follow the usual pattern of adding -er or -est. These are called irregular adjectives. Two very important ones are good and bad.

Good becomes:

• Comparative: better (when comparing two things)
• Superlative: best (when comparing one thing to a group)
• Examples:
• “This cake is better than the one I made last week.” (Comparing two cakes)
• “This is the best cake I’ve ever made!” (Comparing one cake to all cakes)

Bad becomes:

• Comparative: worse (when comparing two things)
• Superlative: worst (when comparing one thing to a group)
• Examples:
• “This test was worse than the last one.” (Comparing two tests)
• “That was the worst movie I’ve ever seen.” (Comparing one movie to all movies)

4. Rules for Using Good, Better, Best and Bad, Worse, Worst

• Use “better” or “worse” when comparing two things.
• “This phone is better than my old one.”
• “Today’s weather is worse than yesterday’s.”
• Use “best” or “worst” when comparing one thing to many.
• “He’s the best player on the team.”
• “That’s the worst decision I’ve made all week.”

5. Tips & Tricks

• Remember the Patterns:
• Good → Better → Best
• Bad → Worse → Worst
• Use -er or -est with Short Adjectives:
• Short adjectives (one syllable): Add -er for comparatives and -est for superlatives.
• Example: small → smaller → smallest
• Use “more” or “most” for Longer Adjectives:
• For adjectives with two or more syllables (like “beautiful”), use more or most.
• Example: beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful

Examples to Practice

1. This pizza is __ than the one we had yesterday. (better)
2. Out of all the pizzas, this is the __. (best)
3. Today’s homework was __ than yesterday’s. (worse)
4. This is the __ weather we’ve had all year. (worst)

Challenge: Which Form Should You Use?

Decide whether you need the comparative or superlative form for each sentence:

1. This movie is __ (good) than the last one.
2. He is the __ (bad) singer in the group.
3. Today’s traffic was __ (worse) than yesterday’s.
4. This is the __ (good) ice cream I’ve ever had.
5. My grade was __ (bad) than my friend’s.

By remembering these rules and patterns, you’ll get the hang of comparing things with good, better, best, and bad, worse, worst in no time!

Certainly! Below are 60 questions on the topic of comparative and superlative adjectives (Good, Better, Best, Bad, Worse, Worst) for Key Stage 3 students, divided into easy, medium, and high difficulty levels.

Easy Difficulty (20 Questions)

1. What is the comparative form of good?
2. What is the superlative form of good?
3. What is the comparative form of bad?
4. What is the superlative form of bad?
5. Fill in the blank: “This book is __ (good) than the other one.”
6. Fill in the blank: “He is the __ (best/better) student in the class.”
7. Fill in the blank: “This test was __ (bad) than the last one.”
8. Fill in the blank: “Out of all the tests, this was the __ (worst/worse).”
9. Which is correct: “She is better than me” or “She is best than me”?
10. Which is correct: “This movie is worse than that one” or “This movie is worst than that one”?
11. How do you form the superlative of tall?
12. Fill in the blank: “This is the __ (good) day ever!”
13. What is the comparative form of small?
14. Fill in the blank: “That was the __ (bad) day I’ve ever had.”
15. How do you form the comparative of cold?
16. Is “best” a comparative or superlative adjective?
17. Which is correct: “He is worse than his brother” or “He is worst than his brother”?
18. What is the comparative form of fast?
19. Fill in the blank: “Out of all the runners, she is the __ (fast) one.”
20. Is “better” a comparative or superlative adjective?

Medium Difficulty (20 Questions)

1. Fill in the blank: “This cake is __ (good) than the one I made last week.”
2. Fill in the blank: “This is the __ (bad) decision I’ve ever made.”
3. Which is the superlative form: “worse” or “worst”?
4. Fill in the blank: “His performance was __ (good) than yesterday’s.”
5. What is the superlative form of bad?
6. Fill in the blank: “This restaurant is __ (good) than the one across the street.”
7. Fill in the blank: “The weather today is __ (bad) than it was yesterday.”
8. What is the comparative form of happy?
9. Fill in the blank: “She is the __ (better/best) player on the team.”
10. What is the superlative form of bright?
11. Fill in the blank: “I did __ (better/best) on this test than the last one.”
12. What is the comparative form of large?
13. Fill in the blank: “This is the __ (worst/worse) traffic I’ve ever seen.”
14. What is the superlative form of funny?
15. Which is correct: “This dog is worse than that one” or “This dog is worst than that one”?
16. Fill in the blank: “My exam result was __ (better/best) than expected.”
17. What is the comparative form of beautiful?
18. Fill in the blank: “The food at this restaurant is __ (better/best) than at the last one.”
19. What is the superlative form of old?
20. Fill in the blank: “This movie was __ (worse/worst) than I thought.”

High Difficulty (20 Questions)

1. Fill in the blank: “Out of all the cakes, this is the __ (good) one.”
2. Which is correct: “He is the best of the group” or “He is the better of the group”?
3. What is the comparative form of difficult?
4. Fill in the blank: “The weather yesterday was _ (bad) than today’s, but not the _ (bad) I’ve ever seen.”
5. Which is correct: “This is the best option available” or “This is the better option available”?
6. What is the superlative form of intelligent?
7. Fill in the blank: “She performed __ (worse/worst) than her last performance.”
8. What is the comparative form of expensive?
9. Which is correct: “This is the most exciting day” or “This is the better exciting day”?
10. Fill in the blank: “This athlete runs __ (faster/fastest) than any other competitor.”
11. What is the superlative form of dangerous?
12. Fill in the blank: “Of all the options, this was the __ (better/best).”
13. What is the comparative form of comfortable?
14. Fill in the blank: “This project is __ (harder/hardest) than the last one.”
15. Which is correct: “This is the worse option” or “This is the worst option”?
16. What is the superlative form of important?
17. Fill in the blank: “This was the __ (better/best) performance of her career.”
18. What is the comparative form of busy?
19. Fill in the blank: “He is __ (worse/worst) at maths than at English.”
20. What is the superlative form of dangerous?