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Degrees of Comparison

(Irregular Forms)

Practice 1
Irregular Forms The irregular comparative and superlative forms of certain adjectives and adverbs
must be memorized.
Positive

IRREGULAR MODIFIERS
Comparative Superlative

bad
badly
far (distance)
far (extent)
good
ill
late
little (amount)
many
much
well

Exercise 1

worse
worse
farther
further
better
worse
later
less
more
more
better

worst
worst
farthest
furthest
best
worst
last or latest
least
most
most
best

Forming Irregular Comparative and Superlative Degrees.

Write the appropriate

form of the modifier in parentheses to complete each sentence.

EXAMPLE: Tanya is a

better

athlete than her twin sister. (good)

1. Soccer is the sport Eddy plays

of all. (well)

2. We hiked until we could go no

3. Hillary felt

. (far)

about the unkind remark than about anything else. (bad)

4. Phil ate the

amount of food of anyone at the party. (little)

5. Elsa was the

guest to leave. (late)

6. Jed needed no

explanation. (far)

7. This is the

meal I ever ate. (good)

8. Suddenly the patient became

9. I did

than before. (ill)

of all on Part IV of the test. (badly)

10. This weeks winner won the

money ever in a sweepstakes. (much)

Exercise 2

Using Adjectives and Adverbs to Make Comparisons. Use each modifier in a

sentence of your own that shows a clear comparison. Use three comparative forms and two
superlatives.
EXAMPLE: (many)

Jenny ate more cookies than I did.

1. (bad)
2. (badly)
3. (good)
4. (little)
5. (well)

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