📝 Created by: El Arby Ameur | 📅 August 2026 | 🌐 lesson.tn

📖 Estimated reading time: 8 minutes | Word count: ~1000 words

🔄 Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives: Good/Better/Best

Level: A2-B1 | Focus: Irregular forms of common adjectives

Grammar Comparatives irregular comparatives superlatives

Common Irregular Forms

PositiveComparativeSuperlative
goodbetterthe best
badworsethe worst
farfarther / furtherthe farthest / furthest
littlelessthe least
many / muchmorethe most

Examples

Good / Better / Best
• Your English is good, but mine is better.
• This is the best restaurant in town.
• She is a good singer. He is better. She is the best.

Bad / Worse / Worst
• The weather today is bad, but yesterday was worse.
• That was the worst meal I've ever had.
• His attitude is bad, but hers is worse.

Far / Farther / Farthest (distance)
• My house is farther from the station than yours.
• This is the farthest I've ever run.

Little / Less / Least (quantity)
• I have little time, but she has less.
• This is the least expensive option.
• He has the least experience among the candidates.

Many/Much / More / Most
• I have many books, but she has more.
• He has the most friends in our class.
• She spends more money than he does.
• This is the most important decision of my life.
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