Irregular comparatives /

superlatives
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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 __________. Its impossible to
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5.
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go out. (bad)
Dan likes sun and hot weather. So summer is__________ season for him. (good)
But for Minnie its the opposite. Summer is __________ season of the year. (bad)
Lucy has got very good marks. Shes __________ in her class. (good)
John isnt very good. Tims __________ than him. (good)
Dans 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. Its __________ I have stayed in. (bad)
11.
Is your scooter __________ than mine? (good) No, its __________. (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. Its __________ in town. (bad)
15.
The weather is __________ in the Algarve than in the North. (good)

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Answer key
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worse
the best
worse
the best
the worst
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