Error Correction: Fixing Mistakes with Irregular Comparisons Quiz

We use 'better' as the comparative form of 'good' when comparing two things. 'More good,' 'best' with 'than,' and 'gooder' are all incorrect forms. So 'This cake is better than that one' is correct.

When we compare amounts between two people, we use 'more' with countable nouns like books. So we say 'Lila has more books than her brother,' not 'many books than' or 'most books than.'

When comparing amounts that we cannot easily count, like 'homework,' we use 'more' to compare two people. 'I have more homework than you' is correct. 'Most' is used for three or more, and 'muchest' is not a word.

When we compare smaller amounts, we use 'less' as the comparative form of 'little.' So 'I have less candy than you' is correct. 'Littler' and 'least candy than' are not the right forms here.

When comparing how many apples two people have, we use 'more' as the comparative form of 'many.' So we say 'I have more apples than my sister.'

The superlative form of 'bad' is 'worst.' We use 'worst' when we talk about one thing that is at the lowest level in a whole group, so we say 'That was the worst storm of the year.'

The comparative form of 'good' is 'better.' When we compare how two people run, we say 'She runs better than I do,' not 'gooder' or 'more good.'

We do not say 'more good' when comparing two things. We use the irregular comparative 'better.' The correct way to say the sentence is 'This cake is better than that one,' so the given sentence is not the best way to say it.

The comparative form of 'good' is 'better.' We use 'better' to compare two things, so we say 'This book is better than that one.'

The comparative form of 'bad' is 'worse' when we compare two things. We do not say 'more bad,' 'bader,' 'badder,' or 'worst than.' So the correct sentence is 'Today is worse than yesterday.'

When comparing how bad the weather is on two different days, we use the comparative form 'worse.' The sentence 'Today’s weather is worse than yesterday’s' uses 'worse' correctly to compare two days.

When we compare distance between two things, we use 'farther' as the comparative form of 'far.' So we should say 'The blue house is farther from school than the red house.'

Irregular forms must follow standard patterns. 'Better' compares two things, 'best' shows the top one in a group, and 'more' is used to compare amounts. So A, C, and D are correct. 'Worser' and 'most better' are incorrect forms.

When we talk about one person being at the top in a whole group, we use the superlative form 'best.' The sentence 'Of all the players, Max is the best' uses 'best' correctly to show that Max is number one in the group.

When we talk about one person being the top one in a group, we use the superlative form. The superlative of 'good' is 'best.' So we say 'Mia is the best' instead of 'goodest' or 'more good.'

To show that something is at the top level in a group, we use the superlative form. We often say 'the most fun' to talk about the top game. 'More fun' is for comparing two, and 'funner' is not standard in formal writing.

When we talk about the lowest quality in a group, we use the superlative form of 'bad,' which is 'worst.' So we say 'That was the worst movie I have ever seen,' not 'baddest,' 'worse,' or 'more bad.'

Sentence C is wrong because we do not say 'baddest'; the correct superlative form of 'bad' is 'worst.' Sentence E is wrong because we should use the regular comparative 'harder,' not 'more hard.' Sentences A, B, and D use comparisons correctly.

We use 'farther' to compare the distance between two things and 'farthest' to show the greatest distance in a group. Sentence A correctly uses 'farther' to compare two houses. Sentence C correctly uses 'farthest' to show the longest distance. B should use 'farthest,' and D and E are incorrect because 'more far' and 'most far' are not standard forms.

We use 'worse' to compare two things and 'worst' to talk about the lowest quality in a group. Sentence C uses 'worst' correctly, and D uses 'worse' correctly. Sentence B is also correct because it uses 'better,' the correct comparative of 'good.' A should use 'worst' instead of 'worse,' and E should use 'worse' instead of 'more bad.'