Comparative & Superlative Adjectives – Exceptions – English Grammar video lesson

This is the third lesson in a series on comparative and superlative adjectives which focuses specifically on words that are exceptions to the general rule.

The table below presents five words for which the comparative and superlative are formed in a special way that you have to memorize. Just memorize these five words, and the video would help you.

These words are exceptions to the general rule:

	Comparative form	Superlative form
good	better	best
bad	worse	worst
many	more	most
new	newer	newest
far	farther	farthest

Examples:

My test score was good.
Mary’s test score was better than mine. (Comparative form)
John’s test score was the best in our class. (Superlative form)

My test score was good.
Mary’s test score was worse than mine. (Comparative form)
John’s test score was the worst in our class. (Superlative form)

I studied for many hours.
Mary studied more than I did. (Comparative form)
John studied the most. (Superlative form)

I learned new information.
Mary learned newer information. (Comparative form)
And John learned the newest information. (Superlative form)

I live far from work.
Mary lives farther. (Comparative form)
John lives the farthest. (Superlative form)