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Best and Worst
The following are examples of the use of best and worst:
Tyra sprints best of all the other competitors.
Peter finished worst of all the runners in the race.
Tip
Remember better and worse compare two persons or things. Best and worst compare
three or more persons or things.
Exercise 3
Write good, well, bad, or badly to complete each sentence. Copy the completed sentence
onto your own sheet of paper.
- Donna always felt ____ if she did not see the sun in the morning.
- The school board president gave a ____ speech for once.
- Although my dog, Comet, is mischievous, he always behaves ____ at the dog park.
- I thought my back injury was ____ at first, but it turned out to be minor.
- Steve was shaking ____ from the extreme cold.
- Apple crisp is a very ____ dessert that can be made using whole grains instead of
white flour. - The meeting with my son’s math teacher went very ____.
- Juan has a ____ appetite, especially when it comes to dessert.
- Magritte thought the guests had a ____ time at the party because most people left
early. - She ____ wanted to win the writing contest prize, which included a trip to New
York.
Exercise 4
Write the correct comparative or superlative form of the word in parentheses. Copy the
completed sentence onto your own sheet of paper.
- This research paper is ____ (good) than my last one.
- Tanaya likes country music ____ (well) of all.
- My motorcycle rides ____ (bad) than it did last summer.
- That is the ____ (bad) joke my father ever told.
- The hockey team played ____ (badly) than it did last season.
- Tracey plays guitar ____ (well) than she plays the piano.
- It will go down as one of the ____ (bad) movies I have ever seen.
- The deforestation in the Amazon is ____ (bad) than it was last year.
- Movie ticket sales are ____ (good) this year than last.
- My husband says mystery novels are the ____ (good) types of books.