What is the comparative of bad?

Bad becomes worse, and the superlative is worst; the pair is irregular.

Why does comfortable take more?

Comfortable has three or more syllables, so it takes more rather than er.

Primary English Comparatives, Paper 2: irregular forms and long adjectives

2026-10-30

Tutor Prep Guide · Primary English

Irregular pairs such as bad and good, plus long adjectives like comfortable that take more and most.

Focus　Count syllables first, then check for an irregular form; use more and er only once.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10
Suggested time	25
Difficulty mix	Foundation 3 · Intermediate 4 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: Primary English: Comparatives and Superlatives
Level	P4 to P5

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationThis road is ___ (wide) than that one.
FoundationToday is ___ (hot) than yesterday.
FoundationMy sister is the ___ (tall) girl in her class.
IntermediateThis film is ___ (bad) than the one we saw last week.
IntermediateChinese is ___ (difficult) than Maths for me.
IntermediateThis is the ___ (good) restaurant in the district.
IntermediateHer handwriting is ___ (neat) than mine.
ChallengeThis chair is ___ (comfortable) than the sofa.
ChallengeOf the three boxes, the red one is the ___ (heavy).
Error redoCorrect the sentence: This bag is more heavier than that one.

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	wider	An adjective ending in e simply adds r.
2	hotter	A short vowel before a final consonant doubles the consonant.
3	tallest	The superlative takes the and covers the whole class.
4	worse	Bad has the irregular comparative worse.
5	more difficult	A three-syllable adjective takes more.
6	best	Good has the irregular superlative best.
7	neater	Neat is one syllable, so it takes er.
8	more comfortable	Comfortable has three or more syllables and takes more.
9	heaviest	Comparing three things needs the superlative, and heavy drops y.
10	This bag is heavier than that one.	Never use more together with er; keep one marker only.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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