Which category includes forms like good/better, bad/worse, and much/more?

Which category includes forms like good/better, bad/worse, and much/more?

• A. Irregular comparatives
• B. Regular adjectives
• C. Positive degrees
• D. Superlatives

Answer: (A)

These pairs show irregular comparatives. When we compare two things in English, many adjectives form the comparative by adding -er (for example, big → bigger) or by using more for longer adjectives. The base form is called the positive degree. But some common adjectives don’t follow that pattern: good becomes better, bad becomes worse, and much becomes more. Because the comparative forms don’t follow the usual -er or using “more” by predictable rules, they’re irregular and must be memorized. Regular adjectives would produce forms like bigger or faster, or use the standard superlative -est (largest, fastest), not these irregular changes.

These pairs show irregular comparatives. When we compare two things in English, many adjectives form the comparative by adding -er (for example, big → bigger) or by using more for longer adjectives. The base form is called the positive degree. But some common adjectives don’t follow that pattern: good becomes better, bad becomes worse, and much becomes more. Because the comparative forms don’t follow the usual -er or using “more” by predictable rules, they’re irregular and must be memorized. Regular adjectives would produce forms like bigger or faster, or use the standard superlative -est (largest, fastest), not these irregular changes.