Day 27 Topic 17
Comparative & Superlative Adjectives (e.g., good/better/best) on the
ATI TEAS Version 7 — followed by 50 practice questions with options.
๐ Trick #1: Know
the 3 Degrees
|
Degree |
Function |
Example |
|
Positive |
Describes one thing (no comparison) |
The patient is good. |
|
Comparative |
Compares TWO things |
This drug is better than that one. |
|
Superlative |
Compares THREE OR MORE things |
This is the best treatment available. |
✅ TEAS Trick: If you see than, you need comparative (not superlative).
If you see the before the blank
(and 3+ items implied), you need superlative.
๐ง Trick #2: The
1-2-3 Syllable Rule
|
Syllables |
Comparative |
Superlative |
Example |
|
1 syllable |
add -er |
add -est |
fast → faster → fastest |
|
2 syllables ending in -y |
change y to i, add -er |
change y to i, add -est |
happy → happier → happiest |
|
2+ syllables (not -y) |
more + adjective |
most + adjective |
effective → more effective → most effective |
✅ TEAS Trick: Never mix more faster or most fastest.
๐จ Trick #3:
The Irregulars – TEAS’s Favorite
|
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
Memory Hook |
|
good |
better |
best |
Good → Better → Best |
|
well |
better |
best |
health |
|
bad |
worse |
worst |
Bad → Worse → Worst |
|
ill |
worse |
worst |
same as bad |
|
many/much |
more |
most |
Many → More → Most |
|
little |
less |
least |
Little → Less → Least |
|
far |
farther/further |
farthest/furthest |
physical vs figurative |
๐ชค Trick #4:
Common TEAS Traps – Double Comparisons
|
❌ Wrong |
✅ Correct |
Why |
|
more better |
better |
double comparative |
|
most best |
best |
double superlative |
|
more faster |
faster |
mixing rules |
|
most fastest |
fastest |
mixing rules |
|
less worse |
better |
incorrect structure |
๐ฏ Trick #5:
TWO vs THREE+ Items
|
Number |
Use |
Example |
|
2 |
Comparative |
better |
|
3+ |
Superlative |
best |
Clues:
- than
→ comparative
- of
the two → comparative
- of all → superlative
๐งฉ Trick #6:
2-Syllable Adjectives
✔ safer choice: more/most
Examples: honest, famous, careful, boring
⚡ Trick #7: Less vs
Fewer
|
Word |
Use |
Example |
|
Less |
uncountable |
less water |
|
Fewer |
countable |
fewer patients |
๐ 50 Practice
Questions: Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
1.
Of all the treatment options, this one is the
______.
A) better
B) best
C) more good
D) most best
2.
This medication is ______ than the previous
one.
A) more effective
B) most effective
C) effective
D) more effective
3.
The patient is feeling ______ today than
yesterday.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more better
4.
Which hospital has the ______ patient outcomes
in the state?
A) better
B) best
C) more good
D) most good
5.
Between ibuprofen and acetaminophen, which is
______ for fever?
A) better
B) best
C) more better
D) most best
6.
Of the three antibiotics, this one showed the
______ results.
A) better
B) best
C) more good
D) most better
7.
The new protocol is ______ than the old one.
A) efficient
B) more efficient
C) most efficient
D) efficienter
8.
This is the ______ dose we can safely
administer.
A) high
B) higher
C) highest
D) most high
9.
The patient’s condition grew ______ over 24
hours.
A) bad
B) worse
C) worst
D) more bad
10.
Of all the patients in the unit, Mr. Jones is
the ______.
A) sicker
B) sickest
C) more sick
D) most sick
11.
Which sentence is correct?
A) This drug is more better than the placebo.
B) This drug is better than the placebo.
C) This drug is most best than the placebo.
D) This drug is gooder than the placebo.
12.
The second surgery was ______ than the first.
A) invasive
B) more invasive
C) most invasive
D) invasiver
13.
She is the ______ nurse in the entire
department.
A) more experienced
B) most experienced
C) experienced
C) experiencer
14.
Of the two diagnostic tests, this one is
______ accurate.
A) more
B) most
C) very
D) more better
15.
The patient is ______ today than she was
yesterday.
A) well
B) better
C) best
D) more well
16.
This is the ______ complication we have seen.
A) bad
B) worse
C) worst
D) baddest
17.
The lab reported ______ errors this month than
last month.
A) fewer
B) less
C) few
D) lesser
18.
Which sentence uses the correct comparative
form?
A) This treatment is more safer than surgery.
B) This treatment is safer than surgery.
C) This treatment is safest than surgery.
D) This treatment is more safe than surgery.
19.
Of all the medications, this one causes the
______ side effects.
A) few
B) fewer
C) fewest
D) less
20.
The patient has ______ pain today than
yesterday.
A) less
B) fewer
C) lesser
D) few
21.
This is the ______ approach for high-risk
patients.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
22.
Between the two surgeons, Dr. Lee is ______.
A) more skilled
B) most skilled
C) skilled
D) skiller
23.
The results were ______ than expected.
A) worse
B) worst
C) more worse
D) most worse
24.
Of the three wound dressings, this one is
______.
A) more durable
B) most durable
C) durable
D) durabler
25.
The patient requires ______ assistance now
than before.
A) more
B) most
C) much
D) many
26.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) He is the baddest patient on the unit.
B) He is the worst patient on the unit.
C) He is worse than any patient on the unit.
D) He is more bad than any patient.
27.
This machine is ______ than the older model.
A) fast
B) faster
C) fastest
D) more faster
28.
Of all the nurses, she works the ______.
A) more efficiently
B) most efficiently
C) efficiently
D) efficientliest
29.
The second dose caused a ______ reaction than
the first.
A) severe
B) more severe
C) most severe
D) severer
30.
This hospital has ______ beds than the county
facility.
A) fewer
B) less
C) few
D) lesser
31.
Which sentence uses the superlative correctly?
A) This is the more effective antibiotic.
B) This is the most effective antibiotic.
C) This is the effectivest antibiotic.
D) This is more effective than all antibiotics.
32.
The patient’s outcome was ______ than
predicted.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
33.
Of the 20 patients, this one had the ______
recovery time.
A) fast
B) faster
C) fastest
D) more fast
34.
This test is ______ than the previous version.
A) accurate
B) more accurate
C) most accurate
D) accurater
35.
The nurse documented ______ incidents this
quarter.
A) less
B) fewer
C) few
C) lesser
36.
Which is correct?
A) Of the two drugs, this one is best.
B) Of the two drugs, this one is better.
C) Of the two drugs, this one is more better.
D) Of the two drugs, this one is gooder.
37.
This is the ______ outcome we could have hoped
for.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
38.
The patient is feeling ______ than last week.
A) worse
B) worst
C) more worse
D) worser
39.
Of all the protocols, this one is ______.
A) least invasive
B) less invasive
C) more invasive
D) invasive
40.
The new equipment is ______ than the old.
A) reliable
B) more reliable
C) most reliable
D) reliabler
41.
Which sentence contains an error?
A) This is the better of the two options.
B) This is the best of the two options.
C) Of the three, this is the best.
D) Between the two, this is better.
42.
The patient had ______ complications than
expected.
A) less
B) fewer
C) lesser
D) few
43.
This is the ______ serious case we have
treated.
A) more
B) most
C) very
D) much
44.
The second surgery was ______ than the first.
A) complicated
B) more complicated
C) most complicated
D) complicateder
45.
Of all the nurses on staff, she is the ______.
A) more compassionate
B) most compassionate
C) compassionater
D) more compassionater
46.
This drug causes ______ drowsiness than the
other.
A) less
B) fewer
C) lesser
D) few
47.
Which sentence is correct?
A) He is the more tall of the two.
B) He is taller of the two.
C) He is the taller of the two.
D) He is tallest of the two.
48.
The patient’s condition is ______ than
yesterday.
A) more stable
B) most stable
C) stabiler
D) more stabiler
49.
This is the ______ effective treatment
available.
A) more
B) most
C) very
D) much
50.
Which
sentence uses the comparative correctly with an irregular adjective?
A) This year’s outcomes are gooder than last year’s.
B) This year’s outcomes are more good than last year’s.
C) This year’s outcomes are better than last year’s.
D) This year’s outcomes are best than last year’s.
Answers with short reasons for the 50
comparative/superlative questions.
1. B – best (superlative, “of all”)
2. A – more effective (comparative, “than”)
3. B – better (comparative, “than yesterday”)
4. B – best (superlative, “in the state”)
5. A – better (comparative, between two)
6. B – best (superlative, “of the three”)
7. B – more efficient (comparative, “than”)
8. C – highest (superlative, “the ___ dose”)
9. B – worse (comparative, “grew worse”)
10. B – sickest (superlative, “of all”)
11. B – better (correct irregular comparative)
12. B – more invasive (comparative, “than”)
13. B – most experienced (superlative, “in the entire department”)
14. A – more (comparative, “of the two”)
15. B – better (comparative, “than yesterday”)
16. C – worst (superlative, “this is the ___”)
17. A – fewer (countable “errors”)
18. B – safer (1-syllable comparative rule)
19. C – fewest (superlative, “of all”)
20. A – less (uncountable “pain”)
21. C – best (superlative, “this is the ___”)
22. A – more skilled (comparative, “between the two”)
23. A – worse (comparative, “than expected”)
24. B – most durable (superlative, “of the three”)
25. A – more (comparative, “than before”)
26. B – worst (correct irregular superlative)
27. B – faster (1-syllable comparative rule)
28. B – most efficiently (superlative, “of all”)
29. B – more severe (comparative, “than the first”)
30. A – fewer (countable “beds”)
31. B – most effective (correct superlative)
32. B – better (comparative, “than predicted”)
33. C – fastest (superlative, “of 20”)
34. B – more accurate (comparative, “than previous”)
35. B – fewer (countable “incidents”)
36. B – better (comparative for two items)
37. C – best (superlative, “this is the ___”)
38. A – worse (comparative, “than last week”)
39. A – least invasive (superlative, “of all”)
40. B – more reliable (comparative, “than the old”)
41. B – error (best) (between two items → use better, not best)
42. B – fewer (countable “complications”)
43. B – most (superlative, “this is the ___ serious”)
44. B – more complicated (comparative, “than the first”)
45. B – most compassionate (superlative, “of all”)
46. A – less (uncountable “drowsiness”)
47. C – the taller (comparative with “of the two”)
48. A – more stable (comparative, “than yesterday”)
49. B – most (superlative, “this is the ___ effective”)
50. C – better (correct irregular comparative form)