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.

🔑 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.

🧠 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.

🚨 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

🪤 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

🎯 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

🧩 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

📝 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)

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

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.