Worse vs. Worst + Common Expressions

are you wondering when to use worse versus worst even some native English speakers make mistakes with these so today I'll teach you how to use them correctly with lots of examples and we'll learn some common phrases and expressions with worse and worst and I've got a little bonus for you a free pdf download with the text of this lesson as well as a quiz to help you practice worse and worst go ahead and click the link under this video enter your email address to get that free pdf download okay we'll start with worse ending with e worse is a comparative adjective and we use it when we compare two things for example the second book in the series was worse than the first one killing someone is worse than stealing from them her previous boyfriend was annoying but her current one is worse the food at this restaurant has gotten worse over the past few months so as you can see we often use worse in these sentence structures a is worse than b a is bad and B is worse it's getting worse describing the process of becoming worse compared to how it was before now some students ask is worser a word no we add e to many English words to form comparative adjectives big bigger tall taller but worse is already a comparative bad is the adjective and the comparative is worse so we can't say worse it doesn't exist however we can say even worse to add extra emphasis to how bad the second thing is for example I was already sad and after hearing about the tragedy I felt even worse here are a few more expressions using worse we have the phrase it could be worse this means this situation is not so terrible for example my job is kind of boring but it could be worse at least I have a job so my job is kind of boring but it could be worse maybe I don't have a job at all so my situation is not quite as bad to be worse off means to be in a worse situation so no matter how bad things are there's always someone worse off than You For Better or Worse means whether the situation is good or bad for example we promised to stay married for better or worse take a turn for the worse means when a situation begins going more bad Bly for example the doctors thought he was recovering but then his health took a turn for the worse now let's look at worst ending with t worst is a superlative adjective used when we compare something to multiple other things let's look at some examples he is the worst player on the team that's the worst movie I've ever seen she's the worst employee I've ever hired this was the worst earthquake in history so we typically say the worst don't forget the word the because it's a common error to say things like he is worst player on team that's incorrect he is the worst player on the team when talking about your experiences it's common to use the structure the worst thing I've ever and then the verb in the past participle the worst movie I've ever seen the worst employee I've ever hired the word worst is also used in these Expressions worst of all so this is the worst thing in a series of bad things for example our flight was delayed and our luggage was lost worst of all it rained the entire time we were on vacation we have the phrase if worst comes to worst this means if the worst situation happens for example if worst comes to worst and both of you die in an accident who will take care of your kids if someone wants want something in the worst way it means they really want it very much for example my brother's car is really old he wants a new one in the worst way it means he really really wants it it's the worst or that's the worst this phrase means this is a very bad thing we usually say it's the worst when talking about our own bad situation and that's the worst when responding to someone else talking about their bad situation to show that we sympathize for example if I'm talking about my own experience I could say every time I call my bank I'm on hold for an hour it's the worst but if my friend tells me uh this new medication I'm taking is making me nauseous all day I could respond oh that's the worst and worst case scenario not worst case worst case this means the most negative situation possible we often use this expression when talking about fears or plan things to avoid it or fix it if it does happen we have an emergency savings account so we can survive if the worst case scenario happens like we both lose our jobs at the same time all right what about the pronunciation of worse and worst well worse ends with a s sound and worst ends with a St sound worst however when speaking fast it's common for that final T to just disappear so sometimes worst just sounds like like worse when we're speaking fast but an easy way to know when someone is saying worse comparing two things and when someone is saying worst comparing one thing to multiple other things is by considering the whole structure of the sentence so if they say that one thing is worse than another they're comparing two things worse than if they say something is the worst then they're comparing one thing to all other things all right now that you know all about worse versus worse it's time to test your knowledge by downloading that free PDF and trying the quiz the link to get that is under this video when you click on it and enter your email address I'll send the PDF right to your email the opposite of worse is better and I'm here to help your English get better you can learn more when you join one of my online courses get more information and free sample lessons by visiting espresso english. net I have courses to help you improve all your English skills from grammar to vocabulary speaking listening reading and much more I hope you liked today's lesson make sure to subscribe and I hope to see you inside one of my [Music] courses