English Grammar - Superlatives - Rules and 2 Activities

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ENGLISH GRAMMAR

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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A superlative adjective expresses

the extreme or highest degree of a

quality.

We use a superlative adjective todescribe the extreme quality of onething in a group of things.



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Form Rule Example

1. Words of one

syllable, ending

in e

Add -st to the

end of the word

Wide - widest

2. Words of one

syllable, with onevowel and one

consonant at the

end

Double the

consonant andadd -est to the

end of the word

Big - biggest



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Form Rule Example

3. Words of two

syllables, ending

in y

Change y to

i, and add -est

to the end of the

word

Happy - happiest

4. Words of two

syllables or more,

not ending in y

Place the most

before the

adjective

Beautiful - the

most beautiful



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Exceptions!

e.g. good becomes the best

e. g. bad becomes the worst

e. g. far becomes the furthest

Note! Superlatives are usually preceded by the

MountEverest is the highest mountain in the world.

Veneza is the most beautiful city in the world.



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Records

Human Body

Extreme Bodies


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What is the measure of THE TALLEST

man in the world?

a) 2,58m

b) 2,72m

c) 2,81m

d) 2,60m


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How many piercings does THE MOST

pierced woman in the world wear?

a) 860

b) 476

c) 720

d) 594


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By August 9, 2001, Elaine Davidson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, had a

record-breaking total of 720 piercings. She first broke the record in

May 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her

and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192on her facial area alone.


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What is the measure of THE FURTHEST

human eyeball popper in the world?

a) 18mm

b) 10mm

c) 16mm

d) 12mm


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Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of

12mm beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in

Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, 2007.


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What is the measure of THE SMALLEST

human waist in the world?

a) 51,8cm

b) 43cm

c) 38,1cm

d) 35cm


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Cathie Jung's waist is about the same size as a regular jar of

mayonnaise. She's been wearing a corset every day for the past 12

years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day. "I probably have

around 100 of them," says the corset queen.


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Anthony Victor (India) has hair sprouting from the

centre of his outer ears (middle of the pinna) that

measures 18.1cm at its longest point.


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What is the measure of THE LONGEST

human hair in the world?

a) 3,243m

b) 4,39m

c) 7,53m

d) 5,627m


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The world's longest documented hair belongs to Xie Qiuping

(China) at 5.627m when measured on May 8, 2004. She has been

growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.


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woman fingernails (total) in the world?

a) 7m 52cm

b) 8m 65cm

c) 9m 10cm

d) 5m 84cm


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Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has

grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of

8.65m as measured on the set of Lo show dei recordin Madrid,

Spain, on 23 February 2008.The longest nail is the right thumb: 90 cm.


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Lucky Diamond Rich (Australia born New Zealand) has spent over 1 000


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Lucky Diamond Rich (Australia, born New Zealand) has spent over 1,000

hours having his body modified by hundreds of tattoo artists. Lucky is

100% covered of black ink, including eyelids, the delicate skin between

the toes, down into the ears, and even his gums.


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Records

Natural World

Animal Extremes


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What is the measure of THE SMALLEST

dog in the world?

a) 13,7cm

b) 23cm

c) 15,2cm

d) 19,4cm


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The smallest dog in terms of length is Heaven Sent Brandy, a

female chihuahua who measured 15.2cm from the nose to

the tip of the tail on January 31, 2005. Brandy lives with her

owner, Paulette Keller in Largo, Florida, USA.


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dog ears in the world?

a) 37,7cm (right) and 38,3cm (left)

b) 30cm (right) and 29,6cm (left)

c) 44,2cm (right) and 44,9cm (left)

d) 34,9cm (right) and 34,2cm (left)


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The longest ears on a dog measured 34.9 cm (right ear) and

34.2 cm (left ear), on September 29, 2004. They belong to

Tigger, a bloodhound, who is owned by Bryan and Christina

Flessner of St Joseph, Illinois, USA.


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rabbit ears in the world?

a) 67,3cm

b) 79cm

c) 54cm

d) 83,6cm


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How long was THE FASTEST time a dog

opened a car window in the world?

a) 16,3 seconds

b) 11,34 seconds

c) 22,91 seconds

d) 10,57 seconds


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The fastest time a dog has unwound a non-electric car window is

11.34 seconds and was achieved by Striker, a border collie owned

and trained by Francis V. Gadassi (Hungary). The record was set on

September 1, 2004 in Quebc City, Canada.


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Activity two

ENGLISH GRAMMAR



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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

5


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2. What is THE MOST

STRESSFUL thing in thecollege?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

5


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3. What is THE FUNNIEST

movie you have ever seen?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

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5. What is THE EASIEST meal

you cock?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

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6. What is THE MOST

EXPENSIVE piece of clothesyou have?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

5


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7. Who is THE NOISIEST

person you know?


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1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

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8. What is THE MOST

INTERESTING book you haveever read?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

5


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

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10. What is THE MOST

ATTRACTIVE thing in aperson?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

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11. What is THE STRANGEST

animal you have ever seen?


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Choose a number...

1 6 10

2 7 11

3 8 12

4 9 13

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12. What is THE MOST

BORING song you have everheard?


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Choose a number...

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2 7 11

3 8 12

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1 6 10

2 7 11

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4 9 13

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