Superlative adjectives
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SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. We use a
superlative adjective to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
FORMATION OF SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
THE + base adjective + –est / most. He is the shortestboy in my class.
-EST
The + Short adjective + est
SHORT ADJECTIVE: 1-syllable adjectives and 2-syllable adjectives ending in –y.
Tall + est = The tallest
My father is the tallest person in my family.
ADJECTIVES ENDING IN –E:
Large + st = The largestThis is the largest animal I have ever seen.
1-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE (CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT):
Big + g + est = The biggestI want the biggest apple.
2-SYLLABLE ADJECTIVE ENDING IN CONSONANT + Y:
Tidy + i + est = The tidiestJenna’s bedroom is the tidiest.
MOST
Most + Long adjectives
LONG ADJECTIVES: 3-syllable or more adjectives and 2-syllable adjectives not ending
in ‘y’.
Most + intelligent = the most intelligentSarah is the most intelligent student in my class
NOTE:
quiet → the quietest/most quietThis is the quietest/most quiet place I know.
clever → the cleverest/most cleverGrigory "Grisha" Perelman is the cleverest/most
clever man in the world.
narrow → the narrowest/most narrowThe narrowest/most narrow street is in
Reutlingen, Germany.
simple → the simplest/most simpleThe simplest/ most simple answer is most often
correct
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
Good The bestThe best things in life are free.
Bad The worstIt was the worst film I've ever seen.
Far The furthestThe furthest door led to a kitchen.
Last The leastChoose yoghurts which contain the least fat
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