Superlatives
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Superlatives Superlatives are used to say which is the biggest, the tallest, the fastest...etc. In a group. Por ejemplo: “el más grande””el más alto””la más rápida”etc. “Lake Laikal in Russia is the biggest lake in the world”
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Superlatives. Superlatives are used to say which is the biggest, the tallest, the fastest...etc. In a group. Por ejemplo: “el más grande””el más alto””la más rápida”etc. “Lake Laikal in Russia is the biggest lake in the world”. Superlatives. Spain is a large country - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Superlatives
Superlatives are used to say which is the biggest, the tallest, the fastest...etc. In a group. Por ejemplo: “el más grande””el más alto””la más rápida”etc.
“Lake Laikal in Russia is the biggest lake in the world”
Superlatives
Spain is a large country
Brazil is larger than Spain
Russia is the largest country in the world.
Superlatives
It always goes “the” before the superlative:
“He's the tallest”
“she's the shortest”
RULES
RULES:
-One syllable adjectives add -EST:
“Alonso is the FASTEST”
“Alonso es el más rápido”
RULES-If the adjective finishes in
a vowel + consonant, double final consonant+
-EST
“It is the
saddest chick
in the world”
RULES
-One or Two-syllable adjective,ending in consonant+“y”
EASY= -IEST: EASIEST
“Ludo is the easiest game in the world”
RULES
-Two or more syllable adjectives: “THE MOST” before the adjective:
“THE MOST EXPENSIVE CHOCOLATE BAR”
ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE FORM
One-syllable adjectives
CHEAP
(BARATO) THE CHEAP-EST (el más barato)
One vowel + one consonant:double final consonant
BIG (GRANDE) THE BIG-GEST
(el más grande)
Two-syllable adjectives ending in consonant+y= ier
HEALTHY (SANO)
THE HEALTH-IEST (El más sano )
Two-syllable adjectives not ending in “-y”
BORING(ABURRIDO)
THE MOST BORING (El más aburrido)
Two or more syllables: more+ adjective
EXPENSIVE
(CARO)THE MOST expens.
Superlatives
After superlatives we use in+names of places or singular words for groups of people.
Eg “It's the noisiest city in the world”
“It's the dirtiest city in Europe”
We often use “the+superlative adj with the present perfect+ever.
Eg “It's the best film I've ever seen this year” “It's the most beautiful city I've ever been to”
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
COLD COLDER THE COLDEST
HOT HOTTER THE HOTTEST
CHEAP CHEAPER THE CHEAPEST
BIG BIGGER THE BIGGEST
HEALTHY HEALTHIER THE HEALTHIEST
BORING MORE BORING THE MOST BORING
EXPENSIVE MORE EXPENSIVE THE MOST EXPENSIVE
BEAUTIFUL MORE BEAUTIFUL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
GOOD BETTER THE BEST
BAD WORSE THE WORST
FAR FURTHER THE FURTHERST
ADJECTIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
NOISY NOISIER THE NOISIEST
FAST FASTER THE FASTEST
TALL TALLER THE TALLEST
BUSY BUSIER THE BUSIEST
HARD HARDER THE HARDEST
POLITE MORE POLITE THE MOST POLITE
FRIENDLY FRIENDLIER FRIENDLIEST
FAT FATTER THE FATTEST
FUNNY FUNNIER THE FUNNIEST
PRETTY PRETTIER THE PRETTIEST
LONG LONGER THE LONGEST
