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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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What is the measure of THE LONGEST
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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What is the measure of THE LONGEST
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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What is the measure of THE LONGEST
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
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
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2. What is THE MOST
STRESSFUL thing in thecollege?
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3. What is THE FUNNIEST
movie you have ever seen?
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5. What is THE EASIEST meal
you cock?
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6. What is THE MOST
EXPENSIVE piece of clothesyou have?
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7. Who is THE NOISIEST
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8. What is THE MOST
INTERESTING book you haveever read?
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10. What is THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE thing in aperson?
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11. What is THE STRANGEST
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12. What is THE MOST
BORING song you have everheard?
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