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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