Superlatives

Superlatives adjectives

By A. Morán

We use superlative adjectives to:

Compare people, animals or things with all the other people, animals or things in a group. We always put the superlatives before the noun

Adjectives with one syllable

add: ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’)

                                 cold 

   “January is often the coldest winter month.”

Adjectives with two or more syllables

add: ‘the’ + ‘most’

                            ex-pen-sive   

  “This book is the most expensive book in the store.”

Adjectives with two syllables that end in ‘-y’

change ‘-y’ to ‘i’ and add: ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’)

                       hap-py   


  “John is the happiest person I know.”

Adjectives that end in a single vowel and consonant

double the final letter before adding ‘the’ + ‘-est’ (or ‘-st’)

                             big    


“Brazil is the biggest country in South America.”

Irregular Superlative Adjectives

good – the best 

bad – the worst   

far – the farthest the furthest

EXERCISE

Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences