SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

BY: MISS THACH

We use 'the' with superlative adjectives:

• It was the happiest day of my life.

• Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

• That’s the best film I have seen this year.

Multiple Choice

What's __________ time of year to visit your city?

• best

• the best

• bestest

Multiple Choice

What's __________ building? What's the oldest?

• the tallest

• most tall

• the most tall

Multiple Choice

What are _________ things to see and do?

• the interesting

• most interesting

• the most interesting

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 1: We usually add–est to one-syllable words to make superlatives:

  old = oldest long = longest

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 2: If an adjective ends in –e, we add –st:

• nice = nicest large = largest

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 3: If an adjective ends in a vowel and a consonant, we double the consonant:

• big = biggest fat = fattest

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 4: If an adjective ends in a consonant and –y, we change –est:

• happy = happiest silly = silliest

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 5: We use most to make superlatives for two syllable adjectives and for all adjectives with three or more syllables:

• careful = most careful

• interesting = most interesting

How to form superlative adjectives:

• RULE 6: The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular superlatives:

• good = best bad = worst far = furthest

Fill in the Blanks

1. What's

time of year to visit your city?

Fill in the Blanks

2. What are

things to see and do?

Fill in the Blanks

She is

girl in our class.

Fill in the Blanks

Mr.Bean is

man I know.