Superlatives

Superlatives

the best and the most beautiful guide to adjectives

To form supelatives we use the same rules as for comparatives:

• = for short adjectives we use different rules than for longer ones

LONG: 3 and more syllable adjectives

• we use the most + adjective:

• for example: beautiful - the most beautiful

Multiple Choice

What is correct?

• the most important

• the importantest

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What is correct?

• the possiblest

• the most possible

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What is correct?

• the dangerousest

• the most dangerous

LONG: For 2 syllable adjectives we need to know their suffixes:

• -ed, -ing, -less, ful, ous - we use the most

• example: the most annoying, the most clueless, the most famous

• the rest can use the suffix - est

• example: The craziest, the happiest, the ugliest

Multiple Choice

Which one is more right?

• the most annoying

• the annoyingest

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Which one is more right?

• the helplessest

• the most helpless

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Which one is more right?

• the boringest

• the most boring

SHORT: superlatives we need the same rules as for comparatives +est

• most "-y "ending adjectives will take "i" - ex. the happiest

• -e ending adjectives won't take another -e ex.: the nicest

• vowel-consonant ending will double the consonant: ex: the biggest

• there are irregular adjectives: the best (good), the worst (bad), the least (little), the most (more), the farthest (far)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct answer:

• the happyest

• the happiest

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Choose the correct answer:

• the hottest

• the hotest

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Choose the correct answer:

• the goodest

• the best

Don't forget to use THE

The means, we know exactly about the thing or person we are talking about.

- For example: Sněžka is the highest mountain of the Czech republic.

- This is the scariest film I have ever seen.

Multiple Choice

Sněžka is.......(high) mountain of our country.

• the highest

• highest

Multiple Choice

July is....(beautiful) girl in our class.

• most beautiful

• the most beautiful

Multiple Choice

This car is....(good) option for you.

• the best

• best