Superlative Adjectives

Superlative Adjectives

By John Paz

Superlative Adjectives

A superlative adjective is a word that describes something extreme or of the highest degree.

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• ​​Mr. Dela Paz is the scariest teacher in school.

• Spaghetti is the most delicious food for me.

• I think pansit bihon is the least delicious kind of pansit.​

Multiple Choice

Which sentence has a superlative adjective?

• The sun is the center of the solar system.

• Pluto is smaller than the earth.

• Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

Multiple Choice

Which is a superlative adjective?

• prettier

• more exciting

• less exciting

• greatest

• nice

Multiple Choice

Which sentence DOES NOT have a superlative adjective?

• Mia's artwork is the most aesthetic in the museum.

• Mark's sculpture is the heaviest object in the exhibit.

• Mark's masterpiece is more expensive than Mia's

Superlative Adjectives

To form the superlative adjective, we usually use the word 'the' and add -est or -st to the adjective.

• Hidilyn is the strongest person I know.

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​ Sometimes you have to double the last letter before adding -est

• ​​​Russia is the biggest country.

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Other times, change y to i before adding ​-est.

• ​​​​T. Vecky is always the earliest to enter the zoom room.

Multiple Choice

Colon Street in Cebu is _________ street in the Philippines.

• the older

• the old

• the oldest

• the most old

Multiple Choice

For many Christians, Christmas is __________ season of the year.

• happier

• happy

• the happiest

• the most happy

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Superlative Adjectives

Some words add most or least before the adjective to form the superlative adjective.

• The Philippines has the most beautiful beaches in the world.

• The least ​exciting ride for me is the Ferris Wheel.

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Multiple Choice

Ramadan is one of ___________ events in Islam.

• the importantest

• the most important

• the less important

• the importanter

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