Superlatives in English

Superlatives in Enlgish

​English Class
BY Camilo Mora

When the adjective has one syllable

the superlative is formed by adding “the ” + -est to the end of the word.

When the adjective has two syllables and ends in -y

The superlative is formed just as in the first case for adjectives with one syllable by adding “the ”  -est and changing the -y to an -i .

Adjective: “happy” Comparative: “happier ” Superlative: “the happiest ”

Special Case:

There’s a special case for one syllable adjectives. When these words have the structure: consonant + vowel + consonant (such as “big”), the last consonant has to be doubled.

Adjective: “big” Comparative: “bigger ” Superlative: “the biggest ”

Irregular comparatives and superlatives

good → better → the best

bad → worse → the worst

far → farther → the farthest (distance)

far → further → the furthest (extent)

When the adjective is long

In this case, the only option to form the superlative is adding “the ” + “most ”.

Adjective: “important” Comparative: “more important” Superlative: “the most important”

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difficult

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heavy

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happy

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She is (beautiful).

• the beautifullest

• the most beautiful

• the most beautifullest

Multiple Choice

The superlative form of good is...

• the goodest

• the best

• the most good

• the most best

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The comparative form of bad is...

• badder

• worse

• baddest

• worst

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My brother is

(lazy) person in the family.

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That accident was (terrible) one I've ever seen.

Multiple Choice

Today is (hot).

• the hotest

• the most hot

• the most hotest

• the hottest

Multiple Choice

My cousin is (crazy)!

• the crazyest

• the most crazy

• the craziest

• the most craziest

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