Superlative Adjectives

​Superlative Adjectives

By Mr. Bussatti

How a superlative adjectives work?

​Purpose:

To show that one item is at the highest or lowest degree of a quality compared to all others in a group.

​Rules:

• Add -est to the natural form of the Adj. (tall-tallest)

• Add -iest to adj. ending with -y. (happy-happiest)

• Add (most/least) for adj. with two or more syllables. (difficult-more difficult)

• Add the article "the" at the beginning of the superlative form.

​Examples:

• Michale is the tallest kid in the classroom.

• That is the most delicious pizza I ever tasted.

• She is the happiest person I know.

​Let's practice! (one syllable adj.)

• Cold -

• Short -

• Juicy -

• tall -

• smart -

• kind -