Superlatives: Talking about extremes (Quiz 1)

An example of an Irregular Superlative Adjective is:

• the coldest

• the largest

• the tallest

• the most

An example of a Superlative Adjective with negative connotation is:

• the realest

• the worst

• the primest

• the tallest

An example of a Superlative Adjective with more than two syllables is:

• the most careful

• the most thoughtful

• the most important

• the most peaceful

An example of a Two-Syllable Superlative Adjective with the "-iest" ending is:

• the ugliest

• the spriest

• the shiest

• the wriest

An example of a One-Syllable Superlative Adjective with the "-iest" ending is:

• the ugliest

• the dirtiest

• the busiest

• the wriest

Examples of Two-Syllable Superlative Adjectives that can take the "-est" or "-st" ending are:

• the gentlest &

  the biggest

• the simplest &

  the thinnest

• the cleverest &

  the simplest

• the gentlest &

  the saddest

An example of a Two-Syllable Superlative Adjective in which "the most" is generally used is:

• the most intelligent

• the most wrong

• the most prime

• the most normal

An example of a One-Syllable Superlative Adjective in which we have to use “the most”, even though it only has one syllable is:

• the most real

• the most normal

• the most careful

• the most beautiful

An example of a One-Syllable Superlative Adjective that ends in a silent "-e" and that only the ending "-st" is added is:

• the gentlest

• the quietest

• the cutest

• the simplest

An example of a One-Syllable Superlative Adjective that contains consonant-vowel-consonant and that the last consonant is doubled before adding "-est" is:

• the happiest

• the saddest

• the prettiest

• the smallest