SUPERLATIVES

SUPERLATIVES

A superlative is the form of an adjective or an adverb used to compare three or more things.

SUPERLATIVES

The superlative form of an adjective is used to show something has a quality to the greatest or least degree. The superlative form of an adverb is used to show something has performed an action to the greatest or least degree.

The superlative in English can be of majority and of minority.

SUPERLATIVES OF MINORITY

THE LEAST + adjective/adverb* + OF/IN

(*any adjectives or adverbs)

e.g. You are the least kind boy in my class

We must use IN or OF (instead of THAN)

SUPERLATIVES OFMAJORITY

We must do again a distinction between"short" adjectives/adverbs and "long" adjectives/adverbs

SHORT* ADJECTIVE/ADVERB THE+ adjective/adverb + + EST + OF/IN

*ONE SYLLABLE

OLD - THE OLDESTFAST - THE FASTEST

e.g. Ted is the oldest student in my school.

aDJECTIVES ENDING IN -E ADD -ST

CUTE - THE CUTESTRARE - THE RAREST

e.g. My puppy is the cutest one in the world

aDJECTIVES ENDING IN consonant + vowel + consonant double final consonant + eST

BIG - THE BIGGESTTHIN - THE THINNEST

e.g. She is the fattest girl of my group.

aDJECTIVES ENDING IN -y and adverb early change -y to -i + -eST

EASY - THE EASIESTEARLY - THE EARLIEST

e.g. Beth is the silliest girl in Italy.

THE MOST ++ LONG* ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS + + OF/IN

*2 OR MORE SYLLABLES

EXPENSIVE - THE MOST EXPENSIVEPEACEFUL - THE MOST PEACEFUL

e.g. Mum is the most beautiful woman in my family.

TWO SYLLABLES ADJECTIVE ENDING IN -ER or -OW ADD THE + adjective + EST or USE THE MOST + adjective

CLEVER - THE CLEVEREST /THE MOST CLEVERNARROW - THE NARROWEST / THE MOST NARROW

e.g. I'm the cleverest/the most clever student in my class

IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES

GOOD - THE BESTBAD - THE WORST FAR - THE FURTHEST/ /THE FARTHEST

It's better to remember the 3 irregular adjectives as if they were paradigms.

i.e. GOOD - BETTER - THE BEST BAD - WORSE - THE WORST FAR - FURTHER/FARTHER - -THE FURTHEST/THEFARTHEST

Use IN/OFinstead of THAN!

e.g.I'm the tallest in my family.

e.g.I'm the nicest girl!He's the most intelligent in the school.

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