Superlatives

Superlatives

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

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

We must do a distinctionbetween "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 the 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 EXPENSIVEPEACEFULLY - THE MOST PEACEFULLY

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

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

CLEVER - CLEVEREST /THE MOST CLEVERSIMPLE - SIMPLEST / THE MOST SIMPLE NARROW -NARROWEST /THE MOST NARROW

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

IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVES

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

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

I'm taller than you

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/OF instead of THAN! e.g. I'm the tallest in my family.

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Thanks!

MARIA ARDUINO