Superlative

Superlative

To compare 3 or more things
1. Blue whales are the biggest animals in the world
2. She is the smartest girl in our class
We add most with longer adj.
1. most expensive
2. most beautiful
3. most interesting
Spelling Rules
1. Add -est for regular short adj.
  1. dark - darkest
  2. cold - coldest
  3. long - longest
2. For adjectives ending in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant
  1. big - biggest
  2. hot - hottest
  3. thin - thinnest
3. Add -st for adj. ending in -e
  1. nice - nicest
  2. large - largest
  3. fine - finest
4. Change the -y to -i for adj. ending in -y (after a consonant)
  1. easy - easiest
  2. happy - happiest
  3. pretty - prettiest
We add -est to regular short adj.
1. hot - hottest
2. nice - nicest
3. happy - happiest
We usually use "the" before an adj.
1. He's the smartest student in the school
2. It's the quickest way to get to the station

Resource summary

	Created by Monse Texon about 7 years ago