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Superlative adjectives
The superlative is used to describe an object that is at the top or bottom of a quality
(the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). It is used in sentences in which a
subject compared with a group of objects, like this:
Name (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).
EXAMPLES
Add -er for the comparative and superlative -est for. If the adjective ends in
consonant + vowel + consonant, the last consonant must be repeated before
adding termination.
Two-syllable adjectives
Adjectives two syllables can form comparative adding -er, as adjectives syllable or
more before placing the adjective, as with three syllables. Similarly, these
adjectives can form the superlative adding -est or termination MOST putting
forward the adjective. In many cases the two forms are used, although one use is
more common than the other. If we are not sure that an adjective can take endings
comparative and superlative, it is better to use more and most. When a twosyllable adjective ends and must be replaced by i before adding termination.
Some very common adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and
superlative degrees.