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NAME: Villarroel Dennis DATE: 03 – September - 2021

Inductive Grammar Chart

(Unit 10, page 112)

GRAMMAR. Superlative adjectives

Look at these sentences with superlative adjectives.

adjective comparative superlative

cheap cheaper (than) the cheapest

nice nicer (than) the nicest

easy easier (than) the easiest

big bigger (than) the biggest

comfortable more / less comfortable (than) the most / least comfortable

portable more / less portable (than ) the most / least portable

difficult more / less difficult (than) the most / least difficult

expensive more / less expensive (than) the most / least expensive

Irregular forms
good better (than ) the best

bad worse (than ) the worst

Which projector is the cheapest of these three?

Which brands are the most (or least) popular in your store?
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FIGURE IT OUT . . .
1. Complete these grammar rules.
a) The word the is at the beginning of all superlatives.

b) Use superlative adjectives to compare (two / more than two) people, places, or things.

c) To change most one-syllable adjectives into the superlative, add (the / –est / most / least)
to the adjective.

d) To change most adjectives with two or more syllables into the superlative, use the +
most or less before the adjective.

2. Write the superlative forms of these adjectives.

a) good _best_ b) bad _worst_
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