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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Superlatives

A. Put the adjectives in the correct group and write the superlative form.

proud bad messy adventurous old determined scary hot

funny rude nervous talented smart lively imaginative good lazy

sensitive nice tidy stubborn tall talkative calm happy friendly

Group 1 - Adjectives with one syllable

old
.............. proud
.............. nice
.............. ..............
hot rude
.............. smart
.............. ..............
calm ..............
tall

oldest
.............. proudest ..............
.............. nicest hotes
.............. rudest
.............. smartest ..............
.............. calmest ..............
tallest

Group 2 - Adjectives with two syllables that end in 'y'

lively
.............. ..............
messy ..............
scary ..............
funny ..............
lazy ..............
tidy ..............
happy ..............
friendly

liveliest ..............
.............. messiest ..............
scariest ..............
funniest ..............
laziest ..............
tidiest ..............
happiest ..............
friendliest

Group 3 - Adjectives with two or more syllables, not ending in 'y'

sensitive ..............
.............. adventurous .............. nervous ..............
determined .............. talented .............. stubborn ..............
imaginative .............. talkative
most
sensitive
.............. ..............
adventurous .............. nervous ..............
determined .............. talented .............. stubborn ..............
imaginative .............. talkative

Group 4 - Irregular adjectives

..............
good ..............
bad

..............
best ..............
worst

B. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

the scariest
1. Sharks are ........................................... (scary) animals in the world.

2. Her son is ...........................................

the most stubborn (stubborn) child I've ever met.

3. Max has ...........................................

the more sensitive (sensitive) skin. His skin burns in ten minutes.

4. Only ...........................................
the more adventurous (adventurous) people climb Mount Everest.

5. She was ...........................................

the rudest (rude) secretary. She didn't help at all.

6. This is ...........................................
the more nervous (nervous) I've ever been for a test.

7. That was ...........................................

the nicest (nice) cake I've ever eaten.

8. My nephew is ...........................................
the friendliest (friendly) person I know.

9. The Pacific is considered ...........................................

the calmest (calm) ocean.

10. He was ...........................................

the proudest (proud) father at the dance show.

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 SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

ESL / EFL RESOURCES Superlatives

C. Rearrange the words to form superlative sentences.

1. player / most / the / he / selfish / is

He never passes the ball to anyone.
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he is the most selfish player
2. funniest / class / is / student / the / the / in / Derek
Derek is the funniest student in the class He makes everyone laugh.
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3. I / seen / the / have / messiest / is / room / ever / that
That s the messiest room I seen ever There are clothes everywhere.
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4. person / my / talkative / is / know / most / friend / the / best / I
my best friend is the most talkative person i know She can chat for hours.
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5. he / seen / ever / singer / most / the / have / talented / I / is
he is the most talented singer i have ever seen His concert was amazing.
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6. most / team / are / determined / the / they
they are the most determined team They train twice a day.
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7. trip / liveliest / visited / our / the / Galway / have / is / city / we / on
Galway is the liveliest city we have visitied in our trip There are people playing music everywhere.
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8. writer / most / is / she / imaginative / the
she is the most imaginative writer She even created a language for her characters.
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9. family / is / person / my / the / grandmother / our / in / oldest
my grandmother is the oldest person in our family She is 95 years old.
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10. Dutch / the / artist / is / popular / Van Gogh / most
the most popular artist Dutch is Van Gogh He is well-known throughout the world.
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D. Create your own superlative sentences using the prompts.

1. good / driver I know ................................................................................

The best driver I know

2. beautiful / city I've ever visited ................................................................................

The most beautiful city I've ever visited

3. hot / country I've ever been to The hotest country I've ever been to
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4. tidy / person I know The tidiest person I know

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5. tall / student in the class The tallest student in the class

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6. bad / film I've ever seen The worst film I've ever seen
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7. happy / day of my life The happiest day of my life

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8. lazy / person I know The laziest person I know

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9. smart / person I've ever met The smartest person I've ever met
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10. tidy / house I've ever been in The tidiest house I've ever been in
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