SUPERLATIVES

SHORT ADJECTIVES: ADD - EST (adjectives with 1 syllable or 2 syllables ending in –y ) = OLD, BIG, EASY….
 If the adjective ends in –e , just add – st. LATE = THE LATEST
 If the adjective ends in consonant – vowel – consonant, double the last consonant BIG = THE BIGGEST
 If the adjective ends in – y, change y to “I” and add – est HAPPY – THE HAPPIEST

1. Write the superlatives of:

ONE SYLLABLE: TWO SYLLABLES ENDING IN “Y”:

a. OLD - ____________________
Oldest
b. BIG - ___________________
Biggest Laziest
a. LAZY - ________________
c. COLD - __________________
Coldest b. HAPPY - _______________
Happiest
d. LARGE - Largest
_________________ c. SILLY - ________________
Silliest
Smallest
e. SMALL - _________________ d. PRETTY - Prettiest
______________
f. SHORT - Shortest
_________________
Dirtiest
e. DIRTY - _______________
g. LONG - __________________
Longest
Red
h. RED - ___________________ Noisiest
f. NOISY - _______________
Fastest
i. FAST - __________________ Heaviest
g. HEAVY - ______________
Blue
j. BLUE ___________________
h. FUNNY - Funniest
______________
k. SMART - Smartest
_________________
Saddest
l. SAD - ___________________ i. HEALTH Y - _____________
Healthiest
Cutest
m. CUTE - __________________ Easiest
j. EAS Y - ________________
Wettest
n. WET - ___________________ Coziest
k. COZY - ________________
Youngest
o. YOUNG - _________________

LONG ADJECTIVES: ADD “THE MOST”+ ADJECTIVE

 2 SYLLABLES NOT ENDING IN “- Y”
 ALL ADJECTIVES OF 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES

2, 3 OR MORE SYLLABLES:

The most beautiful.

A) BEAUTIFUL - ________________ G) BORING - _________________
The most boring.
_____________________________________________________
The most studep.
B) STUPID - __________________ H) CAREFUL - ________________
The most careful.
_____________________________________________________
The most intelligent.
C) INTELLIGENT - ______________ The most famous.
I) FAMOUS - _________________
_____________________________________________________
The most clever.
D) CLEVER - __________________ J) DELICIOUS - _______________
The most delicious.
_____________________________________________________
The most expensive.
E) EXPENSIVE - _______________ K) DANGEROUS - ______________
The most dangerous.
_____________________________________________________
The most interesting.
F) INTERESTING - ______________ L) MODERN - _________________
The most modern.
_________________________________________________________________________________

2. Circle the correct superlative.