SUPERLATIVE

1st ESO
SUPERLATIVE FORM:
If you want to compare three or more than three things/people/etc,
we use the superlative form. (el més… / la més… / els més…)
STRUCTURE:
XXXX is/are THE + ADJ/ADV SUPERLATIVE FORM + in the group/of all
Tesla is the most ecological car in the world.
Ibai is the richest youtuber of all.
SUPERLATIVE STRUCTURE
SHORT ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS

Adjectives/adverbs with one or two syllables: -est

- TALL → TALLEST
The structure of the sentence:
the + adjective/adverb (-est) + of all/in the group
Mark is the tallest in the class
 BE CAREFUL!!!
1. Words ending with CVC: 2. Short adjectives/adverbs
BIG → the BIGGEST ending with Y:

HOT → the HOTTEST EASY → the EASIEST

THIN → the THINNEST EARLY → the EARLIEST

HEAVY → the HEAVIEST
LONG ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS
Adjectives/adverbs with three syllables or more OR adj/adv with two
syllables not ending with -Y: most…
- INTELLIGENT → MOST INTELLIGENT
- MODERN → MOST MODERN
The structure of the sentence:
the + MOST adjective/adverb + of all/in the group
Monkeys are the most intelligent animals in the world
But… there are some irregular forms that
you must memorize…
IRREGULAR SUPERLATIVE FORMS

ADJECTIVE/ADVERB SUPERLATIVE FORM

GOOD the BEST

BAD the WORST

the
FAR
FARTHEST/FURTHEST
REMEMBER:
ADJECTIVE/ADVERB COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE

GOOD/WELL (bé/bo) BETTER (millor) THE BEST (el millor)

BAD (dolent/malament) WORSE (pitjor) THE WORST (el pitjor)

FAR (lluny) FARTHER / FURTHER THE FARTHEST / THE

(més lluny) FURTHEST (el més llunyà)
LET’S PRACTISE!