Superlative

Adjectives
What are Superlative Adjectives?
 What are Superlative Adjectives?

Superlative adjectives are words

used to compare the difference
between
3 or more things.
 What are Superlative Adjectives?

Example

Superlative adjectives are words

used to compare the difference
between
biggest
3 or more things.
Making Superlative Adjectives
 Making Superlative Adjectives

To make a superlative
adjective word you must
change the adjective to the
superlative form.
 Making Superlative Adjectives

Example

To make a superlative small

adjective word you must
smaller
change the adjective to the
superlative form. smallest

superlative
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Rules
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With regular one syllable

adjectives, we add -est to
make the superlative form.
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Example

With regular one syllable fast - faster

adjectives, we add -est to
make the superlative form.

fastest
 2

With regular one and two syllable

adjectives that end in y, we
remove the y and add -iest to
make the superlative form.
 2
Example
With regular one and two syllable
adjectives that end in y, we happy - happier
remove the y and add -iest to
make the superlative form.
happiest
 3

With adjectives that end with a

single vowel followed by a single
consonant, the consonant is
doubled and
-est is added.
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Example
With adjectives that end with a
single vowel followed by a single
big - bigger
consonant, the consonant is
doubled and
-est is added. biggest
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With two syllable adjectives that

don't end in -y, and all three
syllable adjectives we add the
most before the adjective.
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Example
With two syllable adjectives that
beautiful - more beautiful
don't end in -y, and all three
syllable adjectives we add the
most before the adjective.
the most beautiful
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Irregular
 Irregular Adjectives

good better best

Irregular adjectives don't bad worse worst
follow these rules. far further furthest
So, you must memorize them. well better best
much more most
many more most
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fast - faster
fast - faster

fastest
slow - slower
slow - slower

slowest
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strong - stronger
strong - stronger

strongest
big - bigger
big - bigger

biggest
happy - happier
happy - happier

happiest
cold - colder
cold - colder

coldest
hot - hotter
hot - hotter

hottest
cheap - cheaper
cheap - cheaper

cheapest
boring - more boring
boring - more boring

the most boring

handsome - more handsome
handsome - more handsome

the most handsome

expensive - more expensive
expensive - more expensive

the most expensive

interesting - more interesting
interesting - more interesting

the most interesting

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