English Superlative
Adjectives Rules |
-est is added to the end of an adjective 1-syllable
word |
- cold - coldest
- small - smallest
- tall - tallest
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- This winter is the coldest, that I can remember.
- The green hat is the smallest hat in the store.
- I am the tallest, in my class
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Change the y to an -i.and add -est to
the end of an adjective with 2 syllables, if the word ends in -y. |
- early - earliest
- happy - happiest
- crazy - craziest
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- Today is the earliest that I came home all week.
- She is the happiest, I have been seen her.
- I have the craziest dog, I have ever seen.
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"most" or "least" are used for adjectives that consist of two syllables, if the word doesn't end in -y.
adjectives that end in -y, change the -y to i and add -ed |
- honest - most honest
- difficult- most difficult
- modern - more modern
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- The policeman are the most honest people that I know.
- The last test was the most difficult.
- Our generation is the most modern.
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"most" and "least" are used for adjectives that contain
3 or more syllables |
- expensive - most expensive
- difficult - most difficult
- comfortable - most comfortable
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- That is the most expensive dress in the store.
- This problem is the most difficult, that I have had to solve
in my life.
- These shoes are the most comfortable.
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If an adjectives that ends in -e, then only -r is
added to end of the adjective. |
- nice -nicest
- safe -safest
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- Your family is the nicest that I have ever met.
- This car is the safest on the market.
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Adjective that end
in a consonant, vowel, consonant - the last consonant is doubled
and -est is added to the end of the adjective. |
- big -biggest
- fat- fattest
- hot -hottest
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- My house is the biggest on the block.
- My sister is the fattest in the school.
- The summer is the hottest time of the year.
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