{"id":14024,"date":"2020-08-11T20:27:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T18:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=14024"},"modified":"2020-08-19T08:56:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-19T06:56:22","slug":"superlative-adjective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/08\/superlative-adjective\/","title":{"rendered":"Superlative Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Level: Beginner-Intermediate<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A superlative adjective expresses the highest degree of quality. They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects. We also usually add ‘the’ before the superlative adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two ways to form a superlative adjective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short Adjectives Superlative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  • If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding -est.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    tall \u2192 tallest<\/p>

    Mark is the<\/strong> tallest<\/strong> student in the class.
    big \u2192 biggest<\/p>

    The monster truck is the biggest<\/strong> car I have ever seen.
    fast \u2192 fastest<\/p>

    Your horse is the fastest<\/strong> in the race.<\/p>

    old \u2192 oldest<\/p>

    I am the oldest<\/strong> in this class.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    • For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the -est.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      lucky \u2192 luckiest<\/p>

      I am the luckiest<\/strong> man alive.
      tidy \u2192 tidiest<\/p>

      My bedroom is the tidiest<\/strong> room in the house.
      happy \u2192 happiest<\/p>

      You make me the happiest<\/strong> person in the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

      • If the adjective ends in -e, just add -st.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        late \u2192 the latest<\/p>

        She arrived the latest<\/strong>.
        large \u2192 the largest<\/p>

        I caught the largest <\/strong>fish I have ever seen.
        strange \u2192 the strangest<\/p>

        I had the strangest<\/strong> dream last night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

        Long Adjectives Superlative<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Adjectives with three or more syllables form the superlative by putting “most”<\/strong> in front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • 2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          modern \u2192 most modern <\/p>

          I bought the most modern<\/strong> house in the neighborhood.
          pleasant \u2192 most pleasant<\/p>

          This perfume has the most pleasant<\/strong> smell<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

          • All adjectives of 3 or more syllables, add “most” before the adjective.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            expensive \u2192 most expensive<\/p>

            She got the most expensive<\/strong> mobile phone.
            intelligent \u2192 most intelligent<\/p>

            She is the most intelligent<\/strong> in her class.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

            • The following adjectives are exception to the previously mentioned rules because they have irregular forms.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              less \u2192 the least<\/p>

              I got the least<\/strong> number of mistakes in the exam.
              good \u2192 the best<\/p>

              I have the best<\/strong> mother in the world.
              bad \u2192 the worst<\/p>

              The worst<\/strong> food I’ve ever tried is fried insects.
              far \u2192 the farthest\/furthest<\/p>

              This is the furthest<\/strong> I can go. I am exhausted.
              much\/many \u2192 the most<\/p>

              She has the most number<\/strong> of friends.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Level: Beginner-Intermediate A superlative adjective expresses the highest degree of quality. They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects. We also usually add ‘the’ before the superlative adjective. Noun (subject) + verb + the + superlative adjective + noun (object). 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