Superlatives

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• Adjectives with one syllable add est:
great —• greatest; small --> smallest; old —> oldest
• Adjectives with two syllables use most:
careful --> most careful; patient --> most patient
But two syllable adjectives ending in er, y or oxv, add est:
clever —> cleverest; happy --> happiest; pretty --> prettiest (y changes to i);
narrow --> narrowest
• Adjectives with three syllables or more use most:
expensive —> most expensive; dangerous --> most dangerous;
comfortable —> most comfortable
ote: The irregulars:
bad --> worst
good —> best
little --> least
USE
Superlatives are used to compare one thing with several others.
They are used with the ... in, or the ... of; sometimes they are used with
just the ....
This is the longest river in the world.
This is the most expensive car of them all.
This is the most expensive car here.
Practice
Write the superlatives of the words given, using in or of where necessary.
1 This is ........the biggest building in.. the world, (big building)
2 This is........ here, (comfor........table chair)
3 He bought ........the shop, (expensive flowers)
4 I think she's........ the group, (good singer)
5 He's ........the company, (careful driver)
6 Who's ........the class? (old student)
7 It's........ I've ever seen, (bad film)
8 She's ........all the students, (intelligent)
9 It was........ I had ever heard, (beautiful music)
10 He's........ all the assistants, (helpful)
11 He's ........his class, (young)
12 This is........ the world, (poor country)
13 She's ........I've ever met. (strange person)
14 I didn't answer ........questions, (difficult)
15 Peter's........ them all. (old)

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Very simplified lesson.May Allah protect you dear NOR.