superlatives

superlatives

1. what is it?

   • A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality, superlatives are useful to describe three or more things. there are two ways to create a superlative

2. rules

   • 1-syllable adjectives 2-syllable adjectives ending in -y
     • 3)Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i happy → the happiest
     • rules: 1)Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add -st late → the latest
     • 2)Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonant big → the biggest
   • 2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y
     • RULE: use "most" modern → the most modern expensive → the most expensive
   • short adejctives
   • long adjectives
     • all adjectives of 3 or more syllables

3. how to created

   • short adejctives: for short adejectives like: -old or fast we need to add the before the adejctive and "EST" in the last part of the adjective
     • example: luis is the oldest in our class
   • long adjectives: for long adjectives like: -modern or expensive we need to add "the" and "most" before the adjective
     • example: -it is the most expensive bag in the shop.

4. exceptions

   • - good: the best -bad: the worst -far: the farthest