Superlatives

Superlatives

1. Use superlatives to indicate an extreme in a group of things.

2. We form the superlative by adding the suffix -est to the adjective

   • small - the smallest

3. If the adjective ends with e, we just add -st to form the superlative

   • large - the largest

4. If a word ends with a consonant and then and, we change the y to -iest

   • easy - the easiest

5. If a word ends with a consonant, a vowel, and then another consonant and the strong syllable is the last, duplicate the last letter before adding -est

   • big - the biggest

6. If the word is two syllables or more (a long word) and does not end with y, we use the word most, instead of -est

   • expensive - the most expensive

7. Irregular superlatives

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