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SUPERLATIVES

FUCTION

to compare three or mere people or things

structure

One syllable adjectives

Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative

note

If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling,

the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.

Two syllables or

example

sad-saddest

big-biggest

. If you are not sure whether a two-syllable adjective can take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use more and most instead. For adjectives ending in y, change the y to an i before adding the ending.

These adjectives form the superlative either by adding -est or by preceeding the adjective with most

EXAMPLE

happy

happiest

simple

simplest

busy

busiest

tilted

most tilted

tangled-

most tangled

NOTES

These very common adjectives have irregular superlative forms.

good-------

best

bad-----

worst

little-----

least

much-----

most

far---------

furthest / farthest