SUPERLATIVES

SUPERLATIVES

1. it is used to describe an object that is at the upper or lower end of a quality

   • Example: Valery is the prettiest girl in school
   • The marggarita is the smallest flower in the garden

2. The superlatives form

   • Regular Superlatives
     • superlative of one syllable
       • superlative is formed by adding est at the end. If it ends in consonant + vowel + consonant, the last consonant must be repeated before adding the ending. Example: Tal- tallest, Big- Biggest
     • two syllables superlatives
       • It is formed by adding the ending -est or putting most in front of the adjective. When the superlative of two syllables ends in y, it must be changed to i before adding the termination. Example: Happy - happiest, simple- simplest, tangled-most tangled
     • superlative three syllables
       • The superlative is formed by placing most. Example: Important- most important
   • The irregular superlative
     • Example of most common irregular superlatives: Good- Best; Bad-worst; little-least; much -most;