superlatives

superlatives

1. Superlatives are used to indicate an extreme in a group of things.

   • for example
     • Bob is the tallest student in the class.

2. -est

   • Generally the superlative is formed by adding the suffix -est to the adjective.

3. -st

   • If the adjective ends with e, -st is added to form the superlative.
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4. y -> iest

   • If a word ends with a consonant and then and, the y is changed to -iest.

5. double consonant

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

6. "Most"

   • 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.

7. Irregular superlatives

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

8. examples.

   • 1) Life is Beautiful is the most interesting movie. 2)Sharon is the nicest person I know. 3) Fred has the biggest house in our neighborhood.