SUPERLATIVES

SUPERLATIVES

1. adjectives

   • Adjectives are words used to describe people or things.

2. short adjectives group

   • Slow = The slowest, Large = The largest, Hungry = The hungriest, Big = The biggest, Fast = The fastest, Nice = the nicest

3. rules

   • if the short adjective ends in e add et
   • if the short adjective ends in one more consonant more y change the y for an i and add est
   • if the short adjective ends in a vowel more consonant put a double consonant and add this
   • in long adjectives you just have to add lest or most before the adjective

4. examples

   • short adjective
     • I am the happiest man in the world
   • long adjective
     • my mom is the most beautiful woman in my family

5. exceptions

   • Good = The best, Bad = The worst, Far = The farthest

6. long adjectives group

   • Beautiful = The most beautiful, Romantic = The most romantic, Intelligent = The most intelligent, Intrepid = The most intrepid