Superlative

Superlative

1. It is an adjective, which expresses a characteristic in its maximum degree.

   • The superlative is always preceded by the given article
     • Example:the fastest, the tallest, the most intelligent.
   • Example: Sandra is the tallest person in her office. Valentina is the most intelligent student. You are the best. My brother is the shortest.

2. Rules

   • In the case of the short adjectives of a syllable, we form the superlative by adding -est at the end
     • Example: Tall-Tallest Old-Oldest New-Newest
   • When the adjective ends in vowel e, st is added at the end.
     • Example: wide-The widest nice -The nicest safe- The safest
   • When the short adjectives end in consonant and before there is a vowel, the consonant is doubled and est is added at the end.
     • Example: fat- The fattest Big-The biggest thin-The thinnest
   • When the adjective is short and ends in the consonant w, only st.
     • Example: slow- The slowest new- The newst
   • When the adjectives are two or more syllables, most are added.
     • Example: Important-The most important Modern- The most modern Expensive-The most expensive
   • When the adjective ends in y, the y is changed to iest.
     • Example: spicy-The spiciets hairy- The hairiest
   • When adjectives are irregular, they do not admit these rules. they change completely
     • Example: bad-worse good-best far-farthest little-least much-most