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Superlative adjectives

1. 2 or more syllables ending "y"

   • Gramatical rules: Adjectives that end in -y,drop the -y, and add -iest.
     • Examples:Super Mario is the funniest video game I have. Peter is the happiest person in the classroom. This test is the easiest of the course

2. Usage: Use the superlative form of the adjective to compare more tha two people and things. With superlatives, use the article "the"

3. One syllable

   • For most short adjectives (one syllable), add -est. If the adjectives ends in consonant + vowel + consonant, doubble the consonant and add -iest.
     • Examples: 300 is the shortest movie I have seen. Play video games is the nicest activity on vacations. The tortoise is the slowest animal

4. Two or more syllables

   • Gramatical rules: Longer adjectives (more than one syllable) use the most + adjective.
     • That dinner is the most expensive. He is the most popular artist in America. This road is the most dangerous of the town.

5. Irregular forms: good/well: the best bad:the worst far: the farthest little: the least much/many: the least

   • Examples: You are my best friend. I am the worst student in the english class. This is the least cat i have seen

6. mixed sentences

   • Gramatical rules: superlatives+comparatives
     • Examples: The more I study, The more I learn. The more you turn me down , The more I love you. The cheapier, the uglier