Superlativeadjective

PowerfulGrammar

Wecanusesuperlativeadjectiveswhentalkingaboutthreeormorethings

(nottwothings).Herearetwowaystoformasuperlativeadjective:

shortadjectives:add-estlongadjectives:usemost

Wealsousuallyaddtheatthebeginning.Whenwecompareonethingwith

itself,wedonotusethe.

tall-thetallestfast-thefastestwise-thewisestlarge-thelargest

pretty-theprettiesthappy-thehappiestlittle-theleast

big-thebiggesthot-thehottestgood-thebest

bad-theworse

A.Matchingcomparativeandsuperlativeadjectives

1.bigangriersaddest

2.smallsmartersmartest

3.tallfunniertallest

4.shortskinnierhungriest

5.fastbiggerhappiest

6.quicksmallertoughest

7.angrylighterfastest

8.happytougherquickest

9.hungrysadderbiggest

10.smarttallerfunniest

B.Choosethecorrectanswer

C.1.Superlativeadjectivescanbeusedwhentakingabout

things,peopleorgroups

A.twoB.twoormoreC.threeormoreD.oneortwo

2.Doyouknowwhatanimalintheworldis?

A.slowB.slowasC.slowerD.theslowest

3.Ithinkspringisseasonoftheyear.

A.beautifulB.verybeautifulC.morebeautifulD.themost

beautiful

4.Mathsistomethanbiology.

A.importantB.soimportantC.moreimportantD.the

mostimportant

5.He