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