For example, bad becomes worst, good become best, little becomes least, many becomes most, and far becomes the farthest or furthest.
irregular superlative adjectives - There are a few irregular superlatives.One syllable adjectives generally form the comparative by adding -er and the superlative by adding. For example, this includes phrases like most careful, most congenial, least restrictive, and least invasive. Some rules about forming comparatives and superlatives 1. most other words - Instead of adding a suffix, most other words are made into a short adjective phrase by adding "most" or "least" before the adjective.Examples include silliest, funniest and craziest. two-syllable words ending in " y" - Change the "y" to an "i" and add -est in words that have two syllables.That means you should use a superlative adverb. Examples include rarest, finest and sanest. The actions of a person are compared to the actions of a larger group the person is part of. Note that doing this makes the "e" pronounced instead of silent. one- and two-syllable words ending in silent " e" - Add -st to the word, since the "e" is already in place.
Sometimes this will require you to double the final letter of the original adjective, as with the words biggest and saddest. They are often used to talk about the most or the least of something.
one-syllable words - Add -est to the word, as with terms like strongest, tallest and fastest. Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more nouns. For adverbs which retain the same form as the adjective form, we add -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative. There are a few basic spelling rules to follow when forming a superlative adjective in this way. In general, superlative adjectives are formed by adding the suffix -est to an adjective. They are the best teachers in the school.There are many examples of superlative adjectives in the English language. The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs are shown in this dictionary when suffixation brings about a doubling of a final consonant. Son los mejores profesores de la escuela. In the superlative, they are placed in front of the noun they modify. It’s the least interesting city in the world.īueno and malo have irregular forms for the superlative (and comparative). Es el árbol más alto (del mundo).Ĭarlos es la persona más inteligente que trabaja aquí.Ĭarlos is the most intelligent person who works here.Įs la ciudad menos interesante del mundo. Note that when the superlative uses "in" (e.g., the tallest in the world, the happiest in the house), "in" is equivalent to de. Superlatives are formed with the definite article + noun + más or menos + adjective. Superlative adverbs are grammatical phrases used to indicate that one person/thing is the most, best, least, or worst of all.
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