Superlatives

WORKSHEET 12

Name ______________________________

1 Label the pictures.

STOP

the slowest the most expensive the best

the hottest the biggest the happiest

ADJECTIVE

SUPERLATIVE

happy
noisy
ugly

the happiest
the noisiest
the ugliest

Adjectives ending in -y, change -y to -i

and add -est.

4 Write the superlative form.

the happiest ____________
the biggest ____________
____________

a) noisy the
____________
noisiest c) ugly ____________
b) happy____________ d) sunny____________

STOP

____________ ____________ ____________

ADJECTIVE

SUPERLATIVE

modern
expensive

the most modern

the most expensive

Long adjectives with three or more

syllables add the words the most before
the base form.

2 Complete the sentences.

a) Portugal and Andorra are big, but Spain is
____________
the biggest.
b) Pigs and cows are slow, but turtles are

5 Write the superlative form.

a) comfortable __________________________
the most comfortable

the slowest.
____________
c) Jane and Sally are happy, but Helen is
___________________________________
d) Houses and apartments are expensive, but

b) modern

__________________________

c) boring

__________________________

d) beautiful

__________________________

castles are __________________________

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e) Raikkonen and Schumacher are good, but

Fernando Alonso is ___________________

STOP

ADJECTIVE

SUPERLATIVE

big
hot
slow
tall

the biggest
the hottest
the slowest
the tallest

STOP

There are some irregular superlatives.

ADJECTIVE

SUPERLATIVE

good
bad
far

the best
the worst
the furthest

6 Unscramble the sentences.

One-syllable adjectives add -est to the

base form. We always write the word the
before the superlatives.

a) Monday / week./ day / the / worst / is / of / the

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b) the / Sunday / the / day / of / week./ best / is
____________________________________

3 Write the superlative form.

c) is / the / Sun./ furthest / planet / the / from / Neptune

a) hot the
____________
hottest c) small _________
b) slow ____________ d) tall

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