Group: Sirius

We use superlatives when we want to show the maxium or the minimundegrees of object or people

Xuan Bac Age: 36

Tu Long Age: 39

Quang Thang Age: 44

Xuan Bac is the youngest

Quang Thang is the oldest

One syllable

One syllable adjectives usually form the superlative by adding est.

If a one syllable adjectives ends in a single vowel followed by a single consoant, this one will be double Thin. Thinnest BigBiggnest Wet.....Wettest

My sword is the shortest in the kingdom

One syllable If the adverb has one syllable, add an est to make it superlative.
Slow..slowest Soon..soonest

Turtle is the slowest animal

Two syllable

To form the superlative of a two syllable word ending in y, change the y to i, then add -est.

Happy ......... happiest

Jolly..jolliest Lazy.......... laziest

Two syllable Two syable adjectives that end it ed, -ing, -ful or less always form the superlatives with the most
Worried..The most Worried Boring.The most Boring Carefull..The most Careful Useless..The most Useless

She is the prettiest girl I have never seen

Two syllable If the adverb has two or more syllables, add most to the beginning to make it superlative.

Briskly..most briskly

Calmlymost calmly

Three syllable

adjectives and adverbs with three or more syllable always form the superlative with the most

Albert Einstein is the most intelligent person I've ever known

Irregular Adjectives
Word Superlative

good bad much little far old

best worst most least farthest oldest eldest

She is the worst witch in the story

He is the best knight, He fights very well

Irregular Adverbs
Word
badly

Superlative
worst

much
little

most
least

much
well

most
best

Practice
Write the superlative form of the following. graceful _____________________ most graceful ugly _____________________ ugliest rare _____________________ rarest reasonable _____________________ most reasonable successful _____________________ most successful most gradual gradual _____________________

most recent recent _____________________ hard _____________________ hardest frequent _____________________ most frequent soonest soon _____________________

Practice
Which sentence is written correctly? a. Nathan was most courageous than his friend, Colin Whitefield b. Nathan was the most courageous boy in the settlement. c. Weasel was the less courageous than any of the government agents. d. Pa was the most courageous man of the two.

Practice
Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?

a. Nathan had the most cunning plan to capture Weasel. b. Ezra was more cunning than Pa. c. Job was the most cunning animal in the barn yard. d. Duffy and Win were more cunninger than Miz Tizz.

Practice
Which of the following sentences is NOT correct? a. Job was less afraid of Weasel than all of the other animals. b. Nathan is the most fastest runner of all the boys. c. Molly was the sassiest one of the bunch. d. Ezra was braver than Weasel in fighting evil.