Module 3 - New Opportunities: Comparing products and proposals PART 2B

Superlative Adjectives

A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. We use a superlative adjective to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.
In the example below, "biggest" is the superlative form of the adjective "big":

A B C  ...  A is the biggest.

There are two ways to form a superlative adjective:

• short adjectives: add "-est"
• long adjectives: use "most"

We also add 'the' at the beginning.

Short adjectives
1-syllable adjectives	old, fast
2-syllable adjectives ending in -y	happy, easy
Normal rule: add "-est"	old → the oldest
Variation: if the adjective ends in -e, just add -st	late → the latest
Variation: if the adjective ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, double the last consonant	big → the biggest
Variation: if the adjective ends in -y, change the y to i	happy → the happiest
Long adjectives
2-syllable adjectives not ending in -y	modern, pleasant
all adjectives of 3 or more syllables	expensive, intellectual
Normal rule: use "most"	modern → the most modern expensive → the most expensive

Exception

The following adjectives have irregular forms:

• good → the best
• bad → the worst
• far → the farthest/furthest

PART 2B: practice

a) Visit the following website and choose the best option: 
Link activity A

b) Visit the following website and fill in the gaps: 
Link activity B


Reflection time: which activity was the easiest? Why? Leave your answer in the comments below.

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