The superlative is used to say what thing or person has the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind. Superlative adjectives normally come before any other adjectives.
| Form | Rule | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Words of one syllable ending in 'e'. | Add -st to the end of the word. | wide - widest |
| Words of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end. | Double the consonant and add -est to the end of the word. | big - biggest |
| Words of one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end. | Add - est to the end of the word. | high - highest |
| Words of two syllables, ending in 'y'. | Change 'y' to 'i', and add -est to the end of the word. | happy - happiest |
| Words of two syllables or more, not ending in 'y'. | Place 'the most' before the adjective. | beautiful - the most beautiful |
Forming the superlative
The following adjectives are exceptions:
* 'good' becomes 'the best'
* 'bad' becomes 'the worst'
* 'far' becomes 'the furthest'
For example:
* "Jill is the best student in the class ."
* "Jack is the worst student in the class."
* "In our solar system the planet Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun."
!Note - superlatives are usually preceded by 'the'.
For example:
* "The Rio de la Plata river, on the southeast coastline of South America, is the widest river in the world."
* According to the List of World records Carol Yager (1960-1994), from Michigan, is the fattest person ever to live, weighing 725 kg (1,600 lb).
* "Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
* "I think that Castle Combe is the prettiest village in England."
* "Arguably, Rome is the most beautiful city in the world."
* 'good' becomes 'the best'
* 'bad' becomes 'the worst'
* 'far' becomes 'the furthest'
For example:
* "Jill is the best student in the class ."
* "Jack is the worst student in the class."
* "In our solar system the planet Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun."
!Note - superlatives are usually preceded by 'the'.
For example:
* "The Rio de la Plata river, on the southeast coastline of South America, is the widest river in the world."
* According to the List of World records Carol Yager (1960-1994), from Michigan, is the fattest person ever to live, weighing 725 kg (1,600 lb).
* "Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
* "I think that Castle Combe is the prettiest village in England."
* "Arguably, Rome is the most beautiful city in the world."
source: http://www.learnenglish.de/
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