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    Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things and are formed by changing the adjective to its superlative form, such as adding "-est" for one-syllable adjectives. There are rules for making regular superlative adjectives as well as irregular forms that must be memorized. The document provides examples of changing adjectives like "big" and "happy" to their superlative forms "biggest" and "happiest" according to the rules.

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    Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things and are formed by changing the adjective to its superlative form, such as adding "-est" for one-syllable adjectives. There are rules for making regular superlative adjectives as well as irregular forms that must be memorized. The document provides examples of changing adjectives like "big" and "happy" to their superlative forms "biggest" and "happiest" according to the rules.

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    Superlative Adjectives PowerPoint Lesson

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    Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things and are formed by changing the adjective to its superlative form, such as adding "-est" for one-syllable adjectives. There are rules for making regular superlative adjectives as well as irregular forms that must be memorized. The document provides examples of changing adjectives like "big" and "happy" to their superlative forms "biggest" and "happiest" according to the rules.

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    Superlative

    Adjectives
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    What are Superlative Adjectives?

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    What are Superlative Adjectives?

    Superlative adjectives are


    words used to compare the
    difference between
    3 or more things.

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    What are Superlative Adjectives?

    Example

    Superlative adjectives are


    words used to compare the
    difference between
    biggest
    3 or more things.

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    Making Superlative Adjectives

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    Making Superlative Adjectives

    To make a superlative
    adjective word you must
    change the adjective to the
    superlative form.

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    Making Superlative Adjectives

    Example

    To make a superlative small


    adjective word you must
    smaller
    change the adjective to the
    superlative form. smallest

    superlative

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    SUPERLATVIE ADJECTIVES

    Rules
    1

    With regular one syllable


    adjectives, we add -est to
    make the superlative form.

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    1
    Example

    With regular one syllable fast - faster


    adjectives, we add -est to
    make the superlative form.

    fastest
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    2

    With regular one and two


    syllable adjectives that end in y,
    we remove the y and add -iest
    to make the superlative form.

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    2
    Example
    With regular one and two
    syllable adjectives that end in y, happy - happier
    we remove the y and add -iest
    to make the superlative form.
    happiest
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    3

    With adjectives that end with a


    single vowel followed by a
    single consonant, the
    consonant is doubled and
    -est is added.

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    3
    Example
    With adjectives that end with a
    single vowel followed by a big - bigger
    single consonant, the
    consonant is doubled and
    -est is added. biggest
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    4

    With two syllable adjectives


    that don't end in -y, and all
    three syllable adjectives we
    add the most before the
    adjective.

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    4
    Example
    With two syllable adjectives
    beautiful - more beautiful
    that don't end in -y, and all
    three syllable adjectives we
    add the most before the
    adjective. the most beautiful

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    SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

    Irregular
    Irregular Adjectives

    good better best


    Irregular adjectives don't bad worse worst
    follow these rules. far further furthest
    So, you must memorize well better best
    much more most
    them.
    many more most

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    SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

    Let's Practice
    fast - faster

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    fast - faster

    fastest
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    slow - slower

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    slow - slower

    slowest
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    strong - stronger

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    strong - stronger

    strongest
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    big - bigger

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    big - bigger

    biggest
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    happy - happier

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    happy - happier

    happiest
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    cold - colder

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    cold - colder

    coldest
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    hot - hotter

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    hot - hotter

    hottest
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    cheap - cheaper

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    cheap - cheaper

    cheapest
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    boring - more boring

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    boring - more boring

    the most boring


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    handsome - more handsome

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    handsome - more handsome

    the most handsome


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    expensive - more expensive

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    expensive - more expensive

    the most expensive


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    interesting - more interesting

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    interesting - more interesting

    the most interesting


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    Good Job!

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