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Superlatives Spelling Rules

Positive Superlative adjectives

Rule # Spelling rule Example

1 En general, a todos los adjetivos se les tall  tallest
agrega +est. short  shortest
smart  smartest
2 Si el adjetivo termina en “e”, se agrega nice  nicest
+st. safe  safest
large  largest
3 Si el adjetivo termina en “consonante + big  biggest
vocal + consonante”, se dobla la última wet  wettest
consonante y se agrega +est. flat  flattest
4 si el adjetivo termina en “consonante + easy  easiest
y”, se bota la “y” y se agrega +iest. funny  funniest
pretty  prettiest
5 A los adjetivos de 3 ó más sílabas, se les beautiful  the most beautiful
antepone “the most”. intelligent  the most intelligent
comfortable  the most comfortable

6 Existen superlativos irregulares como: good  best / bad  worst

*Para hacer un adjetivo superlativo negativo, se le antepone “the least” (el menos) al
adjetivo. Ejemplo: The least safe  El menos seguro

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Let’s practice!

1. Write the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

a. Who is _______________ student in your class? (smart)

b. My mom is _______________ cook in the world. (good)

c. July is _______________ month of the year in my country. (cold)

d. What’s _______________ animal in Africa? (dangerous)

e. My cousin James is _______________ boy I know. (funny)

f. Where are _______________ beaches in your country? (nice)

g. She bought _______________ cake in the shop. (sweet)

h. Who is _______________ singer in your country? (famous)

i. My grandad is _______________ man I know. (kind)

j. This golden ring is _______________ object you can buy in the shop. (expensive)

2. Complete the questions with a superlative adjective using the adjective in

parenthesis. Then, answer the questions.

a. Who is the ___________? (short) It’s _________.

b. Who has got the ___________ It’s _________.
eyes? (big)
c. Who is the ___________? (tall) It’s _________.
d. Who is the ___________? (happy) It’s _________.
e. Who is the ___________? (thin) It’s _________.
f. Who has got the ___________ It’s _________.
hair? (long)

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3. Look at the chart and write sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives.
Follow the example.

a. old b. confident c. kind d. generous e. quiet f. funny

Paul      

Sarah      
Jamal      

a. Jamal is older than Sarah, but Paul is the oldest.

b. ____________________________________________________________________.

c. ____________________________________________________________________.

d. ____________________________________________________________________.

e. ____________________________________________________________________.

f. ____________________________________________________________________.

4. Write the negative superlative adjective from each sentence.

a. My sister’s room is the tidiest room in the house.

________________________________________________________.
b. Jenny’s dress was the prettiest dress of all.
________________________________________________________.
c. That was the most difficult test this year.
________________________________________________________.
d. This is the most interesting movie to watch.
________________________________________________________.

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Look:

I you he she it we you they

present am are is is is are are are
past was were was was was were were were

5. Write the sentences in the past simple tense.

a. She is my best friend from school. ______________________________________.

b. Those are my English teachers. ______________________________________.

c. I am the biggest Metallica fan. ______________________________________.

d. We are at the cinema. ______________________________________.

e. You are the bravest person in this ______________________________________

group. ______________________________________.

f. He is the best tennis player at the ______________________________________

championship. ______________________________________.

g. There is a cat on the roof. ______________________________________.

h. There are some potatoes in the ______________________________________

basket. ______________________________________.

i. There is a concert at the stadium. ______________________________________.

j. There are socks on the bed. ______________________________________.

k. There is a laptop on my desk. ______________________________________.

l. There are two lemons on the kitchen ______________________________________

counter. ______________________________________.