English Language Teaching

Adjectives: Superlatives
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Superlatives
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MODULO
TUTOR
GRADO
NIVEL
SESION
DURACION

Ingls
Sergio M. Valdivia Corona
2nd Semester
Intermediate B

Superlative adjectives
This unit explains how grammar works and when to use it.
The exercises use real-life situations to practise grammar in
context.
This lesson consolidates your students knowledge of
superlative adjectives in the context of comparing things we
buy, services we use, and places we live.

Aim:
1.to review the form and general use of superlative
adjectives (comparing two or more people, things or places)
2. to review and extend vocabulary

A Superlatives Trivia Quiz

1. What is the highest mountain
in the world?
Hangon!Youll

gettheanswers
2. Where is the tallest waterfall
located?
3. What is the longest river?

later!

4. What is the driest place on earth?

5. What is the most populated nation?
6. What is often called the happiest place on earth?
7. What is one of the most mysterious places?

Superlative Adjectives
Usesuperlativeadjectivestocompareoneperson,place,or
thingwithotherpeople,places,orthingsinagroup.

TheYangtze
River

TheAmazon
River
TheAmazonRiver

TheNileRiver
TheNileRiver

TheYangtzeRiver

TheNileRiveristhelongestriverintheworld.

Form 1
Forshortadjectives(onesyllableandtwosyllablesending
iny),usethe+adjective+est.

happy
Disneyland
isoftencalled
thehappiest
placeonearth.
thehappiest

high
MountEverest
is
thehighest
mountain.
thehighest

Be Careful!
Thereareoftenspellingchangeswhenyouaddest.

dry

TheAtacamaDesert
inChileis
thedriestdesert.

thedriest

big
Thepyramids

inEgyptare
thebiggest
tombs.
thebiggest

Be Careful!
Someadjectiveshaveirregularsuperlativeforms.

good

bad

Wow!!Thisisthebest
Thisistheworstcamera.
placetoseetheEiffel
Tower!

Form 2
Forlongadjectives(twoormoresyllables),use
themost/theleast+adjective.

Somescientistssay
inhabited
thattheBrazilian
rainforestis
theleastinhabited
theleastinhabited
placeonearth.

mysterious
Somearchaeologists

saythatEasterIsland
isoneof
themostmysterious
themostmysterious
placesintheworld.

Form 3
Forsomeadjectives,likepleasant,lively,lovely,or
quiet,useeithertheestorthemost/theleast.
TheweatherinGreeceinMay
TheweatherintheGrand TheweatherinGreeceinMay
wasthemostpleasant.
wasthepleasantest.
CanyoninJulywas
theleastpleasant.

Practice 1 Changetheadjectivesinto
superlativeforms.

Example:large thelargest
1. friendly thefriendliestorthemostfriendly
2. hot thehottest
3. crowded
4. expensive

themostcrowded
themostexpensive

5. far thefarthest
6. nice thenicest
7. early theearliest

Now,create
yourown
sentenceswith
these
superlatives.

Expressions 1
Weoftenusethesuperlativewithotherwordsand
expressions,includinginandof(intheworld,ofall).

Chinais
themostpopulated
nationintheworld.

AngelFallsin
Argentinais
thetallestwaterfall
ofall(waterfalls).

Expressions 2
Weoftenusethesuperlativewithever+thepresent
perfect.

MachuPicchuhasthe
mostamazingruins
thatIveeverseen!
ever+present
perfect

Practice 2 Talk with a partner and

complete the sentences
with your own ideas.
Example:ThemostinterestingplaceIveeverseenis

1. Themostpopulartouristsiteinmycountryis
Themostinterestingplace
Iveeverseenis
2. Thenicestplacetostayinmycountryis
theTajMahalinIndia.

3. Themostdangerousplaceofallplacesis
4. Ithinktheoldestruinsintheworldare
5. ThebestfoodIveevereatenis
6. TheprettiestplaceIveeverbeentois