{"id":427,"date":"2017-08-13T12:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T12:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supergrammar.info\/?p=427"},"modified":"2018-06-29T09:34:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T09:34:26","slug":"8-5-adjectives-superlative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supergrammar.info\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"This is the smallest box I\u2019ve ever seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adjectives: superlative<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><br \/>\nAdjectives <\/b>can have <b>superlative forms<\/b>. They are used to show <b>extremes<\/b> when <b>comparing people, things, actions <\/b>and <b>events<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We usually use \u2018<\/span><b>the<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 before superlative adjective forms:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael is <\/span><b>the<\/b> <b>tallest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> player on our team.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of all her friends, Emily is <\/span><b>the nicest.<\/b><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is <\/span><b>the best<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> restaurant in town. Their pizzas are <\/span><b>the biggest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>the most delicious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rules for forming superlative adjectives<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make <\/span><b>superlative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forms of most <\/span><b>one-<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span> <b>two-syllable adjectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, add \u2018<\/span><b>-est<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 to them (or \u2018<\/span><b>-st<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, if the adjective ends in \u2018<\/span><b>-e<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019):<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fast <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 The cheetah is <\/span><b>the fastest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> animal in the world.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Old<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 John is <\/span><b>the oldest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> son in his family.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 This is <\/span><b>the lowest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> point of the valley.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If an adjective ends in <\/span><em>one vowel<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><em>one consonant<\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>double<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the consonant before \u2018<\/span><b>-est<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Big<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 Whales are <\/span><b>the<\/b> <b>biggest<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mammals.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 This has been <\/span><b>the hottest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> day of the summer.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For <\/span><b>two-syllable adjectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ending in \u2018<\/span><b>-y<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019, remove the \u2018<\/span><b>-y<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 and add \u2018<\/span><b>-iest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Happy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 It\u2019s my birthday, and I\u2019m <\/span><b>the happiest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> person in the world.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 When does <\/span><b>the earliest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> train from London arrive? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some common short adjectives have <\/span><b>irregular forms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 This is <\/span><b>the best<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> movie I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bad <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u2192 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worse <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 <\/span><b>The worst<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">things always happen unexpectedly.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">further <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2192 Tom dreams about visiting <\/span><b>the furthest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> corners of the Earth.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To make <\/span>superlative <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forms of <\/span><b>long adjectives<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (three syllables and more), use \u2018<\/span><b>the most<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 + <\/span><b>adjective<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is<\/span> <b>the most beautiful<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sunset I\u2019ve ever seen.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sport cars are <\/span><b>the most expensive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vehicles.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>opposite <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of \u2018<\/span><b>most<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 is \u2018<\/span><b>least<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. Use \u2018<\/span><b>least<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019 before long adjectives:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This region is <\/span><b>the least comfortable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for leaving.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The first two chapters were <\/i><b><i>the least interesting<\/i><\/b><i> in the whole book.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To show that the <\/span>superlative adjective<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belongs to a <\/span>group of similar things<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, use \u2018<\/span><b>one of<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shanghai is <\/span><b>one of the biggest<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cities in the world.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Miniature Pinscher is <\/span><b>one of the smallest <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dogs.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can use <\/span><b>superlative adjectives without<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a noun:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These flowers are not very expensive, but they are <\/span><b>the most beautiful<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>You wouldn&#8217;t find any other prices, these are <\/i><b><i>the lowest<\/i><\/b><i>.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adjectives: superlative &nbsp; Adjectives can have superlative forms. 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