Short adjectives:

adjective + est
Examples: fast - the fastest, strong -

, high -

Short adjectives ending in vowel + consonant:

adjective + double consonant + est
Examples: big - the biggest, hot fat Adjectives ending in -y:
(y --> i) + est
Examples: funny - the funniest, happy -

sunny -

Long adjectives:
the most + adjective
Examples: beautiful - the most beautiful, expensive -

interesting Irregular adjectives:

good --> the best
bad --> the worst

Complete the sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in

brackets:

Peter

the

teacher in the school. (GOOD)

You

the

the

boy in the class. (TALL)

girl in the class. (FUNNY)

This

the

This

the

beach in the island. (COLD)

island in the world. (BEAUTIFUL)

These

My bag

the

the

trousers in the shop. (EXPENSIVE)

bag in the class. (HEAVY)

My cat

This

the

the

cat in the town. (FAT)

car in the garage. (BAD)

1. Write the superlatives of:

1 syllable
old

the oldest

big

cold

short

long

red

smart

sad

cute

large
fast
wet

small
blue
young

2 syllables -y
lazy
dirty

happy
noisy

easy
heavy

silly
funny

pretty
healthy

________________________________________________________________________________________________

2, 3, 4 ... syllables
beautiful

stupid

expensive

interesting

famous

delicious

intelligent
boring

clever
careful

dangerous

modern

NOTE:
STUDENTS MUST FIND OUT
THE ANSWERS TO THIS
QUESTIONS THROUG
OBSERVATION AMONG THE
STUDENTS IN THE CLASS

Prctica
Cambia las palabras a superlativos.
ejemplo
tall
the tallest

1. cold

2. wet

3. nice

4. heavy

5. clean

6. wide

7. hot

8. good

9. rich

10. long

11. ugly

12. economical

13. dry

14. thin

15. modern

16. bad

17. cheap

18. lazy

19. beautiful

20. far

Prctica
Escribe oraciones superlativas con las palabras dadas.

ejemplo
Bob/is/tall student/in the class
Bob is the tallest student in the class.

1. Sharon/is/nice person/I know

2. Life is Beautiful/is/interesting movie

3. Gino's Pizzeria/has/good pizza/in Chicago

4. Paul/is/funny person/I know

5. Helen/is/beautiful woman/I know

6. Fred/has/big house/in our neighborhood

7. She/is/bad cook/in our family

8. That/is/small car/in the parking lot

Complete
1. Peter is

(intelligent) pupil of the school.

2. The Grand Canyon is

3. But
4. John Wayne was
5. Marie is

(long) canyon in the world.

(deep) is Hell's Canyon.

(famous) cowboy in Hollywood.
(tall) in the town.

6. I am

(good) pupil in the class.

7. He is

(bad) pupil in the school.

8. He is

(fast) boy in the world.

9. This dog is
10. You are

(nice) in the country.

(funny) boy in the world.

. Complete the sentences with a superlative:

a. This building is very old. Its the oldest building in the town.
b. It was a very happy day. It was___________of my life.
c. Its a very good film. Its____________Ive seen.

d. It was a very bad mistake. It was ___________ in my life.

e. It was a very cold day. It was ___________ of the year.
f. Shes a popular singer. Shes ___________ in the country.
g. Hes a very boring person. Hes ___________ I know.
h. This house is very big. It is___________ Ive lived in.
i. My cousin is very tall. He is___________ I have.
j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is ___________ I know.

5. Write the sentences in the correct order:

e. the / Carol / has / scarf / got / shortest
______________________________________________
f. the / student / he / tallest / is
________________________________________________
g. actress / Mary / the / was / popular / most
________________________________________________
h. He / the / was / footballer / best
_________________________________________________

LETS PRACTICE
Exercises
1) __________ (large)cucumber weighed 66lbs.
2) __________ (popular) tourist attraction in the United States is Disneyworld.
3) __________ (successful) songwriters are Paul Mccartney and the late John Lennon.
4) __________ (heavy) baby at birth was a boy of 22 lbs. 8 oz. He was born in Italy in 1955
5) __________ (fat) person was a man in New York. He weighed almost 1200 lbs.
6) One of __________ (famous) painters was Pablo Picasso.
7) __________ (long) attack of hiccups lasted 67 years.
8) __________ (big) omelet was made of 54,763 eggs.