JOSE FAUSTINO SANCHEZ CARRION UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

JOSE FAUSTINO SANCHEZ CARRION UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

JOSE FAUSTINO SANCHEZ CARRION UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

RULES TO MAKE THE

SUPERLATIVE
I.

II.

For one-syllable adjectives ending in a silent e, we simply add st. We use the before the
adjective.
Nice

Nicest

Fine

Finest

Cute

Cutest

Sane

Sanest

Wise

Wisest

Large

Largest

Safe

Safest

Ripe

Ripest

Late

Latest

Rude

Rudest

Wide

Widest

Pure

Purest

Grave

Gravest

Close

Closest

Brave

Bravest

Huge

Hugest

Strange

Strangest

Fierce

Fiercest

1. Mario is the rudest boy in our classroom.

3. Mice are the cutest animals in the world.

2. Lions are the fiercest animals in the jungle.

4. Laura is the closest relative I have in Huacho.

For one-syllable adjectives ending in one vowel and one consonant, the last consonant is doubled
and then 'est' is added. We use the before the adjectives.
NOTE: the adjective fun is speacial, so it works
with the word the + most.
Big

Biggest

Wet

Wettest

Hot

Hottest

Slim

Slimmest

Tan

Tannest

Fat

Fattest

Thin

Thinnest

Hip

Hippest

Mad

Maddest

New

Newest

Sad

Saddest

Slow

Slowest

Few

Fewest

Raw

Rawest

Low

Lowest

NOTE: There are some exceptions for

one-syllable adjectives ending with w.
They only need 'est' to make the
superlative.
TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA
COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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1. Claudia is the fattest person in her family.

3. This factory is the hippest second of all.

2. Our house is the biggest in this street.

4. Of all the teams, the basketball team is the fewest.

III.

For one-syllable adjectives ending in more than one consonant or have more than a vowel, we
add est to the last letter. Dont forget to use the word the before the adjective.

High

Highest

Mean

Meanest

Cheap

Cheapest

Poor

Poorest

Brief

Briefest

Great

Greatest

Bright

Brightest

Soft

Softest

Cold

Coldest

Smart

Smartest

Warm

Warmest

Short

Shortest

Broad

Broadest

Sharp

Sharpest

Kind

Kindest

Rich

Richest

Long

Longest

Rough

Roughest

Proud

Proudest

Dumb

Dumbest

Deep

Deepest

Old

Oldest

Dark

Darkest

Clean

Cleanest

Dull

Dullest

Odd

Oddest

Loud

Loudest

Light

Lightest

Hard

Hardest

Calm

Calmest

Tough

Toughest

Strong

Strongest

1. The oldest man in the world is 120 years old.

2. That whistle makes the loudest noise of all.
3. These two summaries of labour law are the
briefest that exist.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

4. Joseph is the dumbest of all our colleagues.

5. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
6. Mark is the calmest of all my brothers-in-law.

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IV.

For two-syllable adjectives ending in y, we cange y into i and est is added. Remember to
use the word the before the adjective.

Happy

Happiest

Dirty

Dirtiest

Easy

Easiest

Empty

Emptiest

Pretty

Prettiest

Guilty

Guiltiest

Costly

Costliest

Fancy

Fanciest

Messy

Messiest

Bossy

Bossiest

Tidy

Tidiest

Naughty

Naughtiest

Clumsy

Clumsiest

Friendly

Friendliest

Grumpy

Grumpiest

Sassy

Sassiest

Crazy

Craziest

Fussy

Fussiest

Smelly

Smelliest

Sleepy

Sleepiest

Smoky

Smokiest

Silly

Silliest

Gloomy

Gloomiest

Classy

Classiest

Bossy

Bossiest

Curly

Curliest

Cloudy

Cloudiest

Deadly

Deadliest

Funny

Funniest

Healthy

Healthiest

Sunny

Sunniest

Wealthy

Wealthiest

Sandy

Sandiest

Hairy

Hairiest

Shiny

Shiniest

Juicy

Juiciest

Heavy

Heaviest

Lonely

Loneliest

Icy

Iciest

Lively

Liveliest

Lovely

Loveliest

Lazy

Laziest

Sweaty

Sweatiest

Spicy

Spiciest

Stingy

Stingiest

Ugly

Ugliest

Tasty

Tastiest

Thirsty

Thirstiest

NOTE: The adjective shy is an

exception because it has two forms:
Shy becomes Shiest or
Shy becomes Shyest
TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA
COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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V.

3. Oranges are the juiciest fruit for me.

1. Of all the meals, the soup is the tastiest.
4. Miss Caldern was the shyest student in the
2. Cantinfla was one of the funniest comedians in
classroom last year.
Latin America.
6. Elephants are heavier than giraffes.
6.For
Elephants
are adjectives
heavier than
giraffes.
two-syllable
ending
in -leand -w, we make the superlative by adding -est. Dont
forget to put the word the before the adjective.
Noble

Noblest

Narrowest

Narrowest

Mellow

Mellowest

Hollowest

Hollowest

1. I would have the hollowest heart in the world without your love.
2. Mr. Smith and his wife were the noblest people that I met on my last trip.
3. This road is the narrowest in this country.
VI.

Some special adjectives have two possible forms of comparison ( in this case, we use the word
the + -est or most before these adjectives)

Common

Commonest

Common

Most common

Clever

Cleverest

Clever

Most clever

Likely

Likeliest

Likely

Most likely

Pleasant

Pleasantest

Pleasant

Most pleasant

Polite

Politest

Polite

Most polite

Quiet

Quietest

Quiet

Most quiet

Simple

Simplest

Simple

Most simple

Stupid

Stupidest

Stupid

Most stupid

Subtle

Subtlest

Subtle

Most subtle

Sure

Surest

Sure

Most sure

Gentle

Gentlest

Gentle

Most gentle

1. Robert made the subtlest question in the last

class.
2. Bryan is the surest of all of us all the time.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

3. Peruvian people are the most pleasant people in

the world.
4. Of the three Kings, Salomn was the most clever.

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VII.

For two-or-more syllable adjectives without the letter -'y' as ending, we write the word the + most
+ the adjective.

Most

Difficult

Most

Reliable

Most

Beautiful

Most

Famous

Most

Handsome

Most

Open-minded

Most

Probable

Most

Narrow-minded

Most

Wonderful

Most

Big-headed

Most

Incredible

Most

Stuck-up

Most

Intelligent

Most

Tedious

Most

Good-looking

Most

Dangerous

Most

Stubborn

Most

Comfortable

Most

Obstinate

Most

Optimistic

Most

Pessimistic

Most

Jealous

Most

Sensible

Most

Popular

Most

Sensitive

Most

Moderate

Most

Elegant

Most

Expensive

Most

Attentive

Most

Modern

Most

Absent-minded

Most

Laid-back

Most

Introverted

Most

Sociable

Most

Courteous

Most

Aggressive

Most

Careful

Most

Troublesome

Most

Careless

Most

Helpful

Most

Prudent

Most

Horrible

Most

Imprudent

Most

Generous

Most

Exciting

Most

Charming

Most

Attractive

Most

Extroverted

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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1. Is the president the most important person in the

country?
2. Dont go there - its the most expensive shop in the
town.
3. My secretary is less careless than hers. .
VIII.

3. John was the most jealous boyfriend of all of us two

years ago.
4. My bedroom is the most comfortable room in my
house.

Irregular adjectives change their form completely. We use the word the before these adjectives.
Good

Best

Bad

Worst

Far

Farthest (Distance)

Far

Furthest (Time)

Little

Least

Much

Most (Uncountable)

Many

Most (Countable)

1. Justine is the worst cook in the world.

2. The furthest galaxies are about thousand million
light years away.
3. At present, the best football player is Lionel Messi.
4. The most delicious bread in this city is in that
bakers.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

4. I would like to travel to the farthest planet in our

Solar System.
5. In my opinion, the least difficult language is
English.
6 My love is the most gorgeous woman in the world.

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I.

Exercises
Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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II.

Type the superlatives in the boxes for the words below.

1. This is __________________ (high) mountain in Australia.
2. Thats __________________ (poor) country in the world.
3. George is_________________ (slow) runner in the race.
4. Anne is ____________________ (young) in class.
5. These are __________________ (busy) restaurants I know.
6. Who has___________________ _ (fast) car?
7. Your pillow is ____________________ (soft).
8. The room at the back is __________________ (quiet).
9. You are _____________________ (important) person in my life.
10. Daisies are beautiful. Carnations are more beautiful than daisies, but roses are
_______________________ (beautiful) of the three.
11. Ann is __________________________ (hard-working) student in our group.
12. That was ______________________ (stupid) mistake.
13. James is ___________________________ (open-minded) person in our office.
14. Winter was ________________________ (bad) time for us.
15. Canada is the second ________________________ (large) country in the world.
16. Egypt is one of ________________________ (old) countries in the world.
17. Tom's room is _______________________ (clean) of all.
18.I think England has _______________________ (changeable) weather in the world.
19. For many years, the Beatles were _______________________ (popular) group.
20. Spring is ___________________________ (pleasant) season of the year.
21. This house is _______________________(-

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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III.

Make sentences using the superlative form.

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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JOSE FAUSTINO SANCHEZ CARRION UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE INSTITUTE

TEACHER: JORGE RESURRECCIN NORABUENA

COURSE: BRITISH ENGLISH
LEVEL: BASIC / CYCLE: V
TOPIC: SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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