For a one-syllable word simply add the suffix est to the word.

Often times it is necessary to double the final consonant.

Long-longest

Big Biggest

If the one syllable word ends with an e you only need to add an
-st. An example is:

Fine-finest

If a two-syllable word ends with a y then change the y to I and

add -est.

Pretty prettiest

Words that contain two or three syllables are preceded by the

words most or least. An example would be most handsome or least
perfect.

Examples of Superlative Adjectives

Perhaps the best way to get a clear idea of superlative adjectives is to show examples of regular
adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms. Here is a list of several common adjectives
and their degrees of comparison.

Regular Comparative Superlative

sweet sweeter sweetest
angry angrier angriest
bright brighter brightest
calm calmer calmest
cold colder coldest
cool cooler coolest
curly curlier curliest
early earlier earliest
rich richer richest
lovely lovelier loveliest
smart smarter smartest
simple simpler simplest
famous more famous most famous
immense more immense most immense
long longer longest
perfect more perfect most perfe