- Elementary Level
- Superlative forms of shorter adjectives
- Formation
- Examples
Superlative Forms of Shorter Adjectives
Formation | Adjectives | Superlatives |
- one-syllable adjectives
- add -est at the end
| clean
cold
great
hard
low
new
small
weak | the cleanest
the coldest
the greatest
the hardest
the lowest
the newest
the smallest
the weakest |
- many one-syllable adjectives end with
a single consonant after a single vowel
- double the last consonant
| big
fat
sad
thin
wet | the biggest
the fattest
the saddest
the thinnest
the wettest |
- many one-syllable adjectives end with -e
- add -st at the end
| fine
large
late
nice
safe | the finest
the largest
the latest
the nicest
the safest |
- many one-syllable adjectives end with -y
with a consonant
-y is replaced by -i
| busy
dirty
early
heavy
ready | the busiest
the dirtiest
the earliest
the heaviest
the readiest |
- irregular superlative forms
- learn by heart :)
| good
bad
far
old | the best
the worst
the farthest or the furthest
the oldest or the eldest |
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