Grammar reference and practice 6.2

6.2 ■ Superlative adjectives

Spelling rules

• ■For short adjectives, add -est.

  small → the smallest

  young → the youngest

  ■For short adjectives ending in -e, add -est.

  large → the largest

  nice → the nicest

  ■For short adjectives ending in vowel + consonant (except -w), double the consonant and add -est.

  hot → the hottest

  wet → the wettest

  ■For adjectives ending in consonant + -y, remove the -y and add -iest.

  early → the earliest

  busy → the busiest

  ■For adjectives of two or more syllables (except adjectives ending in -y), add most before the adjective.

  beautiful → the most beautiful

  expensive → the most expensive

  ■Some adjectives are irregular, for example:

  good → the best

  bad → the worst

  far → the farthest / the furthest

Use

We use superlative adjectives to compare a person or thing with the whole group. Superlative adjectives are always preceded by the … or the most … .

We do not use than after superlatives.

Sarah is the shortest girl in our class.

This is the most expensive dress in the shop.

1Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1different
  2rainy
  3delicious
  4far
  5famous
  6traditional
  7smart
  8good
  9baggy
  10fat
  11safe
  12nice

 2Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1When we go on holiday, my mum's suitcase is always  (heavy).

• 2Death Valley, in California, is one of  (hot) places in the world.

• 3Rob is  (friendly) boy in our class.

• 4My aunt isn't  (rich) person in our town, but she's definitely  (popular).

• 5You are  (strange) person I know!

• 6I want to buy  (big) cake in the shop.

• 7You are my  (good) friend.

• 8I think my Uncle Sam is  (interesting) person in our family.

3Write comparative and superlative sentences using the information in the chart. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

	Price	Age	Speed	Length
Red car	£300	10 years old	100 km per hour	4.3 metres
Blue car	£500	8 years old	150 km per hour	3.9 metres
Black car	£150	40 years old	90 km per hour	4.8 metres

• 1The red car is  (expensive) the black car.

• 2The black car is  (cheap) car.

• 3The blue car is  (expensive) car.

• 4The black car is  (old) car.

• 5The red car is  (old) the blue car.

• 6The red car is  (fast) the black car.

• 7The blue car is  (fast) car.

• 8The black car is  (long) car.

• 9The red car is  (short) the black car.

• 10The blue car is  (short) car.