Learn how to express the extreme qualities of nouns using superlatives like the biggest, the most beautiful, and the best.
Superlative adjectives describe the extreme quality in a group. Learn to identify the highest, lowest, best, worst, and most extreme things in any category.
Short adjectives (1 syllable): add -est. Always use THE before superlatives.
Always use the
Superlatives always need 'the': ✓ 'She is the tallest in the class.' ✗ 'She is tallest in the class.' The shows we are talking about the single most extreme example.
Superlative adjectives describe the extreme quality of one item in a group of three or more. They show that something is the highest, lowest, best, worst, or most extreme example of its category.
"The tallest building"
"The fastest car"
"The biggest city"
"The most beautiful painting"
"The most interesting book"
"The most expensive restaurant"
Always use "the" before superlatives
✓ tall → the tallest
✓ beautiful → the most beautiful
✓ good → the best (irregular)
Last summer, my family visited the biggest zoo in the country.
We saw the tallest giraffe, the most colourful parrot, and the fastest cheetah.
My little sister said the penguin show was the funniest part of the day.
At the end, we all agreed it was the best trip we had ever taken.
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Learn which pattern to use based on the adjective length. Think: Short = -est, Long = most.
tall → the tallest
fast → the fastest
big → the biggest
hot → the hottest
cold → the coldest
beautiful → the most beautiful
interesting → the most interesting
expensive → the most expensive
important → the most important
difficult → the most difficult
happy → the happiest
busy → the busiest
easy → the easiest
funny → the funniest
pretty → the prettiest
Make these adjectives superlative:
1. "This is the __________ (big) house on the street."
2. "She is the __________ (intelligent) person I know."
3. "Today is the __________ (sunny) day this week."
1. "This is the biggest house on the street." (big → biggest)
2. "She is the most intelligent person I know." (intelligent → most intelligent)
3. "Today is the sunniest day this week." (sunny → sunniest)
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Some adjectives have completely different superlative forms that you need to memorize.
"This is the best coffee I've ever had."
"That was the worst movie of the year."
"Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun."
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See how superlative adjectives work in everyday situations.
"the highest peak"
"the longest river"
"the deepest ocean"
"the largest country"
"the oldest sibling"
"the smartest student"
"the hottest day"
"the most delicious meal"
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Challenge yourself with fill-in-the-blank exercises
❌ He is most tall student in class.
✓ He is the tallest student in class.
❌ This is the most cheapest phone.
✓ This is the cheapest phone.
❌ She is the most beautifulest girl.
✓ She is the most beautiful girl.
❌ This is the goodest movie ever.
✓ This is the best movie ever.
❌ It was the baddest experience.
✓ It was the worst experience.
Master Superlative Adjectives sentence building!
Drag and drop words to form correct sentences
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