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Superlatives

 

Pattern:

adjective + est

most + adjective

 

examples:

 

She is the tallest girl in the class.

He is the fastest runner on the team.

I am the oldest person here.

 

She is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.

That was the most delicious dinner this year.

Carl is the most obnoxious guy in the class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

 

 

 

 

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Fill in the Blank:

 

1. I am the ______est member of the club.

2. She is the _____est person on the team.

3. Jane is the most ___________ player at school.

4. This is the _____ delicious dessert I have ever tasted.

5. This was the ___________ day in winter so far.

6. Gandhi was one of the _______ people in history.

7. Don't choose the ___________ one.

8. She was not the most ________ I knew.

9. It was the ___________ store in the mall.

10. For a year it was the __________ fashion on the market.

The Rules:

1) Adjectives ending with a consonant after a vowel sound take "est" (neat-->neatest)

2) Monosyllabic adjectives ending with a single consonant after a single or short vowel double the last consonant and add "er" (Hot-->Hottest)

3)Adjectives ending in a "y" change the "Y" to "i" and add est. (Happy-->happiest...dry-->driest)

4) adjectives that are also the past participle of a verb and end in "D" take "most" (bored-->most bored)

5) Adjectives that have 2 or more syllables and to which none of the conditions above apply also take "most" (Beautiful-->most beautiful)

What superlative statements can you make about the pictures to the right?

 

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