Superlatives

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Common mistakes

1. She is the most tall girl in the class. → She is the tallest girl in the class.
   short adjective → -est
2. He is best player in the team. → He is the best player in the team.
   a superlative needs the
3. It's the biggest city of Spain. → It's the biggest city in Spain.
   a place → in
4. This is the goodest pizza. → This is the best pizza.
   good → the best

Superlatives — Exercises

Choose the superlative

Circle the correct answer.

1. Russia is the _____ country in the world. (larger / largest / most large)
2. This is the _____ film I know. (most boring / boringest / more boring)
3. Who is the _____ player in your team? (best / goodest / better)
4. January is the _____ month of the year here. (coldest / colder / most cold)
5. It was the _____ day of my life! (happiest / happyest / happier)
6. That was the _____ meal of the holiday — I felt ill after it. (worst / baddest / worse)
7. Everest is the highest mountain _____ the world. (in / of / at)
8. Sam is the youngest _____ the three brothers. (of / in / than)

Write the superlative

Write the superlative form of the word in brackets.

1. The cheetah is the   animal on land. (fast)
2. This is the   T-shirt in the shop. (expensive)
3. Today is the   day of the year. (hot)
4. She is the   person I know. (funny)
5. This is the   book in the series. (good)
6. That's the   way home. (short)

Superlatives — Answer Key

Choose the superlative

1. largest — One syllable → the + -est: the largest.
2. most boring — Long adjective → the most boring.
3. best — good → better → the best.
4. coldest — Short adjective → the coldest.
5. happiest — -y → -iest: the happiest.
6. worst — bad → worse → the worst.
7. in — A place → in the world.
8. of — A number of people → of the three.

Write the superlative

1. fastest
2. most expensive
3. hottest
4. funniest
5. best
6. shortest