Superlative Adjectives

Superlative Adjectives

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  Superlative form of adjectives
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  Superlative adjectives areused to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality (the tallest, the smallest, the fastest, the highest). They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.
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  •Examples •My house isthe largest one in our •This is the smallest box I've ever seen. •Your dog ran the fastest of any dog in the race. •We all threw our rocks at the same time. My rock flew the highest. ("of all the rocks" is understood)
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  One syllable adjectives Add-er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending. Adjective Comparative Superlative tall taller tallest fat fatter fattest big bigger biggest sad sadder saddest
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  One syllable adjectives Add-er for the comparative and -est for the superlative. If the adjective has a consonant + single vowel + consonant spelling, the final consonant must be doubled before adding the ending.
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  Adjective Comparative Superlative happyhappier happiest simple simpler simplest busy busier busiest tilted more tilted most tilted tangled more tangled most tangled
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  adjective comparative superlative longlonger longest fast faster fastest safe safer safest dirty dirtier dirtiest heavy heavier heaviest funny funnier funniest angry angrier angriest
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  adjective comparative superlative longlonger longest slow slower slowest wise wiser wisest strong stronger strongest young younger youngest old older oldest sharp sharper sharpest
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  comparative superlative 1.happiest- superlative 2. sadder-comparative 3.cleaner-comparative 4. poorest-superlative 5. fattest -superlative