We use superlative adjectives to describe an extreme version of one thing only. We do not use superlatives to compare two things. We add the word “the” and then: When the adjective is a short word (usually 1 syllable), the following rules apply to modify adjectives into their superlative form:

➡ Most commonly, we add the, then add -est to the end of the adjective:

E.g: Yesterday was the coldest day of the year so far.

My son is the youngest member of our family.

➡ There are three common irregular adjectives whose comparative forms we need to memorize:

- good ➡ the best

- bad ➡ the worst

- far ➡ the farthest/furthest

- fun ➡ the most fun

Let’s practice!

Fill in the blank with either the comparative form or the superlative form.

1. I did (worse/the worst) ___________________________ out of everyone in the race.

2. My friends get along (better/the best) ___________________________ with their siblings than I do with mine.

3. Out of all the students, Jason studied (less/the least) ___________________________ , but somehow he got the best grades.

4. My mother thinks that she always knows (better/best) ___________________________ .

5. They were fighting (longer/the longest) ___________________________ than I thought they would.

6. Rene drives (more recklessly/the most recklessly) ___________________________ than anyone else I know.

7. I did (worse/the worst) ___________________________ than I thought I would do on the test.

8. My siblings tend to visit our grandparents (more often/the most often) ___________________________ than I do.

9. Because I live so far away, out of my three siblings I visit my grandparents (less often/the least often) ___________________________ .

10. That was (better/the best) ___________________________ song on their last album.

11. The film was (shorter/the shortest) ___________________________ than I thought it would be.

12. The two girls who enjoyed the party (more/most) ___________________________ were Rebecca and Elizabeth.

13. My mother laughed (louder/the loudest) ___________________________ out of everyone in the movie theatre, but the movie wasn’t even that funny!

14. She is (more beautiful/the most beautiful) ___________________________ woman I have ever seen.

15. This job is (more exhausting/the most exhausting) ___________________________ on Fridays because they’re our busiest days.

16. My clothes became a lot (whiter/the whitest) ___________________________ after I put them in the washing machine.

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