The words biggest and fastest are examples of superlative adjectives. We use superlative adjectives when making comparisons of three or more people or things. So if you want to be one of the greatest grammarians out there (and oh boy, do you!), keep reading to learn more about superlative adjectives.Ī superlative adjective is an adjective used in comparisons to describe something as being of the highest degree or extreme.

While there are many different types of adjectives, there is one in particular that can help you in these situations: the superlative adjective. By using superlative adjectives, you can say that joke was the funniest one you ever heard or that smelly shoe has the worst stench in history. Or you might need to say a shoe smells so bad that its stench dominates every other stinky smell. You might want to say that a joke is not only funny, but also so funny that no other joke can live up to it. Sometimes, however, these adjectives on their own are not enough. The words smart, funny, happy, and outrageous are all examples of adjectives. This is one of the most exciting films I have ever seen.Adjectives describe and modify nouns and pronouns.

Everest is the highest mountain in the world.The Nile River is longer and more famous than the Thames.Superlative - more + the adjective + than - the most exciting.Comparative - more + the adjective + than - more exciting than.Two-syllable or more adjectives without 'y' at the end - exciting Superlative - 'y' becomes 'i' and 'est' is added - happiestĥ.Comparative - 'y' becomes 'i' and 'er' is added - happier.A two-syllable adjective ending in 'y' - happy Superlative - 'est is added - highest, cheapest, softest.Ĥ.Comparative - 'er' is added - higher, cheaper, softer.One syllable adjective ending in more than one consonant or more than a vowel (or long vowels) - high, cheap, soft. Superlative - the consonant is doubled and 'est' is added- biggestģ.Comparative - the consonant is doubled and 'er' is added - bigger.One syllable adjective ending in one vowel and one consonant - big One syllable adjective ending in a silent 'e' - niceĢ.

The rules to form comparatives and superlatives:ġ.

but 'finding' contains two - find and ing.

To form comparatives and superlatives you need to know the number of syllables in the adjective.

(e.g Paris is the biggest city in France)

Superlatives are used, however, to show the difference between more than two things or more than two people.

We use comparatives to compare two things or two people.

Forming regular comparatives and superlatives

What is a superlative