Superlatives: the Best and the Worst

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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You likely said ice cream is the sweetest, salad is the healthiest, and pizza is the greasiest.

• But what did you say was the most delicious?

Sweetest, healthiest, greasiest, and most delicious are all adjectives in superlative form. We use the superlative form of adjectives to compare three or more people, places, and things like food!

Let's look at some rules and examples.

• What adjectives can you think of to describe school teachers?

Let's see if any of your ideas are in the examples below.

• For short (one syllable) adjectives, add the before the adjective and -est to the end of the adjective.

Example: My math teacher is the nicest teacher in school.

• For adjectives ending in y, add the before the adjective and change the y to an i and add est.

Example: My physical education teacher is the funniest teacher I have ever had.

• For two or more syllable adjectives, add the most before the adjective.

Example: My social studies teacher is the most interesting teacher in school.

• And, of course, we have some irregular adjectives such as:

Example: My art teacher is the best teacher in the whole school.

Watch the following video to review what you just learned about superlatives.

Superlatives | Superlative Adjectives | English for Kids | Grammar for Kids from Miss Puppi:

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