SUPERLATIVE

The superlative in English: everything you need to know to be the most

To express yourself properly in English, it is essential to know how to make comparisons. In our day to day, we use comparatives and superlatives on many occasions, so it is important to use them correctly. Today we are going to review the basic rules of the superlative in English and practice with an exercise.

What is the superlative in English for?

To understand the superlative in English, the first thing you need to know is that adjectives have three different degrees: An adjective to a positive degree is limited to describing a quality. Sandra is tall. An adjective in a comparative degree emphasizes the inferiority, equality or superiority of one person or thing over another. Sandra is taller than Mike.
And finally, an adjective in superlative degree indicates that the subject possesses the quality in the highest degree and above all others. Sandra is the tallest person in her office. Therefore, we use the superlative when we want to emphasize that the subject is at the upper or lower end of a quality.

How is the superlative formed in English?

To be successful in forming the superlative in English, point out these rules !:
The superlative is always preceded by the determined article: the fastest, the tallest, the most intelligent. In the case of one-syllable adjectives, we form the superlative by adding -est at the end: tall --- tallest.
If the adjective has two syllables, we can add -est or put more in front of the adjective. In many cases both forms are used, but one is more common than the other. If the adjective has three syllables or more, we will form the comparative by adding most: important --- the most important.
When the adjective ends in a consonant + vowel + consonant, the last consonant must be repeated before adding the ending: fat --- fattest. And if it ends in -y, we should change it to an i: happy --- happiest.
But all the rules have their exceptions, and the superlative in English is no exception. And it is that some adjectives are irregular in their comparative and superlative forms. These are some examples of the most common irregular superlatives: Bad --- worse Good --- best Far --- furthest / farthest Little --- least Much --- mos


Superlatives exercises in English

Let's practice! The challenge we propose is to find the errors in these sentences and correct them:

1) The Saint Bernard is taller as the German Shepherd.
2) It's more better for a dog to live in the country than in the city.
3) The Chihuahua is the most short dog of all.
4) I like driving in the summer much more better than driving in the winter.
5) His cat had much bigger eyes than my Chihuahua.
6) The sheepdog is much more heavier than the Cocker Spaniel.
7) The Saint Bernard is the much heaviest dog in the world.

Here you have the solution, but it's not worth cheating!.

1) The Saint Bernard is taller than the German Shepherd.

2) It's better for a dog to live in the country than in the city.

3) The Chihuahua is the shortest dog of all.

4) I like driving in the summer much more than driving in the winter o I like driving in the summer much better than driving in the winter.

5) His cat had much bigger eyes than my Chihuahua. (Correcto)

6) The sheepdog is much heavier than the Cocker Spaniel.

7) The Saint Bernard is the heaviest dog in the world.

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