Superlative Adjectives

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A superlative adjective expresses the extreme or highest degree of a quality. We use a superlative adjective to describe the extreme quality of one thing in a group of things.

In the example below, "biggest" is the superlative form of the adjective "big":

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Formation of Superlative Adjectives

As with comparative adjectives, there are two ways to form a superlative adjective:

* short adjectives: add "-est"
* long adjectives: use "most"

We also usually add 'the' at the beginning.

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Exception

The following adjectives have irregular forms:

* good → the best
* bad → the worst
* far → the furthest

Use of Superlative Adjectives

We use a superlative adjective to describe one thing in a group of three or more things. Look at these examples:

* John is 1m75. David is 1m80. Chris is 1m85. Chris is the tallest.
* Canada, China and Russia are big countries. But Russia is the biggest.
* Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

If we talk about the three planets Earth, Mars and Jupiter, we can use superlative adjectives as shown in the table below:

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# Comparative Adjectives