ADJECTIVES (Superlative Degree)

We form the superlative degree of one-syllable adjectives by adding est. Cold The Coldest / Bright - The brightest / Small The smallest We usually form the superlative degree of adjectives with more than two syllables by using most. Difficult The most difficult / Beautiful The most beautiful GOOD, BAD and FAR have special comparative forms. Good The best / Bad The worst / Far The farthest The furthest THE precedes the superlative form of all adjectives. She is the tallest girl in the class. This exercise is the most difficult one in the book.. This book is the best. B Complete these sentences by supplying the superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. Also include the word the. 1. Grace isgirl in our class. (old) 2. This is book that I own. (expensive) 3. George is... student in the class. (bad) 4. The Herald is newspaper in the town. (important) 5. Tokyo is city in the world today. (large) 6. He is.. boy that I know. (ambitious) 7. Helen was. girl at the party. (attractive) 8. She was wearing . .. dress. (pretty) 9. She is. person that I know. (intelligent) 10. The story which you told was of all. (funny) 11. January is... month of the year. (cold) 12. Which is.... rout from Miami to New York? (good) 13. The Pacific is. ocean in the world. (large) 14. Mt. Everest is.... mountain in the world. (high) 15. This chair is. chair in the whole house. (comfortable) 16. These exercises are .. in the whole book. (difficult)