UNIVERSIDAD AUTNOMA DE CAMPECHE

Escuela Preparatoria Lic. Ermilo Sandoval Campos

Lengua Extranjera III (Ingls)
Ciclo escolar 2013-2014/I
Students Name_________________________________________________________
Group: Third _ __

Source:http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Superlative%20Adjectives.pdf

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

An adjective is a word or phrase used to describe a noun or pronoun.
A superlative adjective is used to indicate that one thing has some feature to a greater or lesser degree than
all others (in a given context). For example, if Bill is 45, Ted is 27, and Amy is 43, then Bill is the oldest in the
group.
To show an unequal comparison, you need to use an adjective followed by a preposition such as of,
in, on, etc. It may also be followed by the noun in which it is the greater or lesser. It may also be
followed by nothing else when the context is implicit.
For superlative adjectives with one syllable, add est to the ending. [adjective + est] preposition

Example: Anika is the tallest of the three sisters.

In this example, one thing (Anika) has one feature to a greater degree than all others (the three sisters).

Directions: Fill in the spaces using the appropriate superlative adjective.
1. That building is the __________ (tall) in the neighborhood.
2. Aunt Janet is the __________ (old).
3. My bicycle is the __________ (nice) thing I own.
4. The komodo dragon is the __________ (large) lizard in the world.
5. Mt. Denali is the __________ (high) mountain peak in North America.

Directions: Write two of you own sentences using superlative adjectives with one syllable.
1) ____________________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________________

For superlative adjectives with two syllables that end in y, omit the y and add iest to the end.
[adjective + iest] preposition

Example: The elephant is the heaviest animal in Africa.

Directions: Fill in the spaces using the appropriate superlative adjective.

1. Jones is always the ____________ (early) to work.
2. Dogs are the ____________ (friendly) animals on earth.
3. That is the ____________ (pretty) ring I have ever seen.
4. The Black Mamba is the ____________ (deadly) snake in the world.
5. It is the ____________ (costly) in North Carolina.

Directions: Write two of you own sentences which show an unequal comparison using an adjective with
more than one syllable that ends in y.

1) ____________________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________________

For adjectives with more than one syllable that do not end in y, the spelling of the adjective remains
unchanged and use most or least before the adjective. [most / least] [adjective] preposition

Example: The butterfly is the most beautiful insect in the country.

Directions: Fill in the spaces using the appropriate superlative adjective.

1. Her house is the _______ ____________ (expensive) in the neighborhood.
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Escuela Preparatoria Lic. Ermilo Sandoval Campos
Lengua Extranjera III (Ingls)
Ciclo escolar 2013-2014/I
2. 10th st. is the _______ ____________ (dangerous).
3. Billy is the _______ ____________ (courageous) person I know.
4. The grey one is the _______ ____________ (colorful) of the three.
5. Alaska is the _______ ____________ (northern) state in the US.
Directions: Write two of you own sentences which show an unequal comparison using
an adjective with one syllable.
1) ____________________________________________________________________
2) ____________________________________________________________________

Directions: Rewrite the sentences using the appropriate superlative adjective.

Ex : This exercise is very difficult ! => It's the most difficult exercise !

1. It was a very happy day : it was day in my life !________________________________________________
2. It's a very good book : it is I have ever read. __________________________________________________
3. He's a very famous singer : he's certainly in the country. ________________________________________
4. I know it was a bad mistake : it was of my life. ________________________________________________
5. She's a very pretty girl : she's of the class. ____________________________________________________
6. Jack is a boring man : he's I know ! _________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with the COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE of the adjective.
Add "THE" or "THAN" when necessary
The Queen of England is ___________________ (rich) David Beckham.
Jupiter is _____________________ (big) Venus.
French is difficult, but Japanese is _________________________(difficult).
The night of the 23th June is _________________________ (short) night of the year.
"Mission: Impossible" is _________________________ (exciting) "Mission: Impossible 2"
My brother is _________________________ (old) my sister.
Of all the good friends I have, Brian is _________________________ (good).
August is _________________________ (hot) month in Valencia.
A bicycle is _________________________ (cheap) a motorbike.
For me, English is _________________________ (easy) Maths.
The red T-shirt is _________________________ (nice) ... the blue T-shirt.
My house is very small, but your house is _________________________ (small)
Jupiter is_________________________. (large) planet in the Solar System.
The Pacific Ocean is _________________________ (large) ocean in the world.
Karen is __________________ (young) than her sister.
The mouse is the ____________________ (small) animal in the zoo.
The dog is ____________________ ( large) than the hamster.
Everyone in our family sings beautifully, but my mother is the _________________ (good) singer.
A knife is ____________________ (dangerous) than a spoon.