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Many adjectives with one syllable can be changed into the superlative form by adding
-er
-est
-er OR -est
-est
All adjectives of 3 or more syllables are made superlative by using
-est
most
-est OR most
most
Superlative adjectives can be used when talking about _______ things, people or groups.
two
two or more
three or more
three or more
It is better ________ I thought
as
then
than
It is better than I thought
'What is ___________________ mountain in the world?'
the higher
the high
the highest
'What is the highest mountain in the world?'
Giraffes are __________ zebras (tall)
Giraffes are taller than zebras
An elephant is ____________ a blue whale (small)
An elephant is smaller than a blue whale
The cheetah is the ___________ animal on land (fast)
The cheetah is the fastest animal on land
The ostrich is the _____________ bird in the world (big)
The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world
The blue whale is the ___________ animal on earth (big)
The blue whale is the biggest animal on earth
A blue whale is ___________ an elephant (large)
A blue whale is larger than an elephant
A cheetah is _____________ than a lion (fast)
A cheetah is faster than a lion
Tigers are the ___________ cats on earth (big)
Tigers are the biggest cats on earth
Turtles can live __________ humans (long)
Turtles can live longer than humans
This ring is ______________ in the shop. (expensive)
This ring is the most expensive in the shop.
None of our players is taller than James. He's our __________ player. (tall)
None of our players is taller than James. He's our tallest player.
This story is ______________ than the other one (interesting)
This story is more interesting than the other one
My new phone is ______________ than my old one. (good)
My new phone is better than my old one.
Antarctica is the __________ place on Earth (cold)
Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth
Math is ____________ science ( easy)
Math is easier than science
I'd like some ____ information.
farther
further
Either could be used here.
Either could be used here.
The Mona Lise is one of the ___________ paintings in this museum (beautiful)
The Mona Lise is one of the most beautiful paintings in this museum
David ____________ person in our English class (tall)
David is the tallest person in our English class
His grandfather ___________ in his family (old)
His grandfather is the oldest in his family
This is not a really good school. It's one of the_________ schools in Mexico. (bad)
This is not a really good school. It's one of the worst schools in Mexico.