Comparatives And Superlatives Worksheet With Answer Key Page 19
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Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
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Superlative
Adjective
the nicest
The red car is
car in the parking lot.
the most expensive
Superlative
Adverb
the fastest
She runs
of all the players on the team.
the most slowly
1. Use a superlative adjective to
Ali is
the tallest
student in our class.
compare three or more people,
Prague is
the most beautiful
city I’ve ever seen.
the most interesting
places, or things.
What’s
book you’ve ever read?
2. Use a superlative adverb to compare
Of all my friends, Alicia calls
the most
frequently.
the action of three or more people or
My red shoes fit
the most comfortably
of all my shoes.
things.
3. Add -est to the end of most one-
Adjective: I bought
the longest
couch in the store.
hardest
syllable adjectives or adverbs to
Adverb: Steve works
of all the students.
form the superlative.* Use the before
superlative adjectives. It is not as
common before adverbs.
4. Use the most before most adjectives
Maria is
the most careful
climber of the group.
the most amazing
that have two or more syllables and
The Grand Canyon is
sight I’ve ever seen.
adverbs ending in -ly.
Of all the girls, Brenda sings
the most beautifully.
5. For some two-syllable adjectives and
stupid
the stupidest/the
most stupid
adverbs, either -est or the most can
cruel
the cruelest/the
most cruel
be used to form the superlative.
6. Some superlatives are irregular.
good/well
the best
bad/badly
the worst
*See page A3 for more information on spelling superlative adjectives and adverbs.
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Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective or adverb in parentheses.
The biggest
1.
(big) piles of trash on Mount Everest are on the lower areas.
2. Trash is one of
(bad) problems on Mount Everest now.
3. Many climbers consider K2, a mountain between Pakistan and China, to be
(difficult) mountain to climb, not Mount Everest.
4. Ted was
(experienced) climber on the expedition.
5. Which climber is
(far) from the top?
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