Superlative Adjective Examples - English Grammar Lesson & Quiz (Free PDF)

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You are the best.
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You work the hardest.
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You have the brightest smile, and  you are my most dedicated student.
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No, I'm not trying to flatter you, I was  giving you some examples of superlatives.
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‘Superlative’ means ‘of the  highest quality or degree’.
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You cannot go any further than a superlative.
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For example, you can't be taller than the tallest,  
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or louder than the loudest  or better than the best.
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Here the superlative words our  ‘tallest’, ‘loudest’ and ‘best’.
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“You should pick me to be in your show. After  all, I am the best dancer in the world.”
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“Don't compare me to David. He is  the worst cook in the kitchen.”
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Hello, everyone. My name is Anna and  I'm here to provide you with lots of  
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Now, we're going to go through some adjectives  and the superlative form of each adjective.  
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I'll say the adjective first, and I'll give you  a second to guess the superlative form before I  
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reveal the answer. Now these adjectives are  for describing shape, and size. Let's go!
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Big.
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The superlative form is ‘biggest’.
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Small.
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Smallest.
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Tall.
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Tallest.
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Short.
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Shortest.
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Fat.
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Fattest.
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Long.
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Longest.
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High.
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Highest.
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Low.
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Lowest.
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Round.
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The most round.
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Not the roundest.
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The most round.
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Now before I continue with some more  common superlatives. I want to touch on..
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Oh, ‘touch on’ means to briefly discuss. I  want to touch on “The Rule of THE”. Nouns with  
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superlative adjectives usually use ‘the’ because  there is just one of that thing, that noun.
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The thing. Okay?
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So, for example.
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“This is the hottest day...”
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We wouldn't say “This is hottest day...”
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“This is the hottest day of the year so far.”
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“I am the luckiest woman alive.”
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“This is the best way to learn.”
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“Julia and Benjamin are the most loyal students.”
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Of course, English isn't straightforward.
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‘Straightforward’ means simple.
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English isn't straightforward, and  there are exceptions to this rule.
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Firstly, we don't use ‘the’ if there  is a possessive like ‘my’, ‘her’.
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For example.
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“Mr. Smith is her favourite teacher.”
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“This is my eldest brother.”
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“This is our most recent article.”
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The next exception is when talking  informally, then you can drop ‘the’  
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if the superlative is used later in the  sentence and not directly before the noun.
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Here's an example.
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“Mums gravy (there's the noun)  ... Mum’s gravy is most delicious.
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So, you could say “Mum’s gravy is the  most delicious.” or drop it informally.
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“Mom's gravy is most delicious.”
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“This house (now is your noun)  ... This house is the biggest.”
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Could be, “This house is biggest.”
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For sure this house is biggest.
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“Which song is longest?”
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“Which song is the longest”  or “Which song is longest?”
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Okay, let's go through some other commonly used  
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superlatives that you should  have in your vocabulary bank.
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To describe the quality of  something you can use ‘fine’.
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And what's the superlative of ‘fine’?
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Finest.
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“Oh, the pillowcase was  made from the finest silk.”
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How about ‘fun’?
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‘The most fun’.
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“She is the most fun of anyone I know.”
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‘Funny’.
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‘Funniest’.
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“This is the funniest show in 20 years.”
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‘Sweet’.
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‘Sweetest’.
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“He really is the sweetest boy.”
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‘Rich’.
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‘Richest’.
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“Rishi Sunak is the richest  politician to take the top job.”
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‘Expensive’.
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‘The most expensive’.
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“Of all my books, this one  was the most expensive.”
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‘Cheap’.
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‘Cheapest’.
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“Don't buy the cheapest car  it may not be reliable.”
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‘Simple’.
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‘Simplest’.
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“We prefer using the simplest recipe.”
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‘Cold’.
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‘Coldest’.
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“It's the coldest night of the year.”
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‘Warm’.
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‘Warmest’.
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“This hot water bottle is the warmest.”
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‘Hot’.
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‘Hottest’.
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“My tea is hottest.”
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“My tea is THE hottest,” but I’m being informal.
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“My tea is hottest.”
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‘Lovely’.
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‘Loveliest’.
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“You are the loveliest student in my class.”
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Okay, let's whip through some superlatives for  
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describing appearance. Now there  are six adjectives coming up.
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Can you correctly identify all  six superlatives? Here goes:
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‘pretty’,
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‘prettiest’,
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‘cute’,
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‘cutest’,
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‘ugly’,
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‘ugliest’,
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‘handsome’,
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‘the most handsome’,
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‘attractive’,
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‘the most attractive’,
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‘unattractive’
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‘the most unattractive’.
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How did you do?
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Don't worry if you didn't get them  all right. Just keep up the hard work  
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and you will be the fastest to get  the correct superlative in future.
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Okay, let's have one final  go. Tell me the superlative  
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for these adjectives describing nature:
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‘angry’,
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‘angriest’,
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‘happy’,
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‘happiest’,
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‘loud’,
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‘loudest’,
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‘calm’,
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‘calmest’,
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‘sad’,
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‘saddest’,
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‘fast’,
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‘fastest’,
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‘slow’,
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‘slowest,
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‘bright’,
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‘brightest’,
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‘dull’,
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‘dullest’,
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‘smart’,
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‘smartest’,
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‘quick’,
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‘quickest’,
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‘cool’,
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‘coolest’.
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Nice and easy, right? Or should I say,  that was the easiest of all the lists.
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Now before I go, here are four of the most  
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common irregular forms we have  ‘good’ instead is ‘the best’.
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So, something is ‘the most  good’ then it's the best.
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“I am the best mother in the world.”
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According to my children.
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Then we have ‘bad’. ‘The most  bad’ would be ‘the worst’.
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“My partner is the worst  driver I have ever known.”
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Then we have ‘little’. It would be ‘the least’.
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“She spent the least amount of  time working on this project.”
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And finally, ‘far’ would be ‘furthest’.
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“I have to travel the furthest.  I came here from Egypt.”
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And let me end with how we sometimes end a  sentence containing a superlative. And these words  
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give the superlative more weight more emphasis,  because they can't be any more. They are the top.
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But if you want to emphasize it,  then informally, you can use ‘ever’.
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“This is the best day ever.”
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You could also use ‘in the world’.
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“You are the most helpful person in the world.”
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Or if you really want to add a lot of emphasis,  
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you can combine the two and  say, ‘in the world ever’.
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“You have made me the happiest  girl in the world ever.”
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Thank you for watching. Until  next time, take care and goodbye.
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