Superlative Adjectives A superlative adjective compares one person

Superlative Adjectives A superlative adjective compares one person, place, or thing with two or more people, places, or things.

Superlative Adjectives • For short adjectives, add -est – Cheap, cheapest – easy, easiest • most + adjective for long adjectives – The most amazing – The most expensive

• To describe something that is much less than other things – The least expensive – The least annoying There are some irregular superlatives! A good deal – the best deal A bad location – the worst location

• Superlatives are often followed by phrases with in (for groups, organizations, or places) or of (periods of time). – Martinelli’s has the cheapest deals in town. – The most expensive cellphone of all time. – It is the most wonderful time of the year. – The best team in the West!

We often use this construction: one of the + superlative + plural noun + preposition • One of the nicest people in my class • One of the happiest days of my life • One of the best restaurants in Sacramento • One of the tallest buildings in the world

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These are 10 popular songs. Listen for the superlatives. • 1) • 2) –A • 3) • 4) • 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) – A. – B. • 10) • •

Superlatives in songs • 1) The most beautiful • 2) The most wonderful – A The happiest season • 3) The most beautiful song • 4) The most sadistic • 5) The most precious

Superlatives in songs! • 6) The coolest guy • 7) The biggest mistake • 8) the biggest mistake • 9) The coolest – A. The greatest – B. The smoothest – C. The best • 10) The best

Class Survey First, write 5 of your own superlatives. Second, find the answers and write complete sentences. • 1) Who is the most talkative? • 1) Who is. . • 2) Who lives the • 2) Who is. . closest? • 3) Who is. . • 3) Who is the most • 4) Who is. . athletic? • 5) Who is. . • 4) Who is the friendliest? • 5)Who is the tallest?