At a glance
- Start
- Is it good, bad or far?Yesspecial formthe best, the worst, the farthest
- Is it one syllable?Yesthe + -estthe tallest
- Is it two syllables ending in -y?Yesthe + -iestthe happiest
- Longer adjectivesthe most + adjectivethe most beautiful
Look
The red ball is the smallest.
The red ball is the biggest.
The giraffe is the tallest animal.
The cheetah is the fastest animal on land.
She is the best player in the team.
The blue whale is the largest animal in the world.
the+adjective+est · the most+adjective
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| tall | taller | the tallest |
| big | bigger | the biggest |
| happy | happier | the happiest |
| beautiful | more beautiful | the most beautiful |
| good | better | the best |
| bad | worse | the worst |
| far | further | the furthest |
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
- This is the best day of my life!
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.