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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B1 ((Unit 26: Grammar - Comparatives and superlatives))


Superlatives

Use Example
To compare one member of a group of things/ people/ actions with the whole group Out of all the jobs in the company, John's is the hardest.
The person who does best will get a pay rise.
adjective superlative
one syllable hard + -est hardest
one syllable ending in -e late + -st latest
one syllable ending in vowel + consonant big double last letter + -est biggest
two syllables ending in -y pretty -y → -iest prettiest
two or more syllables interesting most/least + adjective most/least interesting
irregular adjectives / quantifiers good → best
bad → worst
little → least
far → farthest/ furthest
many → most
much → most
adverb superlative
regular adverbs carefully most/least + adverb most/least carefully
irregular adverbs well → best
badly → worst
early → earliest
near → nearest
late → latest
fast → fastest
far → farthest/ furthest

Helpful hints

We usually use the before the superlative form.
✓ Today was the worst day since 1 started working there.



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