Level A1

Superlative Adjectives

Out of all: the smallest, the most beautiful, the best.

Ki is the smallest bird.

Ki is the smallest bird. Small becomes the smallest.

Forms

• small → the smallest — short words: the + -est
• big → the biggest · nice → the nicest · happy → the happiest — spelling: the last letter doubles in big; after -e just add st; consonant + y becomes -iest
• beautiful → the most beautiful — longer words: the most, no ending
• good → the best · bad → the worst — special words

A common mistake

Wrong: Ki is the most smallest.

Right: Ki is the smallest.

We use the ending or most, not both: Ki is the smallest.

More examples

This is the best day.

This is the best day.

This flower is the most beautiful.

This flower is the most beautiful.

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