superlATIVES By Lilian Marchesoni http://lilianstoolbox.pbworks.com

superlATIVES The superlative is used to say what thing or person has the most of a particular quality within a group or of its kind. This second hamburger is bigger than the first hamburger. This hamburger is the biggest hamburger.

Short adjectives adjective + -est fat  fattest Mike is the fattest brother. John Phil Mike

Short adjectives tall slow the tallest the slowest long young the longest the youngest clean attractive the cleanest interesting big the biggest funny intelligent the funniest beautiful serious

LONG adjectives the most + adjective beautiful  the most beautiful Gisele Bündchen is the most beautiful sister.

LONG adjectives warm dangerous the most dangerous attractive young the most attractive old intelligent the most intelligent interesting lazy the most interesting serious happy the most serious neat beautiful the most beautiful

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The blue whale is the largest animal in the world..

The cheeta is the fastest animal in the world..

Mount Pinatubo is the most dangerous volcano in Asia..

Everest is the highest mountain in the world..

The Nile is the most important river in Africa.

OLD The Sakkara Pyramid is the oldest pyramid in Egypt. It’s 4,500 years old.

The Amazon is the most famous rain forest in the world.

The Anaconda is the biggest and heaviest snake in the world.