Superlatives compare one thing, person, or animal to the rest in terms of one characteristic (the adjective expresses that characteristic.)

1. With short (one syllable) adjectives, we add “-est”.

     Example: My grandpa is the oldest person in the family.

2. For two syllable adjectives ending in “y” we change “y” for “i” and add “-est”.

      Example: English is the easiest subject in my school.

3. For long adjectives (three or more syllables), we use “the most” and we don’t change the adjective.

      Example: This is the most comfortable chair in the room.

     The word “than” is not used in the superlative.

     Irregular adjectives change completely. The most common irregular adjectives are: good, bad, and far. Their comparative forms are:

         good ——–> the best
         bad   ——–> the worst
         far     ——–> the furthest/the farthest

Practice this lesson here: COMP002