Superlative with Adjectives/Adverbs

Make superlatives using the + superlative form (-est, most)

Use superlative to rank a person or thing at the top or bottom of a group

Subject	Be	Superlative
History	is	the easiest subject for me.
Sport	is	the most interesting of the three.

Adjective/Adverbs	Rule	Example
with one syllable consonant-vowel-consonant ending in -e	Use the + (adjective + -est + noun) Use the + (adverb + -est) Double the final consonant and add -est add -st	Science is the hardest subject. I study the most diligently in my history class. History has the biggest textbook.
with two syllables + -y with two or more syllables	Change -y to -i and add -est Use the + most/least + adverb	History is the easiest subject. He studies sport the least enthusiastically of all the students.

Adjective/Adverbs

Rule

Example

with one syllable

consonant-vowel-consonant

ending in -e

Use the + (adjective + -est + noun)

Use the + (adverb + -est)

Double the final consonant and add -est add -st

Science is the hardest subject.

I study the most diligently in my history class.

History has the biggest textbook.

with two syllables + -y

with two or more syllables

Change -y to -i and add -est

Use the + most/least + adverb

History is the easiest subject.

He studies sport the least enthusiastically of all the students.

Adjectives/Adverbs	Comparative	Superlative
bad / badly good / well far	worse better further / farther	the worst the best the furthest / the farthest

Adjectives/Adverbs

Comparative

Superlative

bad / badly

good / well

far

worse

better

further / farther

the worst

the best

the furthest / the farthest