| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| It was one of the |
| days of my life |
| It was one of the |
| days of my life |
| worst |
| worst |
| It was one of the worst days of my life |
| It was one of the worst days of my life |
| The superlative for the word "bad" is irregular - it does not follow the pattern of appending "-est" to "bad." Instead of saying "baddest", we use "worst".. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| That home run was the |
| hit I've ever seen. |
| That home run was the |
| hit I've ever seen. |
| coolest |
| coolest |
| That home run was the coolest I've ever seen. |
| That home run was the coolest I've ever seen. |
| "Cool" is a one-syllable adjective, so to make the superlative form, we add "-est" to the end. This forms "coolEST," our answer. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Travelling to Hawaii was the |
| trip I've ever taken. |
| Travelling to Hawaii was the |
| trip I've ever taken. |
| most exciting |
| most exciting |
| Travelling to Hawaii was the most exciting trip I've ever taken. |
| Travelling to Hawaii was the most exciting trip I've ever taken. |
| "Exciting" is more than one syllable, so instead of adding "-est," we put the word "most" in front of it, forming the superlative "most exciting." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was one of the |
| things I've ever done. |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was one of the |
| things I've ever done. |
| scariest |
| scariest |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was one of the scariest things I've ever done. |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was one of the scariest things I've ever done. |
| "Scary" is a two syllable adjective, but it ends in the letter -"y." So, first we change the "y" to an "i," and then we add "-est" to the end to form "scariest." |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| That |
| That turtle |
| That turtle is |
| That turtle is the |
| That turtle is the oldest |
| That turtle is the oldest pet |
| That turtle is the oldest pet I |
| That turtle is the oldest pet I have. |
| That turtle is the oldest pet I have. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Smith |
| Smith is |
| Smith is the |
| Smith is the most |
| Smith is the most common |
| Smith is the most common English |
| Smith is the most common English family |
| Smith is the most common English family name. |
| Smith is the most common English family name. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Coming back to New York was the (best or goodest) decision I've ever made.. |
| Coming back to New York was the (best or goodest) decision I've ever made.. |
| best |
| best |
| Coming back to New York was the best decision I've ever made. |
| The superlative for the word "good" is irregular - it does not follow the pattern of appending "-est" to "good." So, instead of "goodest," we say "best." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| The firework show was the (impressivest or most impressive) one I've seen. |
| The firework show was the (impressivest or most impressive) one I've seen. |
| most impressive |
| most impressive |
| The firework show was the most impressive one I've seen. |
| "Most impressive" is used here because "impressive" has multiple syllables. So, to form the superlative form, we add the word "most" before the word "impressive." |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| The redwood is one of the (hardiest or hardyest) trees there are. |
| The redwood is one of the (hardiest or hardyest) trees there are. |
| hardiest |
| hardiest |
| The redwood is one of the hardiest trees there are. |
| "Hardiest" is used here because "hardy" ends with the letter "y." So, the letter "y" is turned into an "i," and then "-est" is added at the end of the word. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| This was one of the (most easy or easiest) tests I've ever taken. |
| This was one of the (most easy or easiest) tests I've ever taken. |
| easiest |
| easiest |
| This was one of the easiest tests I've ever taken. |
| Easiest is used here because easy is a two-syllable adjective which ends in "y." If it didn't end in "y," like "common," we could add "most" before the word to form the superlative. Instead, we change the "y" to an "i" and then add "-est." |
| Listen to what I say, and try to match it with the correct answer. |
| I will say a sentence using the superlative form of an adjective. Can you match it to the base form of the adjective? |
| Coming back to New York was the best decision I've made. |
| Listen one more time. |
| Coming back to New York was the best decision I've made. |
| Did you hear, "the best"? "The best" is the superlative form of "good." |
| How about...? |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was the scariest thing I've done. |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| Deciding to open the coffee shop was the scariest thing I've done. |
| Did you hear "The scariest"? "The scariest" is the superlative form of "scary." |
| Next... |
| The firework show was the most impressive one I've seen. |
| One more time. |
| The firework show was the most impressive one I've seen. |
| Did you hear "the most impressive"? "The most impressive" is the superlative form of "impressive." |
| Next... |
| That home run was the coolest I've seen. |
| One more time. |
| That home run was the coolest I've seen. |
| Did you hear "the coolest"? "The coolest" is the superlative form of "cool." |
| And... |
| Traveling to Hawaii was the most exciting trip I've ever taken. |
| One more time. |
| Traveling to Hawaii was the most exciting trip I've ever taken. |
| Did you hear "the most exciting"? "The most exciting" is the superlative form of "exciting." |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to use superlatives in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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