Superlative adjectives: The oldest, the most important, etc.

Superlative adjectives: The oldest, the most important, etc.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct superlative or comparative forms to complete these sentences.

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1 Which is _____ planet from the sun?

A.the farest

B.the most far

C.the farthest

2 _____ the world lives in Indonesia.

A.The oldest man of

B.The oldest man in

C.The most old man of

3 David is very good at playing football, but Jason is _____.

A.best

B.the best

C.better

4 It was _____ day of my life.

A.the most happy

B.the most happiest

C.the happiest

5 What is _____ phone on the market?

A.the thinnest

B.thinnest

C.the most thin

6 Last summer was _____ season ever recorded.

A.the dryest

B.the most dry

C.the driest

7 I'm 10 years _____ than my wife.

A.oldest

B.the oldest

C.older

8 He is _____ person in my life.

A.the most important

B.the more important

C.the importantest

9 Our graduates earn _____ salaries in every U.S. state.

A.the higher

B.the highest

C.the most high

10 That was _____ moment of my life.

A.the sadest

B.the saddest

C.the most sad

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Superlative adjectives

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Three or more things

We use the superlative form of an adjective or adverb to compare three or more things.

• Both John and his brother play football, but John is better. 
• John and his two brothers all play football, but John is the best. 

The best in

After the superlative we use in before names of places or before singular words referring to groups of people (class, school, team, family, etc.)

• The Everest is the highest mountain of the world.
• The Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
• She is the best student in the class.
• He’s the tallest in the family.

The / my / John’s

Before the superlative we always use the or a possessive adjective (my, your, his, etc.) or noun + possessive ‘s (Paul’s, Elisabeth’s, etc.)

• He is the best.
• This is my most expensive jacket.
• This is Paul’s best friend.