Superlative Adjectives

Superlative adjectives are used to compare more than two things.  

They are like comparative adjectives, but they are used differently.

Superlative adjective compare a group of things.  They show one item from a group a different from the rest.  

For example:

• Kevin is the oldest person in the class.
  

This class has 30 people.  Kevin is the oldest, which means every person is younger than him.  This makes him different than the group. STRUCTURE

 Superlative adjectives follow a similar structure to comparative adjectives.  They use EST and THE MOST. 

EST 

Subject   +  BE  +  The  +  Adjective   +  EST

Examples:

• I am the oldest person in my class.
  
• My brother is the youngest person in his class.
  

THE MOST

 Subject   +  BE  +  The  +  Most  +  Adjective

Examples:    

• This is the most expensive jacket in the store.
  
• She is the most beautiful woman I know.
  

Here is the chart to show you when to use EST and when to use MOST with superlative adjectives.

Base Adjective	Add...	Example
3 Syllables or more	the most	beautiful	the most beautiful
2 Syllables or less	est	tall	the tallest