ENGLISH GRAMMAR

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

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SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
A superlative adjective expresses
the extreme or highest degree of a
quality.

We use a superlative adjective to

describe the extreme quality of one
thing in a group of things.

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Form

Rule

Example

1. Words of one
syllable, ending
in e

Add -st to the

Wide - widest
end of the word

2. Words of one
syllable, with one
vowel and one
consonant at the
end

Double the
Big - biggest
consonant and
add -est to the
end of the word

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Form

Rule

Example

3. Words of two
syllables, ending
in y

Change y to
Happy - happiest
i, and add -est
to the end of the
word

4. Words of two Place the most Beautiful - the

syllables or more, before the
most beautiful
not ending in y adjective

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Exceptions!
e.g. good becomes the best
e. g. bad becomes the worst
e. g. far becomes the furthest
Note! Superlatives are usually preceded by the
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Veneza is the most beautiful city in the world.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Activity one

Records
Human Body
Extreme Bodies

What is the measure of THE TALLEST

man in the world?

a) 2,58m
b) 2,72m
c) 2,81m
d) 2,60m

The tallest man in medical history for whom there is irrefutable

evidence is Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was born at Alton, Illinois,
USA, on February 22, 1918, and when he was last measured on June
27, 1940, was found to be 2.72m tall. Wadlow died on July 15, 1940.

How many piercings does THE MOST

pierced woman in the world wear?

a) 860
b) 476
c) 720
d) 594

By August 9, 2001, Elaine Davidson, of Edinburgh, Scotland, had a

record-breaking total of 720 piercings. She first broke the record in
May 2000, when a Guinness World Records official examined her
and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192
on her facial area alone.

What is the measure of THE FURTHEST

human eyeball popper in the world?

a) 18mm
b) 10mm
c) 16mm
d) 12mm

Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of

12mm beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in
Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, 2007.

What is the measure of THE SMALLEST

human waist in the world?

a) 51,8cm
b) 43cm
c) 38,1cm
d) 35cm

Cathie Jung's waist is about the same size as a regular jar of

mayonnaise. She's been wearing a corset every day for the past 12
years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day. "I probably have
around 100 of them," says the corset queen.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

human ear hair in the world?

a) 18,1cm
b) 12,5cm
c) 25,4cm
d) 15cm

Anthony Victor (India) has hair sprouting from the

centre of his outer ears (middle of the pinna) that
measures 18.1cm at its longest point.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

human hair in the world?

a) 3,243m
b) 4,39m
c) 7,53m
d) 5,627m

The world's longest documented hair belongs to Xie Qiuping

(China) at 5.627m when measured on May 8, 2004. She has been
growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

human tongue in the world?

a) 11cm
b) 8,2cm
c) 9,8cm
d) 9cm

The longest tongue measures 9.8cm from the tip to the middle
of his closed top lip and was achieved by Stephen Taylor
(United Kingdom), at Westwood Medical Centre, Coventry,
United Kingdom, on 11 February 2009.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

woman fingernails (total) in the world?

a) 7m 52cm
b) 8m 65cm
c) 9m 10cm
d) 5m 84cm

Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has
grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of
8.65m as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid,
Spain, on 23 February 2008.
The longest nail is the right thumb: 90 cm.

How much of body covering has THE

MOST tattooed man in the world?

a) 100%
b) 95%
c) 91%
d) 99,8%

Lucky Diamond Rich (Australia, born New Zealand) has spent over 1,000
hours having his body modified by hundreds of tattoo artists. Lucky is
100% covered of black ink, including eyelids, the delicate skin between
the toes, down into the ears, and even his gums.

Records
Natural World
Animal Extremes

What is the measure of THE SMALLEST

dog in the world?

a) 13,7cm
b) 23cm
c) 15,2cm
d) 19,4cm

The smallest dog in terms of length is Heaven Sent Brandy, a

female chihuahua who measured 15.2cm from the nose to
the tip of the tail on January 31, 2005. Brandy lives with her
owner, Paulette Keller in Largo, Florida, USA.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

dog ears in the world?

a) 37,7cm (right) and 38,3cm (left)

b) 30cm (right) and 29,6cm (left)
c) 44,2cm (right) and 44,9cm (left)
d) 34,9cm (right) and 34,2cm (left)

The longest ears on a dog measured 34.9 cm (right ear) and

34.2 cm (left ear), on September 29, 2004. They belong to
Tigger, a bloodhound, who is owned by Bryan and Christina
Flessner of St Joseph, Illinois, USA.

What is the measure of THE LONGEST

rabbit ears in the world?

a) 67,3cm
b) 79cm
c) 54cm
d) 83,6cm

The longest rabbit ears measured 79 cm. The ears belong to an

English Lop called Nipper's Geronimo who is owned by Waymon
and Margaret Nipper of Bakersfield, California, USA.

How long was THE FASTEST time a dog

opened a car window in the world?

a) 16,3 seconds
b) 11,34 seconds
c) 22,91 seconds
d) 10,57 seconds

The fastest time a dog has unwound a non-electric car window is

11.34 seconds and was achieved by Striker, a border collie owned
and trained by Francis V. Gadassi (Hungary). The record was set on
September 1, 2004 in Quebc City, Canada.

ENGLISH GRAMMAR
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Activity two

Choose a number...

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13

1. Who is THE HAPPIEST

person you know?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

2. What is THE MOST

STRESSFUL thing in the
college?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

3. What is THE FUNNIEST

movie you have ever seen?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

4. What is THE MOST

BEAUTIFUL place you have
ever been?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

5. What is THE EASIEST meal

you cock?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

6. What is THE MOST

EXPENSIVE piece of clothes
you have?

Choose a number...

10

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7. Who is THE NOISIEST

person you know?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

8. What is THE MOST

INTERESTING book you have
ever read?

Choose a number...

10

11

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13

9. Who is THE BEST singer in

your opinion?

Choose a number...

10

11

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10. What is THE MOST

ATTRACTIVE thing in a
person?

Choose a number...

10

11

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13

11. What is THE STRANGEST

animal you have ever seen?

Choose a number...

10

11

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13

12. What is THE MOST

BORING song you have ever
heard?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

13. Who is THE ELDEST

person you know?

Choose a number...

10

11

12

13

The end