The
Superlative
Use the superlative to rank
(把…分等,classificar/poner en..lugar, классифици́ровать, يصنف حسب المرتبة) a person or thing at the top or bottom of a group of
three or more things. Here are the rules for forming it:
1.
If the base form of the adjective has one
syllable, use the ____-est + noun.
lean
/ leaner / the leanest cuts
of meat
2. If the base
form of the adjective has two syllables and ends in y, use the ____-est + noun.
hungry / hungrier / the hungriest man
3. If the base
form of the adjective has two or more syllables and doesn’t end in y,
use the most _____ + noun.
difficult / more
difficult / the most difficult food to digest*
*消化, digerir, перева́ривать, هضم
4. Irregular
forms: bad worse the
worst
good better
the best
far farther
the farthest (for physical distance)
far further the
furthest (for time or thought)
Another
way to remember:
— If
the comparative uses -er, the superlative uses the …est.
bigger → the biggest
— If
the comparative uses
more, the superlative uses the most…
more
fattening → the most fattening
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