Of course! Here's the solution to the worksheet on
Superlative Adjectives.
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✔ What is a Superlative Adjective?
A superlative adjective is used to compare
three or more things and shows which one is the
most (or least) of a quality. In English, we usually form superlatives by:
- Adding
“-est” to short adjectives (1-2 syllables), OR
- Using
“most” before longer adjectives (3+ syllables).
- Some adjectives have
irregular forms (like *good → best*).
For this worksheet, all the adjectives are
short, so we’ll mostly add
“-est”, but we need to follow spelling rules:
- If the adjective ends in
“e”, just add
“-st”.
- If it ends in a
consonant + y, change
“y” to “i” and add
“-est”.
- If it ends in a
single vowel + single consonant,
double the consonant and add
“-est”.
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📝 Answers with Explanations:
1. fat → fattest
✔ Ends in single vowel + single consonant → double the ‘t’ →
fattest
2. big → biggest
✔ Same rule: single vowel + single consonant → double the ‘g’ →
biggest
3. small → smallest
✔ Just add
-est (no spelling change needed) →
smallest
4. noisy → noisiest
✔ Ends in
‘y’ after a consonant → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ →
noisiest
5. nice → nicest
✔ Ends in
‘e’ → just add
‘st’ →
nicest
6. hot → hottest
✔ Single vowel + single consonant → double the ‘t’ →
hottest
7. light → lightest
✔ Just add
-est →
lightest
8. heavy → heaviest
✔ Ends in
‘y’ after a consonant → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ →
heaviest
9. happy → happiest
✔ Ends in
‘y’ after a consonant → change ‘y’ to ‘i’ →
happiest
10. quiet → quietest
✔ Ends in
‘e’ → just add
‘st’ →
quietest
11. large → largest
✔ Ends in
‘e’ → just add
‘st’ →
largest
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🎯 Final Answer Key:
1.
fattest
2.
biggest
3.
smallest
4.
noisiest
5.
nicest
6.
hottest
7.
lightest
8.
heaviest
9.
happiest
10.
quietest
11.
largest
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