Let's solve the
Superlative Adjectives worksheet step by step.
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🔍 What are Superlative Adjectives?
Superlative adjectives are used to compare three or more things and show that one is the most (or least) of a quality. For example:
- "She is the
tallest in the class."
There are
three common ways to form superlatives:
1.
One-syllable adjectives: Add
-est
- *big → biggest*
2.
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y: Change
-y to -iest
- *happy → happiest*
3.
Most adjectives with two or more syllables: Use
"most" + adjective
- *beautiful → most beautiful*
But there are
exceptions, especially for irregular forms like:
- *good → best*, *bad → worst*
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Now, let’s go through each row and determine which superlative form is correct.
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✔ Solving Each Row:
1.
angry
- most angry
- angriest
✔
➤
"angriest" is correct (one syllable → add -est)
2.
lazy
- most lazy
- laziest
✔
➤
"laziest" is correct (ends in -y → change to -iest)
3.
serious
- most serious
✔
- seriousest
✘
➤
"most serious" is correct (two syllables → use "most")
4.
sad
- most sad
- saddest
✔
➤
"saddest" is correct (one syllable → add -est)
5.
comfortable
- most comfortable
✔
- comfortableness
✘
➤
"most comfortable" is correct (three syllables → use "most")
6.
wonderful
- most wonderful
✔
- wonderfulest
✘
➤
"most wonderful" is correct (three syllables → use "most")
7.
frequent
- most frequent
✔
- frequentest
✘
➤
"most frequent" is correct (two syllables → use "most")
8.
talented
- most talented
✔
- talentedest
✘
➤
"most talented" is correct (two syllables → use "most")
9.
crunchy
- most crunchy
- crunchiest
✔
➤
"crunchiest" is correct (ends in -y → change to -iest)
10.
stable
- most stable
- stablest
✔
➤
"stablest" is correct (one syllable → add -est)
11.
furnished
- most furnished
✔
- furnishedest
✘
➤
"most furnished" is correct (two syllables → use "most")
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✔ Final Answers (Circle These):
| Word | Correct Superlative |
|--------------|---------------------|
| angry |
angriest |
| lazy |
laziest |
| serious |
most serious |
| sad |
saddest |
| comfortable |
most comfortable|
| wonderful |
most wonderful |
| frequent |
most frequent |
| talented |
most talented |
| crunchy |
crunchiest |
| stable |
stablest |
| furnished |
most furnished |
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📝 Summary of Rules Used:
-
One syllable: Add
-est → angry → angriest
-
Ends in -y: Change to
-iest → lazy → laziest
-
Two or more syllables: Use
"most" + adjective → serious → most serious
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✔ Answer Key for Circles:
- Circle:
angriest,
laziest,
most serious,
saddest,
most comfortable,
most wonderful,
most frequent,
most talented,
crunchiest,
stablest,
most furnished
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