G3: Superlative

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

We use "superlatives" to talk about the best, the most, the greatest - like Superman!

We have several kinds of superlatives - 1-syllable regular, 2-syllable regular, 2-syllable ending in "y", 3-or-more-syllables, and irregular.

We always use "the" with superlative if we are talking about the only one - for example, Superman is "the fastest".

In some situations, we are not talking about the only one, and we do not use "the" - for example, "He is happiest when he's with his children."

SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
1-syllable adjectives	change ending to "...est"	Examples: "the tallest" "the smartest" "the greatest"
2-syllables ending in "y"	change "y" to "i" and add "..est"	Examples: happy → "the happiest" "silly" → "the silliest"
other 2-syllable adjectives	usually use "the most..."	Examples: candid → "the most candid"
3-or-more-syllables	always use "the most..."	Examples" "the most amazing" (3-syl) "the most fascinating" (4-syl)
irregular adjectives	these change completely!	Examples: good - better - the best bad - worse - the worst

That was __ (easy) reading test I’ve ever taken.
1. easyest
2. easiest
3. the easiest
I think the San Diego Zoo is __ (interesting) zoo in America.
1. the interestingest
2. the most interesting
3. most interesting
The annual San Diego “Comic-Con” is __ (big) comic book / science fiction / fantasy convention in the world.
1. the most big
2. the bigest
3. the biggest
I used to live in Tokyo. It’s one of __ (safe) cities in the world.
1. the most safe
2. safest
3. the safest
It’s expensive to live in Tokyo, but it’s not as expensive as Hong Kong. Hong Kong is (expensive) big city in the world.
1. the expensivest
2. most expensive
3. the most expensive
I really like this restaurant! That was __ (good) lasagna I’ve ever eaten.
1. the goodest
2. the best
3. the most good
Would you like to hear __ (funny) joke I’ve ever heard?
1. the funniest
2. the funnest
3. the most funny
The Tivoli Lodge in Vail, Colorado, is one of __ (beautiful) hotels in the United States.
1. beautifulest
2. the most beautiful
3. the beautifulest
Don’t take the subways in Tokyo during morning rush hour if you can avoid it – Tokyo has __ (crowded) ones in the world.
1. the crowdedest
2. most crowded
3. the most crowded
Bermuda is listed every year as one of __ (friendly) islands in the Caribbean.
1. the friendliest
2. the friendlyest
3. friendliest
I love that teacher! She’s __ (nice) teacher I’ve ever had in my life.
1. the most nice
2. nicest
3. the nicest
Have you seen the Disney movie “Maleficent”? That was one of __ (bad) movies of 2014!
1. the baddest
2. the most bad
3. the worst
My mom said she is __ (happy) when she is watching her kids succeed.
1. happiest
2. happyest
3. the happiest
The Cheesecake Factory is one of __ (popular) restaurants on the 16th Street Mall in Denver.
1. popularest
2. the popularest
3. the most popular