SUPERLATIVE


Superlatives express the maximum degree of a characteristic of an element with respect to others of its same group or condition.














The fastest car is the blue one.
El coche más rápido es el azul.

The superlative degree denotes quality in the highest degree and as in Spanish, "the" is used in front of the adjective in the superlative form
Ejemplos:
Juan is the fastest .(Juan es el más rápido.)


Angela’s room is the cleanest.(La habitación de Angela es la más limpia.)


I am the tallest.(Soy el más alto.)


New York is the biggest city in the United States.(Nueva York es la ciudad más grande de los Estados Unidos.)
Nota: Si el adjetivo es posesivo, no se usa “the”. Además no se usa “the” si comparamos algo con si mismo.
Ejemplos:
His smartest student is Lisa. (Su estudiante más lista es Lisa.)



New York is coldest in January.(Nueva York es más frío en enero.)


Form (forma)
Hay unas reglas para formar el comparativo y superlativo.
1. Para adjetivos de una sílaba:
Comparativo
Superlativo
añade: “-er”
  faster
añade: “-est”
  fastest

2. Para adjetivos de una sílaba que terminan en “e”:
Comparativo
Superlativo
añade: “-r”
  nicer
añade: “-st”
  nicest
3. Para adjetivos de una sílaba que terminan en consonante + vocal + consonante:
Comparativo
Superlativo
añade: consonante + “-er”
  hotter
añade: consonante + “-est”
  hottest
4. Para adjetivos de dos silabas que terminan en “y”:
Comparativo
Superlativo
sustituye “y” por: “-ier”
  funnier
sustituye “y” por: “-iest”
  funniest
5. Para adjetivos de dos o más silabas:
Comparativo
Superlativo
añade: “more”/“less”
  more beautiful
  less beautiful
añade: “the most”/“the least”
  the most beautiful
  the least beautiful
6. Adjetivos irregulares:         
Adjetivo
Comparativo
Superlativo
  good
  better
  best
  bad
  worse
  worst
  far
  further
  furthest
Nota: Algunas cualidades no pueden variar en intensidad o grado porque son extremos, absolutos o adjetivos de clasificación. Estas cualidades no tienen forma comparativa o superlativa.
Ejemplos:
Extremos
freezing(helado)


excellent(excelente)
Absolutos
dead(muerto)


unique(único)
Clasificación
married(casado


domestic(doméstico)

EJERCICIO 
Write the superlative structure of the adjective in parentheses.
Ejemplo 


Last Saturday was (wen) day of the year











1) The church is (old)building in our town.







2) John is (careful) driverI know.







3) Our city is (polluted)in Spain.







4) That film was (good)I've seen.







5) This chair is(comfortable) in the house.







6) Helen is (beautiful)girl in our class.







7) Today was (tiring) dayof my life.







8) Luke is (lucky) person Iknow.







9) Ecija is (hot) town inSpain.







10) Einstein was (clever)man of the twentieth century.

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