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Understanding Superlatives in English

The document discusses the use of superlatives - most and least - to highlight certain features. It provides examples of using most and least in sentences comparing things or places. It also discusses the contracted forms of most and least, and exceptions when using best instead of most good and worse instead of least bad. Students are given exercises to practice using most and least in sentences comparing different nouns.

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Understanding Superlatives in English

The document discusses the use of superlatives - most and least - to highlight certain features. It provides examples of using most and least in sentences comparing things or places. It also discusses the contracted forms of most and least, and exceptions when using best instead of most good and worse instead of least bad. Students are given exercises to practice using most and least in sentences comparing different nouns.

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Showing evident

characteristics
SUPERLATIVES

How do we highlight certain


features?
Instead of more than and less than we use
MOST and LEAST
Ex:
Beautiful: La Gasolina is the most beautiful song in the world
Or
Polluted: India and China are the most polluted countries in the world

Your turn now


Most or least?
1. The Turkas are the ___________ popular soap operas in Chile.
2. English is the _______________ interesting subject at school
3. Wake up early on a Monday is the most_____________ complicated task of
the weak.
4. Scarlett Johansson is the _____________ handsome woman in the world
5. Nahuelquin is the _____________ boring school in all Talcahuano.

Contracted form
Most: (est)
Least: (least) no changes
Ex:
High: The Everest is the highest mountain in the world
Or
Hot: The centre of the planet is the least hot place in the world

Your turn now


1. Simsimi is the___________ (funny) app for android
2. The Atacama desert is the ____________(dry) desert in the world
3. My grandfather is the ______________(old) member of my family
4. The cheetah is the ________________ (fast) animal on earth
5. Tata Nano is one of the _____________(cheap) and also _________ (slow) car
in the world
6. Ojos del salado is the ________________(short) hill in Chile

Exceptions
Good:
Best
Bad: Worse
Ex:
My best friend
My worse girlfriend

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