Study the rules and complete the examples

The Superlative Form

When we want to compare one person or thing to a group of people or things, we use adjectives in the superlative form with 'the':

• Pete is 8. Tom is 5. Mark is 2. Mark is the youngest.

Short (1-syllable) adjectives: adjective + est:

• young – the youngest;
• strong – the [ ]

Short adjectives ending in –e: adjective + st:

• safe – the safest;
• nice – the [ ]
  .

Adjectives ending in a short vowel and a consonant: double the consonant + est:

• hot – the hottest;
• thin – the [ ]
  .

Adjectives with 2 syllables ending in -y: change –y into –i + est:

1. easy – the easiest;
2. funny – the [ ]
   .

Long adjectives (2 and more syllables): the most + adjective:

• interesting – the most interesting;
• exciting – the [ ]
  .

Some adjectives can use –est or the most + adjective:

1. clever – the cleverest or the most clever;
2. narrow – the [ ]
   or the [ ]
   .

Some adjectives are irregular:

• good – the best;
• bad – the worst.