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Business English: Tip of the Week: Superlatives
Every week this short podcast covers a specific point of English to help you improve your language skillsThis week’s tip of the week is how to use superlatives.
There are two simple rules to remember when using superlatives;
For short adjectives: add –est
For long adjectives: use most
We also usually add the at the beginning before the adjective.
Short adjectives:
These are adjectives with one syllable such as old and fast.
They also include adjectives with two syllables ending in –y such as happy and easy.
The normal rule is simply add “-est” to the adjective. So old → the oldest
There are three variations to this rule for short adjectives:
Variation 1: if the adjective ends in –e, just add –st, so late → the latest
Variation 2: if the adjective ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, then you double the last consonant. So big → the biggest
Variation 3: if the adjective ends in –y, change the y to i. So happy → the happiest
Long adjectives:
These are adjectives with two syllables and not ending in –y such as modern and pleasant.
They also include all adjectives with three or more syllables such as expensive and intellectual.
The normal rule is use “most” before the adjective, so modern → the most modern and pleasant → the most pleasant
► With some two-syllable adjectives, we can use “–est” or “most”. For example:
- quiet → the quietest/most quiet
- clever → the cleverest/most clever
- narrow → the narrowest/most narrow
- simple → the simplest/most simple
► Exceptions: the following adjectives have irregular forms:
- good → the best
- bad → the worst
- far → the furthest
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FTD.de, 07.09.2012
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