Level 05 – Step 05 : Superlatives (the + -est / most) (He is the bravest boy. This is the most beautiful flower.)
/Level 05 – Step 05 : Superlatives (the + -est / most) (He is the bravest boy. This is the most beautiful flower.)
＜🚪 Let’s Begin＞
/＜🚪 Let’s Begin＞
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to say one thing is the most or the best using superlatives.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to say one thing is the most or the best using superlatives.
🐧Igupen: What is a superlative and when do we use it?
/🐧Igupen: What is a superlative and when do we use it?
🦉Professor Owl: A superlative shows that something has the highest degree of a quality in a group, for example the bravest or the most beautiful.
/🦉Professor Owl: A superlative shows that something has the highest degree of a quality in a group, for example the bravest or the most beautiful.
🦉Professor Owl: I will also show many question forms so you can ask about the best or the most.
/🦉Professor Owl: I will also show many question forms so you can ask about the best or the most.
＜📚 Lesson ＞
/＜📚 Lesson ＞
What is a superlative?
/What is a superlative?
A superlative shows the highest or lowest degree of a quality among three or more things.
/A superlative shows the highest or lowest degree of a quality among three or more things.
Two common ways to make superlatives
/Two common ways to make superlatives
Add -est to short adjectives (one or two syllables): brave → bravest; small → smallest.
/Add -est to short adjectives (one or two syllables): brave → bravest; small → smallest.
Use the + most with longer adjectives (usually three or more syllables): beautiful → the most beautiful; interesting → the most interesting.
/Use the + most with longer adjectives (usually three or more syllables): beautiful → the most beautiful; interesting → the most interesting.
Basic structure: Subject + verb + the + superlative + (noun) + (optional: in/of + group).
/Basic structure: Subject + verb + the + superlative + (noun) + (optional: in/of + group).
Examples: He is the bravest boy. This is the most beautiful flower.
/Examples: He is the bravest boy. This is the most beautiful flower.
Spelling notes for kids: Double the final consonant for big → biggest; change y to i for happy → happiest.
/Spelling notes for kids: Double the final consonant for big → biggest; change y to i for happy → happiest.
Using “the” with superlatives: We usually use “the” before a superlative because we talk about one thing with the highest degree in a group.
/Using “the” with superlatives: We usually use “the” before a superlative because we talk about one thing with the highest degree in a group.
Questions with superlatives: Which boy is the bravest?
/Questions with superlatives: Which boy is the bravest?
Which flower is the most beautiful?
/Which flower is the most beautiful?
Is he the bravest student in the class?
/Is he the bravest student in the class?
Why is that book the most interesting?
/Why is that book the most interesting?
When was the coldest day of the year?
/When was the coldest day of the year?
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip: If the adjective is short, try -est; if it is long, use the + most, and always use “the” before the superlative.
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip: If the adjective is short, try -est; if it is long, use the + most, and always use “the” before the superlative.
＜🌼 Sample Sentences＞
/＜🌼 Sample Sentences＞
No.01 He is the bravest boy.
/No.01 He is the bravest boy.
No.02 This is the most beautiful flower.
/No.02 This is the most beautiful flower.
No.03 Mount Blue is the highest mountain in the region.
/No.03 Mount Blue is the highest mountain in the region.
No.04 That was the funniest joke today.
/No.04 That was the funniest joke today.
No.05 She is the smartest student in our class.
/No.05 She is the smartest student in our class.
No.06 This is the most interesting museum I have visited.
/No.06 This is the most interesting museum I have visited.
No.07 Today is the coldest day of the year.
/No.07 Today is the coldest day of the year.
No.08 That was the loudest clap in the show.
/No.08 That was the loudest clap in the show.
No.09 Who is the tallest player on your team?
/No.09 Who is the tallest player on your team?
No.10 Which cake is the most delicious?
/No.10 Which cake is the most delicious?
＜🎓 Practice exercises ＞
/＜🎓 Practice exercises ＞
Q1: Make the superlative: brave → _____.
/Q1: Make the superlative: brave → _____.
Q2: Choose: A) She is the most smartest in class. B) She is the smartest in class.
/Q2: Choose: A) She is the most smartest in class. B) She is the smartest in class.
Q3: Fill in: This is _____ (beautiful) flower in the garden.
/Q3: Fill in: This is _____ (beautiful) flower in the garden.
Q4: Spelling: big → _____ (use superlative).
/Q4: Spelling: big → _____ (use superlative).
Q5: Change with most: interesting → _____ (use with “the”).
/Q5: Change with most: interesting → _____ (use with “the”).
Q6: Write a question: Ask which student is the tallest in class.
/Q6: Write a question: Ask which student is the tallest in class.
Q7: True or False: We say “the most happiest” for happy.
/Q7: True or False: We say “the most happiest” for happy.
Q8: Convert: She is happier than her sister. → She is _____ of the three.
/Q8: Convert: She is happier than her sister. → She is _____ of the three.
Q9: Make a question: Ask if he is the oldest in his family.
/Q9: Make a question: Ask if he is the oldest in his family.
Q10: Combine into one sentence: He is brave. Tom is brave. Sam is brave. (Say who is the bravest.)
/Q10: Combine into one sentence: He is brave. Tom is brave. Sam is brave. (Say who is the bravest.)
Answers
/Answers
A1: the bravest.
/A1: the bravest.
A2: B is correct → She is the smartest in class.
/A2: B is correct → She is the smartest in class.
A3: the most beautiful.
/A3: the most beautiful.
A4: the biggest.
/A4: the biggest.
A5: the most interesting.
/A5: the most interesting.
A6: Which student is the tallest in the class? (example)
/A6: Which student is the tallest in the class? (example)
A7: False → We say “the happiest” not “the most happiest.”
/A7: False → We say “the happiest” not “the most happiest.”
A8: the happiest.
/A8: the happiest.
A9: Is he the oldest in his family? (example)
/A9: Is he the oldest in his family? (example)
A10: Sam is the bravest. (example)
/A10: Sam is the bravest. (example)
＜🦉 Closing ＞
/＜🦉 Closing ＞
🦉Professor Owl: Great work today.
/🦉Professor Owl: Great work today.
Remember: short adjectives → add -est; long adjectives → the + most; and always use “the” before the superlative.
/Remember: short adjectives → add -est; long adjectives → the + most; and always use “the” before the superlative.
🐧Igupen: I will try asking many superlative questions in class and reading to find examples.
/🐧Igupen: I will try asking many superlative questions in class and reading to find examples.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep looking for the bravest, the biggest, and the most beautiful things around you.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep looking for the bravest, the biggest, and the most beautiful things around you.
