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We use superlatives to compare one person or thing to several others. For example,
Paris is the most beautiful city I’ve ever seen.
This means that I’ve seen several cities and I consider Paris as the number one in terms of being beautiful.
In a similar way to comparatives, there are two ways to use superlatives. When you want to say that one person or thing is superior to all others in that group, you need to use ‘the most’. When you want to say that one person or thing is inferior to all others in that group, you need to use ‘the least’.
The most
Similarly to comparatives, we use ‘the most’ in different ways according to the length of the adjectives:
1) The most for long adjectives.
If an adjective has two or more syllables, we add ‘the most’ in front to create the superlative form. For example:
She’s the most determined candidate we’ve seen today.
It’s the most difficult part of my job.
This is the most successful year the company’s ever had.
2) -est for short adjectives
If an adjective has one syllable, or two syllables with -y as the second syllable, we add -est to create the superlative. For example:
It’s the shortest route to the stadium.
What’s the longest flight you’ve ever taken?
He’s the nicest guy I’ve met here.
As with comparatives, if an adjective ends in a vowel and consonant (e.g. sad) you need to double the final consonant. For example, saddest, fittest, hottest.
3) Irregular superlatives
The same adjectives that are irregular for comparatives are also irregular for the superlative form:
good – best
bad – worst
far – furthest (U.K. English) farthest (US English)
fun – fun
Here are some examples:
Is this the best place to eat in town?
Yesterday’s performance was my worst ever.
Alaska is the furthest state from Florida.
That was the most fun I’ve had in a long time!
- The least
We use ‘the least’ to say that someone or something has an inferior quality, size or characteristic compared to all others of its type. Simply put ‘the least’ in front of any adjective. For example:
Cleaning the floor is my least favorite type of housework.
The least difficult tense in English is the present simple.
He’s the least active person I know. He’s very lazy.
- As … as
There is another way to compare people and things in English which is using as + adjective + as. We use this form to say that things are or aren’t the same. For example:
I’m as tall as my brother. (We are the same height.)
This book isn’t as good as that one. (The quality of the books is not the same.)
Are you as hungry as I am? (Are we hungry in the same way?)
Using comparatives, superlatives and as + as.
Here are some examples of each of these forms with the same adjective:
- ‘Nice’
My new neighbors are nicer than the last ones.
The previous neighbors were less nice.
Mr Berry is the nicest neighbor I have.
Mr Lewis isn’t as nice as Mr Berry.
‘Challenging’
Her new job is more challenging than her last job.
Her last job was less challenging.
It’s the most challenging job she’s ever had.
Her last job wasn’t as challenging as this one. The vocabulary you need to know to understand the matters
1. Most = paling
2. Previous = sebelumnya
3. Furthest = paling jauh
4. in a long time = dalam jangka waktu lama
5. Another way = cara lain
6. Similarly (conj) = demikian pula
7. The worst ever = terburuk yang pernah ada
8. As nice (adj) as you = sebaik kamu
Nb : as followed by adj + as + object
9. House work = pekerjaan rumah
10. Flight = penerbangan
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