1. Primary Six

2. We use superlatives when we compare three or more things. 1 kg 12 kg 6 kg pineapple watermelon melon The watermelon is the heaviest.

3. Short adjectives Spelling rules Examples In general + est tall  the tallest long  the longest short  the shortest Ending in -e + st large  the largest nice  the nicest Ending in a consonant + y Ending in a vowel + a consonant –y  -i + est double the consonant + est hung r y  the hungriest hap p y  the happiest fun n y  the funniest bi g  the big g est fa t  the fat t est we t  the wet t est Superlatives – short adjectives

4. Superlatives – long adjectives For adjectives that have more than two syllables, we put the most in front of the adjectives, e.g. beautiful the most beautiful interesting the most interesting We also put the most in front of some adjectives with two syllables, e.g. careful the most careful sporty the most sporty

5. Practice 1 AdjectivesSuperlatives kind interesting fit enjoyable exciting sporty funny anxious the kindest the most interesting the fittest the most enjoyable the most exciting the most sporty the funniest the most anxious

6. Look at the children’s memory books. Choose the correct superlatives. Lily Practice 2 Lily’s time was when she received the gold cup from the principal. happiestmost happy

7. Betty Betty’s time was when she lost in the drawing competition. sadestsaddest

8. Tony’s time was when he came first in the race. most excitingmost sporty Tony

9. Sam Sam’s time was when he gave a speech in the hall. most anxiousmost cheerful

10. Daniel Daniel is the pupil in class. He helps his teachers and classmates a lot. most patientmost helpful

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