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Superlative
                             It is used when you talk about one thing only and how it is the best, worst, etc.
                             There are certain rules applied for this grammar.

                            Adjective with   Add“–est”after theword
                            1-syllable      example:
                                            high →highest
                                            hard   → hardest
                                            easy  → easiest
                            Adjective with   Add the most before the word       Add–est on the adjective ended
                            2-syllable                                          with–y,–ow,–ly,and–er.
                                            example:                            example:

                                            boring      → the most boring       happy   →happier

                                             careful  →  the  most  careful     early     →earlier

                                            famous    → the most famous         clever   →cleverer

                                                                                narrow → narrower

                            Adjective with   Add the most before the word
                            3 or more       example

                            syllables       beautiful  → themost beautiful

                                            organized→ themost organized

                                             difficult    → themost difficult

                             *add of all/among after  the superlative
                             Examples of superlative sentence:
                             In my opinion, being a stuntman is the most dangerous job among others.


                  B. Change these adjectives into the correct superlative forms.
                  Example: low → lower; interested → more interested
                   No.          Adjective             Superlative form
                      1.   Long
                      2.   High
                      3.   Imaginative
                      4.   Stressful
                      5.   Difficult
                      6.   Flexible
                      7.   Promising

                  C. Make sentences in superlative forms with the words provided.
                  Example: (A policeman – dangerous)
                             A policeman’s job is the most dangerous job among others.

                      1.  (A nurse – long)

                         ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
                      2.  (A librarian – boring)

                         ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


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