Superlative Form – Curso INGLES BASICO

CURSO DE INGLES GRATIS – NIVEL BASICO ELEMENTAL

WELCOME TO LESSON 23 – BIENVENIDOS A LECCION 23 – Superlative Form en inglés

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Espero estén todos bien. Hoy les traemos la clase de “The Superlative Form” de los adjetivos. También queria invitarles al nuevo chat que se ha hecho para practicar INGLES con los demas visitantes y/o alumnos virtuales. Espero verlos por allí para saludarles y conocerles.

The Superlative Form en inglés

Definition:

The superlative is the form of an adjective or adverb that shows which thing has that quality above or below the level of the others. It denotes the greatest degree regarding the quality of the adjective used. (usingenglish.com)

To use the superlative form please review adjectives CLICK HERE.

 

Example:

Brian is the tallest student in the class -> RECUERDEN DE UTILIZAR THE ANTES DE LA FORMA SUPERLATIVA

Paris is the most beautiful city in the world.

*Entonces, usamos “The superlative form” para comparar establecer la cualidad máxima del adjetivo en uno con relación al contexto. Es decir, es la forma del adjetivo o adverbio que espresa su mayor qualidad. SINECESITAS ADJETIVOS(HACER CLICK).

Por ejemplo:

“Mount Everest is the highest mountain” quiere decir que el Monte Everest es la montaña mas alta. No hay mas alta que el Everest y expresa su supremacia con respecto a las demas montañas en cuanto al adjetivo “high” que es alto.

Reglas para formar la forma Superlativa en INGLES –

Superlative Form en inglés

In this following table we can learn the rules TABLE #1

Adjective

Rule

Example

With one syllable

  1. Ending in – e

Large

2.Consonant – Vowel – Consonant

Hot

3. All others

long

hard

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the + (adjective + –st)

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the  +(Double the consonant and add -est)

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the + (Adjective + –est)

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a) Jupiter is the largest planet

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b) The hottest place on earth is Ethiopia.

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c) The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world.

d) Math is the hardest subject in school.

Adjectives with two or more syllables

  1. Ending in –y

Easy

2.All others

important

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the +(Change the –y to –i and add –est)

the+[Use most (or least) before the adjective]

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e) The easiest subject for me is geography.

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f) The most important thing in life is love

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IRREGULAR FORMS (TABLE 2)

good – (the) best

bad – (the) worst

far -(the)furthest /farthest

Remember to use THE before the superlative form. Recuerden de usar “the” antes de la forma superlativa.

TAMBIEN CUIDADO CON LA TRADUCCION CON COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES. En español no es igual. Impriman las 2 tablas de esta lección y la lección 21 para que aprendan la regla y no tengan errores.

EXAMPLES:

Brian’s car is THE most expensive

LET’S PRACTICE

Exercises

1)  __________ (large)cucumber weighed 66lbs.

2) __________ (popular) tourist attraction in the United States is Disneyworld.

3) __________ (successful) songwriters are Paul Mccartney and the late John Lennon.

4)  __________ (heavy) baby at birth was a boy of 22 lbs. 8 oz. He was born in Italy in 1955

5)  __________ (fat) person was a man in New York.  He weighed almost 1200 lbs.

6)  One of __________ (famous) painters was Pablo Picasso.

7)  __________ (long) attack of hiccups lasted 67 years.

8)  __________ (big) omelet was made of 54,763 eggs.

ONLINE EXERCISES / EJERCICIOS EN LINEA

Superlative exercises:

http://www.inglesmadrid.com/superlativo-31c.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/super.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/Adjectives/CompSup.htm

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/

Superlative Vs Comparative

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=comparative-superlative-forms

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom2.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/espanglishtips/testcomp.html