Superlative Adj.-Adv.

Superlatives:
Adjectives and adverbs
Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city, has been voted the

best city in the world to live in. Zurich’s parks make
it one of the greenest cities in the world, its air is the
least polluted and it’s one of the cities where you
can travel most comfortably. And with the third
lowest crime rate, it is certainly one of the safest.
Presentation
Use the superlative form to show that one thing or person in a group has got more or less of a
quality than all the others in the same group: Zurich is Switzerland’s largest city. (= no other
city in Switzerland is larger.)
Adjectives
To form superlative adjectives, use -est or most / least.
Some adjectives have two possible superlative forms: most polite / politest, most gentle /
gentlest
Some adjectives are irregular: good → best, bad → worst, far → furthest
the and possessive adjectives
You often use the, a possessive or possessive ’s before a superlative adjective: The best city,
its best attraction, Switzerland’s largest city.
Common expressions
Superlative adjectives are often used with …

• one / some of the …: one of the greenest cities, some of the cleanest water
• the second / third etc. … in …: the third lowest in Europe
• the most … ever …: the most exciting city you’ll ever visit
Adverbs
Form superlative adverbs in the same way as superlative adjectives, using -est or most / least.
Some adverbs are irregular: well → best, badly → worst

We can use superlative adverbs both with and without the:
It’s the city where you travel most comfortably / the most comfortably.
Exercises
1 Complete the text by adding most or -est to the adjectives in brackets. Make any
necessary spelling changes.
Tierra del Fuego is one of the 1 ____________________

(fascinating) places on earth. Its snowy mountains offer some
of the 2 ____________________ (spectacular) views you will
ever see. The 3 _________________ (high) peak stands at 2448
m above sea level. The 4 ____________________ (easy) access
to Tierra del Fuego is from Argentina, and Ushuaia is the 5
____________________ (popular) destination with tourists.
But the 6 ____________________ (southern) town in South America, and the world, is Puerto Toro,
Chile. It is one of the 7 ____________________ (small) towns in South America with a population of
under fifty people. A visit to Puerto Toro will certainly be one of the 8 ____________________
(unforgettable) experiences of your life.
2 Complete the sentences using most, least or -est and the adjectives and adverbs
in the box
cold expensive fast high hot northern small visited
1. Ulaan Batar, Outer Mongolia, is the ________________________ capital city in the

world. It has an average temperature of -13º C.
2. Bangkok is the ________________________ city in the world, with an average
temperature of 30º C all year round.
3. Chonqing, China, is probably the ________________________ growing city in the
world. Experts believe its size will double from ten million to twenty million in the next
thirteen years.
4. Paris is the ________________________ city in the world. It has over thirty million
tourists a year.
5. The Vatican City is probably the world’s ________________________ capital city. Just
under 1000 people live inside its walls.
6. La Paz, Bolivia, situated at 3640 m above sea level, is the ________________________
capital city in the world.
7. Asuncion in Paraguay is possibly the ________________________ capital city in the
world. The cost of living in Asuncion is only a third of the cost of living in New York.
8. Hammerfest, Norway, situated just outside the Arctic Circle, is one of the
________________________ cities in the world.
3  Complete the conversations with the comparative or superlative form of the

adjectives in brackets. Then listen and check.
Conversation 1
A: So, what did you think of Prague?

B: Amazing. It’s definitely 1______________________ (beautiful) than any of the other
cities I’ve visited so far. But, I must admit, the food is 2______________________
(good) in Paris.
Conversation 2
C: What’s 3______________________ (good) way to get to London?

D: Well, the train probably gets you there 4______________________ (quick). It’s
definitely 5______________________ (fast) than going by car.
Conversation 3
E: What was the hotel like?

F: Well, it wasn’t 6______________________ (comfortable) hotel I’ve ever stayed in!
It was on one of 7______________________ (busy) streets in the town – it was really
noisy. And the second night was 8______________________ (bad) than the first. The
air-conditioning wasn’t working and there was a party going on in the street. That was
probably 9______________________ (bad) night’s sleep I’ve ever had!
Answer key
1 Complete the text by adding most or -est to the adjectives in brackets. Make any
necessary spelling changes.
1. most fascinating 2. most spectacular

3. highest 4. easiest
5. most popular 6. most southern
7. smallest 8. most unforgettable
2 Complete the sentences using most, least or -est and the adjectives and adverbs
in the box
1. coldest 2. hottest
3. fastest 4. most visited
5. smallest 6. highest
7. least expensive 8. most northern
3  Complete the conversations with the comparative or superlative form of the

adjectives in brackets. Then listen and check.
1. more beautiful 2. better

3. the best 4. the quickest
5. faster 6. the most comfortable
7. the busiest 8. worse
9. the worst
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Source:
Hughes J., Dummett P., Stephenson H. (2019). Life Pre-intermediate. National Geographic
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Superlatives:

Adjectives and adverbs

Zurich, Switzerland’s largest city, has been voted the

To form superlative adjectives, use -est or most / least.

the and possessive adjectives

Superlative adjectives are often used with …

Some adverbs are irregular: well → best, badly → worst

Tierra del Fuego is one of the 1 ____________________

cold expensive fast high hot northern small visited

1. Ulaan Batar, Outer Mongolia, is the ________________________ capital city in the

3  Complete the conversations with the comparative or superlative form of the

A: So, what did you think of Prague?

C: What’s 3______________________ (good) way to get to London?

E: What was the hotel like?

1. most fascinating 2. most spectacular

3  Complete the conversations with the comparative or superlative form of the

1. more beautiful 2. better

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