Hook

Comparing two things is useful — but what about comparing one thing to everything else? “Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.”

Notice

“She’s the tallest person in our class.” — “This is the most expensive restaurant in town.” — “That was the worst movie I’ve ever seen.”

Rule

Short adjectives add the ___est: tall → the tallest, big → the biggest. Longer adjectives use the most + adjective: expensive → the most expensive. Irregular: good → the best, bad → the worst, far → the farthest/furthest. Superlatives always take “the” and often finish with “in” (in the world) or “of” (of all).

Practice

  1. Everest is ______ (high) mountain in the world. Answer: the highest
  2. This is ______ (good) coffee I’ve ever tasted. Answer: the best
  3. That was ______ (bad) day of my life. Answer: the worst
  4. She’s ______ (intelligent) student in the class. Answer: the most intelligent
  5. This is ______ (cheap) hotel in the city. Answer: the cheapest

Connect

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This lesson supports: I can use simple descriptive language to compare people and things.

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