142 UNIT 12
GRAMMAR
Superlative adjectives
1
Books closed. Write the following on the board and
ask the students to say what these are all examples of
(superlative adjectives). If necessary, accept answers in
the students’ L1:
the fastest
the smallest
mobile phone in the world
the most expensive
Books open. Ask the students to find the superlative
adjectives in the article.
Answers
… is one of the worst things you can do.
it’s the best place to watch a movie …
The world’s earliest mouse …
IMDb is probably the oldest website …
Your keyboard is one of the dirtiest things in your home.
… even the smallest ones …
The world’s largest and widest screen …
GRAMMAR REFERENCE AND PRACTICE ANSWER KEY TB PAGE 248
2
Invite three volunteers to stand at the front. Ask the
students to compare two of them, e.g.
Daniel is taller
than Sonia.
Then, ask them to say something about
the third student, e.g.
Jon is the tallest.
Next, ask the
students to look at the superlative adjectives they found
in the article and say how we form them. Point out
that the spelling rules are the same as for comparative
adjectives. Also point out that there are some irregular
adjectives, e.g.
good
,
bad
and
far
.
Answers
Adjective
Comparative
Superlative
Regular
big
bigger
the biggest
famous
more famous
the most famous
early
earlier
the earliest
thin
thinner
the thinnest
beautiful
more beautiful
the most beautiful
young
younger
the youngest
