For example:

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Forming the superlative

Form	Rule	For example
Words of one syllable ending in "e".	Add -st to the end of the word.	wide - widest
Words of one syllable, with one vowel and one consonant at the end.	Double the consonant and add -est to the end of the word.	big - biggest
Words of one syllable, with more than one vowel or more than one consonant at the end.	Add -est to the end of the word.	high - highest
Words of two syllables, ending in "y".	Change "y" to "i", and add -est to the end of the word.	happy - happiest
Words of two syllables or more, not ending in "y".	Place "the most" before the adjective.	beautiful - the most beautiful

Some superlatives have irregular forms:

Positive	Superlative
Adjectives:
good	best
well	best
bad	worst
far	farthest/furthest
little	least
many	most
much	most
some	most
Adverbs:
badly	worst
ill	worst
well	best

Note: "the" is almost always used before the superlative adjectives.

Examples:

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
• It is the most expensive restaurant I've ever been to.
• Jill is the best student in the class.
• Jack is the worst student in the class.
• In our solar system the planet Pluto is the furthest planet from the Sun.
• The black dog is the biggest.
• The house at the end of the street is the nicest.

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