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Hello, year three. So we are going to be doing some speaking practice about superlatives.

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That sounds like a very big, scary word, but it's actually very simple.

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So don't worry. What is a superlative?

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A superlative is when an adjective is at the highest form that it can be, for example, strongest or fittest.

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No one can be stronger than the strongest or fitter than the fittest.

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So how do you make an adjective into a superlative?

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The most common way is by adding E-S-T to the end of the word.

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We have three examples here.

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So strong is strongest. Kind, kindest. Fast, fastest.

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There are two other simple ways to make a superlative.

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When a word is only three letters long, you need to repeat the last letter and then add EST.

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So you can see here, fit, we've added an extra T and added EST to make fittest.

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Big, with an extra G, an EST, biggest.

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There is one exception, however, which is old.

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Old doesn't need an extra D. It is simply oldest.

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Next, we have funny.

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You will see when the word ends in a Y, you must replace that with an I, with E-S-T.

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So funny is funniest.

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Now, using what we have just learned, can you make sentences with these superheroes?

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So, for example, number one, she is the bravest.

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Can you now do number two with strong? Great.

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And what about number three, clever? Number four, funny.

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Number five, fit. Good. And now last, number six, kind. Very good. Now, I want you to think about

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your own family. And looking at these adjectives here, young, old, tall, short, slow, and fast.

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Can you complete the sentence with the person of your family and also the ending to the superlative?

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I have made a note here. If it applies to you, then you simply say, I am the youngest in my family.

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If I was answering number one, I would say, my brother is the youngest.

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Could you now complete number two with old? Good. Now, who could be tall in your family?

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And now the opposite, short. Number five, slow. This could be running or swimming.

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And number six, fast. There we are. Great work.