1 00:00:45,869 --> 00:00:51,990 This is the second video about the degrees of comparison in English, this time superlative adjectives. 2 00:00:55,170 --> 00:00:56,710 Jack is not very tall. 3 00:00:57,350 --> 00:00:59,530 Kate is taller than Jack. 4 00:01:00,250 --> 00:01:02,469 Mike is a bit taller than Kate. 5 00:01:03,369 --> 00:01:04,849 So Mike is the tallest. 6 00:01:10,469 --> 00:01:12,349 Tall, taller, the tallest. 7 00:01:12,909 --> 00:01:14,549 Small, smaller, the smallest. 8 00:01:14,890 --> 00:01:18,069 You already know about the comparative form of adjectives. 9 00:01:18,069 --> 00:01:23,290 Adjectives in the superlative form express the highest degree of certain quality 10 00:01:23,290 --> 00:01:30,000 We make the superlative form of one-syllable adjectives 11 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:35,180 by adding the suffix "-est", and the definite article "-ve", before the adjective 12 00:01:35,180 --> 00:01:36,079 The shortest 13 00:01:36,079 --> 00:01:40,819 If the adjective has a short vowel, we must double the consonant 14 00:01:40,819 --> 00:01:46,180 add the suffix "-est", and the definite article "-ve", the biggest 15 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:50,680 So let's look at the comparative and superlative forms together 16 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,359 Smaller – the smallest 17 00:01:53,359 --> 00:01:55,959 Taller – the tallest 18 00:01:55,959 --> 00:01:58,620 Older – the oldest 19 00:01:58,620 --> 00:02:01,079 Hotter – the hottest 20 00:02:01,079 --> 00:02:05,719 For example, Mike is the tallest guy in the office. 21 00:02:06,879 --> 00:02:09,460 Today is the hottest day of the year. 22 00:02:14,819 --> 00:02:18,020 Mike is the most sociable person in the office. 23 00:02:18,879 --> 00:02:20,960 Jack is the most helpful. 24 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:30,259 We make the superlative form of two and more syllable adjectives by adding the word the most before the adjective 25 00:02:30,259 --> 00:02:33,060 For example, the most sociable 26 00:02:33,060 --> 00:02:38,719 And again, let's read comparatives and superlatives together 27 00:02:38,719 --> 00:02:42,080 More sociable, the most sociable 28 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,560 More interesting, the most interesting 29 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,620 More boring, the most boring 30 00:02:48,620 --> 00:03:00,250 the opposite of the most is the least the least sociable the least interesting 31 00:03:00,250 --> 00:03:10,430 the least boring more examples John is the most sociable boy in the class this 32 00:03:10,430 --> 00:03:18,340 is the most interesting book I have like comparatives superlatives also have some 33 00:03:18,340 --> 00:03:23,900 special rules two and more syllable adjectives ending and why usually make 34 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:31,219 their superlative forms by replacing Y with I and the suffix EST for example 35 00:03:31,219 --> 00:03:39,659 the easiest more comparative and superlative forms like this easier the 36 00:03:39,659 --> 00:03:50,460 easiest lazier the laziest happier the happiest funnier the funniest but there 37 00:03:50,460 --> 00:03:55,039 is another way two and more syllable adjectives ending in Y can also make 38 00:03:55,039 --> 00:03:59,479 the superlative form with the help of the most before the adjective for 39 00:03:59,479 --> 00:04:08,599 example the most easy more easy the most easy more lazy the most lazy more happy 40 00:04:08,599 --> 00:04:17,740 the most happy more funny the most funny Jack is the best speaker at the 41 00:04:17,740 --> 00:04:24,500 conference so let's look at the irregular adjectives again good better 42 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:35,879 the best bad worse the worst far further the furthest or far farther the farthest 43 00:04:35,879 --> 00:04:42,500 the feathers door led to a kitchen today is the worst day ever 44 00:04:42,500 --> 00:04:53,459 Jack is my best friend Mike is the tallest of all his colleagues Jack is 45 00:04:53,459 --> 00:05:00,000 the most experienced of all there are some more or less fixed structures with 46 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,800 superlatives for example a superlative plus the preposition of when we talk 47 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:10,259 about a representative of some group for example Mike is the tallest of all his 48 00:05:10,259 --> 00:05:21,730 colleagues Jack is the most experienced of all Kate is by far the most organized 49 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:29,579 person in the company to make a superlative adjective stronger we use 50 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:35,339 the intensifier by far before the superlative Kate is by far the most 51 00:05:35,339 --> 00:05:44,319 organized person in the company Jack is by far the best project manager one more 52 00:05:44,319 --> 00:05:49,600 structure is one of plus superlative when we talk about a representative of a 53 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:58,439 group she is one of the best singers in the world and finally the structure an 54 00:05:58,439 --> 00:06:03,060 ordinal number plus a superlative adjective you remember ordinal numbers 55 00:06:03,060 --> 00:06:05,060 the first, the second, the third 56 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:09,620 it is the second largest city in the world