Vatican City is ____ country in the world.
- A. smallest
- B. the smaller
- C. the smallest(correct answer)
- D. the most small
Why: Number one in the whole world: the + -est. Small is a short word, so not most.
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Superlative Adjectives Exercises with Answers
The tallest, the most beautiful, the best: pick number one from a group. Practise the + -est, the most, the best and the worst, in or of after them, and when two things need a comparative instead. Answers explained.
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Sample questions with answers
It was ____ film of the year. I nearly fell asleep.
- A. the most boring(correct answer)
- B. the boringest
- C. most boring
- D. the more boring
Why: Bor-ing has two syllables: the most boring. Don't forget the.
Yesterday was ____ day of the week, so we stayed inside.
- A. the hotest
- B. the hottest(correct answer)
- C. hottest
- D. the most hot
Why: Hot doubles its t, as in hotter. A superlative needs the.
Lessons on this topic
- Superlative Adjectives
How English picks number one in a group: the + -est for short adjectives, the most for long ones, the best and the worst, in and of.
