Superlative Adjectives: A2 Exercises

Every answer with the reason behind it. Read the explanation for the ones you got right as well — that is where you find out whether you were right for the right reason.

Multiple choice questions — answers

1. Everest is ___ mountain in the world. → the highest

A superlative takes the, and high is short so it adds -est.

2. That was ___ meal I have ever eaten. → the best

Good is irregular and becomes the best.

3. This is ___ restaurant in the whole city. → the most expensive

Expensive is long, so it takes the most.

4. Yesterday was ___ day of the year so far. → the hottest

A short vowel plus a single consonant doubles before -est.

5. It was ___ decision I have ever made. → the worst

Bad is irregular and becomes the worst.

6. Which shop is ___ from here? → the furthest

Far is irregular and becomes the furthest or the farthest.

7. She is ___ student in the class. → the busiest

Adjectives ending in -y change the y to i before -est.

8. It's the biggest park ___ the country. → in

Places and groups take in after a superlative.

9. That was the happiest day ___ my life. → of

Periods of time take of after a superlative.

10. This is ___ interesting book on the subject. → the most

A long adjective needs the most, with the article.

11. Which sentence is correct? → He is the tallest of the three.

Three things means a superlative, and tall is short so it takes -est.

12. It's ___ film I've seen this year. → the funniest

Funny ends in -y, so it becomes the funniest.

13. Of all the options, this one costs ___. → the least

Little is irregular and becomes the least.

14. She's one of ___ people I know. → the kindest

One of + superlative + plural noun is a fixed pattern.

15. That is ___ excuse I have ever heard. → the weakest

Weak is a one-syllable adjective and takes -est.

16. Which word usually follows a superlative in a sentence about experience? → ever

The best meal I have ever eaten is the standard pattern.

17. January is ___ month of the year here. → the wettest

Wet doubles its final consonant before -est.

18. This route is ___ but not the shortest. → the safest

A superlative needs the even when the noun is left out.

19. He gave ___ answer of anyone in the room. → the most careful

Careful is a two-syllable adjective that takes the most.

20. It was ___ winter since records began. → the mildest

Mild is one syllable, so it takes the -est ending.

Fill-in-the-blank questions — answers

1. That was the ___ film I have ever seen. → worst

Bad is irregular and becomes the worst.

2. This is the ___ hotel in the city — nobody can afford it. → most expensive

A long adjective takes the most before it.

3. August is usually the ___ month here. → hottest

Hot doubles its final consonant before -est.

4. She's the ___ person in our family — she reads three books a week. → cleverest

Clever is a two-syllable adjective that also accepts -est.

5. It was the ___ day of my life when my daughter was born. → happiest

Adjectives ending in -y change y to i before -est.

6. Which of these three routes is the ___ ? → shortest

Comparing three things needs the superlative.

7. That is the ___ thing anyone has ever said to me. → kindest

Kind is one syllable, so it takes -est.

8. Of everyone here, he has travelled the ___. → furthest

Far is irregular in the superlative too.

9. It's the ___ museum in Europe, with over eight million visitors. → busiest

Busy ends in -y, so it becomes the busiest.

10. This is the ___ chair in the house — nobody wants to sit on it. → least comfortable

The least is the opposite of the most with long adjectives.

11. He is the ___ player on the team by ten years. → oldest

Old is short and takes -est.

12. That was the ___ decision we could have made — everything went wrong. → worst

Bad becomes the worst in the superlative.

13. It's the ___ book she has written so far. → best

Good is irregular, so the superlative is the best rather than the goodest.

14. This is the ___ street in the whole town at night. → quietest

Quiet takes -est rather than the most.

15. Of all the exams, chemistry was the ___. → hardest

Hard is one syllable and takes -est.

16. She has the ___ handwriting of anyone I have met. → neatest

Neat is short, so it takes -est.

17. Which is the ___ river in the world? → longest

Long is one syllable and takes -est.

18. It was the ___ journey of the whole trip. → most tiring

Tiring is a long adjective and needs the most.

19. This was the ___ crowded beach we found all week. → least

The least reduces a quality to the minimum in the group.

20. He is one of the ___ musicians in the country. → finest

Fine ends in -e, so it simply adds -st.

Sentence structure: word ordering — answers

1. Point out a historic structure to a visitor. → This is the oldest building in town.

Point out a historic structure to a visitor.

2. Praise a trip above all others. → That was the best holiday we ever had.

Praise a trip above all others.

3. Describe a child's position by age. → She is the youngest in her class.

Describe a child's position by age.

4. Report severe weather with an irregular form. → It was the worst storm for years.

Report severe weather with an irregular form.

5. Ask a travel agent about the lowest price. → Which is the cheapest flight on Tuesday?

Ask a travel agent about the lowest price.

6. Praise a stretch of coast with a long adjective. → This is the most beautiful beach here.

Praise a stretch of coast with a long adjective.

7. Say who has the longest commute. → He lives the furthest from the office.

Say who has the longest commute.

8. Report something extremely amusing. → It was the funniest thing I had seen.

Report something extremely amusing.

9. Give a fact about rainfall across the year. → July is the driest month of the year.

Give a fact about rainfall across the year.

10. Point out the cheapest of several choices. → That is the least expensive option.

Point out the cheapest of several choices.

11. Ask about height across a group. → Who is the tallest person in the room?

Ask about height across a group.

12. Compare three tests and pick one out. → This was the easiest exam of the three.

Compare three tests and pick one out.

13. Describe the most crowded transport hub. → It is the busiest station in the country.

Describe the most crowded transport hub.

14. Praise one talk above all the others. → She gave the most convincing presentation.

Praise one talk above all the others.

15. Describe an unusual account. → That is the strangest story I know.

Describe an unusual account.

16. Say which day has the least noise. → Sunday is the quietest day here.

Say which day has the least noise.

17. Use the one of + superlative pattern. → He is one of the kindest people here.

Use the one of + superlative pattern.

18. Point out the weightiest bag. → This is the heaviest suitcase of all.

Point out the weightiest bag.

19. Ask about the hardest item in an exam. → Which was the most difficult question?

Ask about the hardest item in an exam.

20. Report a record low temperature. → It was the coldest night of the winter.

Report a record low temperature.