English · CEFR Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 41
The elephant is the biggest animal
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At the zoo
- EmmaAlex, look at that elephant. It's huge!
- AlexWow! The elephant is the most big animal here!
- EmmaYes! But short adjectives take "-est", not "most". Say "the biggest animal".
- AlexAh, I see. "The elephant is the biggest animal here."
- EmmaExactly! So which animal is the most dangerous?
- AlexThe tiger is the most dangerous! But I like the monkeys the best.
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Mountains or the sea?
- JackEmma, do you prefer the mountains or the sea?
- EmmaI love the sea the most. But the mountains are beautiful too.
- JackTrue. Mount Fuji is the most famous mountain in Japan. And it's very tall.
- EmmaReally? I think the Nile is the longest river in the world.
- JackYou're right! Nature has the biggest and the most beautiful places.
- EmmaYes! Let's plan a trip. I want to see the tallest trees and the smallest birds.
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- animal
nounanimal
- elephant
nounelephant
- rabbit
nounrabbit
- bird
nounbird
- monkey
nounmonkey
- tiger
nountiger
- mountain
nounmountain
- sea
nounsea
- river
nounriver
- tree
nountree
- nature
nounnature
- strong
adjectivestrong
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The superlative: the biggest, the most beautiful
Explanation
In ch26 you learned the comparative to compare two things: "She is taller than me". The superlative picks out the number one of a whole group — "the tallest of all". There are two ways to make it. SHORT adjectives (one syllable) add "-est" and take "the": big → "the biggest", tall → "the tallest", fast → "the fastest", small → "the smallest". If a short adjective ends in "-y", change y → i: happy → "the happiest". LONG adjectives (two or more syllables) use "the most": "the most dangerous", "the most beautiful", "the most expensive". Always put "the" before a superlative, and you can add "in" or "of" for the group: "the tallest boy IN the class", "the biggest OF all the animals". Note: Many languages mark every superlative with a single word, so learners often use "most" with a short adjective: "the most big" ✗. A short adjective takes "-est": "the biggest" ✓.
Examples
- The elephant is the biggest animal.The elephant is the biggest animal.
- The tiger is the most dangerous.The tiger is the most dangerous.
- This bird is the smallest.This bird is the smallest.
- Mount Everest is the highest mountain.Mount Everest is the highest mountain.
- He is the tallest boy in the class.He is the tallest boy in the class.
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