Both

English and Spanish use

superlatives to express the highest or lowest
degree of a quality.

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 This construction is used to form superlatives.
Note that the noun is always preceded by a
definite article and that de is equivalent to the
English in or of.

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 The noun can be omitted if the person, place,
or thing referred to is clear.

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 Atencin! While ms alone means more,
after el, la, los or las, it means most.
Likewise, menos can mean less or least.
Es el caf ms rico del pas.
Its the most delicious coffee in the country.
Es el men menos caro de todos stos.
It is the least expensive menu of all of these.

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 Here are some irregular superlative forms.

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 The absolute superlative is equivalent to
extremely, super, or very. To form the
absolute superlative of most adjectives and
adverbs, drop the final vowel, if there is one,
and add -simo/a(s).

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 Note these spelling changes.

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 Escribe el equivalente de las palabras en ingls.

la ms inteligente (the most intelligent) de

1. Marisa es ________________
todas.
2. Ricardo y Toms son _____ (the least boring) de la fiesta.
3. Miguel y Antonio son _____ (the worst) estudiantes
de la clase.
4. Mi profesor de biologa es _____ (the oldest) de la
escuela.

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