SUPERLATIVES. What are they? Superlatives are used to say that something is the “most” or the...

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SUPERLATIVES

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Page 1: SUPERLATIVES. What are they? Superlatives are used to say that something is the “most” or the “least”. Examples: Spanish class is the worst class. Pizza.

SUPERLATIVES

Page 2: SUPERLATIVES. What are they? Superlatives are used to say that something is the “most” or the “least”. Examples: Spanish class is the worst class. Pizza.

What are they?•Superlatives are used to say that something is the “most” or the “least”.•Examples:•Spanish class is the worst class.•Pizza is the best food.•I am the least important person in my family.

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In Spanish•To form the superlative in Spanish, it works like this:•Definite Article (el, la, los, las)•The noun you are talking about•Más (most) OR menos (least)•Adjective to describe the noun

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Ejemplos•La clase de español es la clase más aburrida.

•La pizza es la comida más deliciosa.

•Profe es el profesor más feo.

•Graciela es la chica menos bonita.

•Profe es el profesor menos popular.

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Mejor/Peor•To say that something is “the best” or “the worst”, use mejor (best) or peor (worst).•However, mejor or peor go IN FRONT OF the noun.

•Definite article + mejor/peor + noun

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Ejemplos•Profe es el peor profesor en la escuela.

•La pizza es la mejor comida.

•Mi cama es la peor cama en la casa.

•Mi amigo es el mejor estudiante en la clase.

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You try•In the following slides, create a superlative about the noun in the picture and use the adjective given to you.

•Say both the positive and the negative superlative.

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Comida / sabroso

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•La hamburguesa es la comida más sabrosa.

•La hamburguesa es la comida menos sabrosa.

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Cantante (singer) / talentoso

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•Sam Smith es el cantante más talentoso.

•Sam Smith es el cantante menos talentoso.

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Clase / interesante

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•La clase de ciencias es la clase más interesante.

•La clase de ciencias es la clase menos interesante.

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Película / popular

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•Star Wars es la película más popular.

•Star Wars es la película menos popular.

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Mi amigo Jorge / Feo

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•Mi amigo Jorge es mi amigo más feo.

•Mi amigo Jorge es mi amigo menos feo.

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Restaurante / mejor/peor

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•Five Guys es el mejor restaurante.

•Five Guys es el peor restaurante.

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Clase / mejor/peor

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•La clase de historia es la mejor clase.

•La clase de historia es la peor clase.

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Película / mejor/peor

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•Tommy Boy es la mejor película.

•Tommy Boy es la peor película.