Superlative

The superlative is used to say what thing or person does something to the greater degree within a group or of its kind. Superlatives can be preceded by 'the'.

When an adverb ends in -ly, most is put in front of the adverb.

For example:-

• "Jill did her homework most frequently."

The rule for forming the superlative of an adverb is if it has the same form as an adjective add the suffix -est to the end.

For example:-

• "Jill was the fastest."

The following irregular adverbs are exceptions:-

• 'well' becomes 'the best'
• 'badly' becomes 'the worst'
• 'little' becomes 'the least'

For example:

• "Jill was the best student in the class."
• "Jack was the worst student in the class."
• "To lose the most weight you need to eat the least."