Superlatifs en Anglais (-est/most) | Cours Complet pour Seconde

Utilise "the -est" ou "the most" pour montrer qu'un élément est le plus dans un groupe.

Exemple : Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

Utilise "the least" pour montrer qu'un élément est le moins dans un groupe.

Exemple : This is the least expensive option.

Ajoutez "-est" à la fin de l'adjectif et "the" devant.

Exemples : tall → the tallest, big → the biggest, fast → the fastest

Structure : The + adjective + est + noun + in/of + group

Changez le -y en -i et ajoutez -est.

Exemples : happy → the happiest, easy → the easiest, busy → the busiest

Dupliquez la dernière consonne et ajoutez -est.

Exemples : big → the biggest, hot → the hottest, thin → the thinnest

Utilisez "the most" avant l'adjectif.

Exemples : beautiful → the most beautiful, interesting → the most interesting, difficult → the most difficult

Structure : The most + adjective + noun + in/of + group

Utilisez toujours "the most" même s'ils ont seulement deux syllabes.

Exemples : careful → the most careful, famous → the most famous, dangerous → the most dangerous

Certains adjectifs courts ont des formes superlatives irrégulières.

Exemples : good → the best, bad → the worst, far → the furthest/farthest

Utilisez "the most" avant l'adverbe.

Exemples : carefully → the most carefully, quickly → the most quickly, slowly → the most slowly

Structure : Subject + verb + the most + adverb + in/of + group

Ajoutez "-est" à la fin de l'adverbe et "the" devant.

Exemples : fast → the fastest, early → the earliest, hard → the hardest

Certains adverbes ont des formes superlatives irrégulières.

Exemples : well → the best, badly → the worst, far → the furthest/farthest

Subject + be + the + adjective + est + noun + in/of + group

Subject + be + the + most + adjective + noun + in/of + group

Exemples : She is the tallest girl in the class., This is the most interesting book I've ever read.

Subject + be + the + least + adjective + noun + in/of + group

Exemple : This is the least expensive option available.

Subject + verb + the + most + adverb + in/of + group

Subject + verb + the + adjective + est + in/of + group

Exemple : She sings the most beautifully of all singers.

Le groupe de comparaison est introduit par "in" (dans un lieu) ou "of" (d'un groupe).

Exemples : the tallest in the world, the most beautiful of all cities

Certains adjectifs à deux syllabes peuvent prendre -est OU most.

Exemples : clever → the cleverest/the most clever, quiet → the quietest/the most quiet, simple → the simplest/the most simple

En général, -est est plus courant pour les adjectifs familiers.

Utilisez "the most" pour les adjectifs composés.

Exemples : the most good-looking, the most long-lasting, the most easy-going

Utilisez "the most" pour les deux types.

Exemples : the most interested/the most interesting, the most excited/the most exciting

Certains superlatifs sont utilisés pour exprimer une qualité extrême sans comparaison.

Exemples : She is absolutely perfect., This is completely impossible.

1. Mount Fuji is _______ (high) mountain in Japan.

2. This is _______ (expensive) restaurant in the city.

3. She runs _______ (fast) of all athletes.

4. This is _______ (difficult) problem in the book.

5. He works _______ (hard) in the company.

1. Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.

2. This is the most expensive restaurant in the city.

3. She runs the fastest of all athletes.

4. This is the most difficult problem in the book.

5. He works the hardest in the company.

1. Tom is young. His brother is younger. His sister is the youngest of the three. (Transformez la troisième phrase)

2. This movie is good. That movie is better. This one is the best of all. (Transformez la troisième phrase)

3. Mary is intelligent. Her sister is more intelligent. Mary is the most intelligent in the family. (Transformez la troisième phrase)

4. This car is fast. That car is faster. This one is the fastest of all cars. (Transformez la troisième phrase)

5. This book is boring. That book is less boring. This one is the least boring. (Transformez la troisième phrase)

1. His sister is the youngest of the three.

2. This one is the best of all.

3. Mary is the most intelligent in the family.

4. This one is the fastest of all cars.

5. This one is the least boring.

1. This book is the most interestinger than the last one.

2. She is the most tall in the class.

3. This movie is the most beautifully of all.

4. He runs the most fast in the race.

5. This is the more better solution.

1. This book is the most interesting of all. (Supprimez "er" après "most")

2. She is the tallest in the class. (Utilisez "-est" pour les adjectifs courts)

3. This movie is the most beautiful of all. (Beautiful est un adjectif, pas un adverbe)

4. He runs the fastest in the race. (Fast est un adverbe court, utilisez "-est")

5. This is the best solution. (Ne mélangez pas comparatif et superlatif)

1. Classez trois villes françaises en termes de population.

2. Classez trois films en termes d'originalité.

3. Classez trois sports en termes de popularité.

Paris is the most populated city in France.

Lyon is the most beautiful city among the three.

Marseille is the least expensive to live in.

The original movie is the most creative of all.

Football is the most popular sport in France.

Erreur: This is the most tallest mountain.

Correct: This is the tallest mountain. / This is the most beautiful city.

Erreur: She is tallest girl in class.

Correct: She is the tallest girl in class.

Erreur: He is the goodest student.

Correct: He is the best student.

Erreur: He is the tallest than himself.

Correct: He is the tallest in the room.

Structure: The + adjective + est + noun + in/of + group

Exemple: She is the tallest girl in the class.

Structure: The + most + adjective + noun + in/of + group

Exemple: This is the most beautiful city in Europe.

Structure: Subject + verb + the + adverb + est + in/of + group

Exemple: He works the hardest of all.

Structure: The + least + adjective + noun + in/of + group

Exemple: This is the least expensive option.

Comment forme-t-on le superlatif de "beautiful" ?

Réponse: the most beautiful (car c'est un adjectif long avec 3 syllabes)

Quelle est la forme correcte : "the most tallest" ou "the tallest" ?

Réponse: the tallest (on n'utilise pas "most" avec les adjectifs courts)

Complétez: "She runs _______ (fast) of all runners."

Réponse: the fastest (car "fast" est un adverbe court)

Quelle est la forme superlative de "good" ?

Réponse: the best (forme irrégulière)

Exemple: Our new product is the most efficient on the market.

Exemple: She is the hardest worker in our department.

Exemple: This novel is the most captivating book of the year.

Exemple: The protagonist is the bravest character in the series.

Exemple: The results show that Method A is the most accurate of all approaches.

Exemple: Students performed the best in the experimental group.

Un syllabe → "the + -est", Deux syllabes ou plus → "the + most"

Exception : Les adjectifs à deux syllabes se terminant par -ful, -less, -ous prennent "the most"

Good → The Best, Bad → The Worst, Far → The Furthest/The Farthest, Little → The Least, Much → The Most

Les superlatifs doivent toujours être précédés de "the". Jamais d'oublier "the" devant un superlatif.

Classez des objets, des personnes ou des situations dans votre vie quotidienne en anglais.

Créez des phrases superlatives avec des adjectifs que vous connaissez.