
Superlative Adjectives
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World Languages
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5th - 12th Grade
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Phil Dillinger
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Superlative Adjectives
Are formed with either -issimus, -illimus, or -rrimus
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Superlative is the best
the longest, the clearest, the fiercest
or
most fortunate, most intelligent, etc.
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1st/2nd declension adjectives that end in -us
drop the -us and add:
-issimus (masculine)
-issima (fem)
-issimum (neuter)
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Most 3rd declension adjectives
go to the genitive singular drop the -is and add:
-issimus (masculine)
-issima (fem)
-issimum (neuter)
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6 -ilis adjectives
6 adjectives that end in -ilis do double l's, drop the -is and add:
-illimus (masculine)
-illiima (fem)
-illimum (neuter)
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-er ending adjectives
whether 2nd declension -er like pulcher/liber or 3rd -er like acer, celer, or celeber
-rrimus (masculine)
-rrima (fem)
-rrimum (neuter)
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Look for double constants
-issimus, -llimus, or
-rrimus
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Superlative adjectives decline using 1st and 2nd declension endings
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Multiple Choice
Pick the best translation for the underlined word in the sentence:
The girl was the happiest of all the children.
felicissima
felicissimus
laetissimus
felicior
laetior
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Multiple Choice
Pick the best translation for the underlined word in the sentence:
The boy was the happiest of all the children.
felicissima
felicissimum
laetissimus
felicior
laetior
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Multiple Choice
Pick the best translation for the underlined word in the sentence:
The rock was thinest of all the objects.
gracillima
gracillior
gracillimum
gracillimus
gracilius
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Multiple Choice
Pick the best translation for the underlined word in the sentence:
Venus was prettiest of all the goddesses.
pulcherrimus
pulcherrimum
pulcherrima
pulcherior
pulcherius
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Multiple Choice
How are superlative adjectives declined?
like 1st and 2nd declension adjectives
like 3rd declension adjectives
like 4th declension nouns
like 5th declension nouns
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Multiple Select
Which of the following adjectives have -illimus as a nominative singular masculine superlative ending?
facilis
difficilis
humilis
omnis
levis
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Multiple Select
Which of the following adjectives have -rrimus as a nominative singular masculine superlative ending?
pulcher
acer
celer
par
ferox
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Multiple Select
Which of the following adjectives have -ssimus as a nominative singular masculine superlative ending?
gracilis
acer
laetus
par
ferox
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Poll
How do you feel about superlative adjectives?
I know them like I know the back of my hand
I feel pretty darn good about them
I am a little hazy on them
I am a lost little lamb
Superlative Adjectives
Are formed with either -issimus, -illimus, or -rrimus
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