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SUPERLATIVE WITH SHORT ADJECTIVES:
Dialog: "I have the coolest costume!"

We use the superlative to talk about something or someone we isolate from others to say it has more of a specific quality than all others. A "short adjective" is an adjective with either one syllable, or a two syllable adjective that ends in "Y".

FORM:
THE + ADJECTIVE + (-EST) + NOUN

• The fastest man won the race. (O homem mais rápido ganhou a corrida.)
• My brother has the greatest books. (Meu irmão  tem os melhores livros.)
• She is the tallest girl in her class. (Ela é a garota mais alta da sala dela.)

For adjectives ending with Y preceded by a consonant, the "Y" is substituted by "I"; as in these examples with pretty and dirty:

FORM:
THE + ADJECTIVE + (-IEST) + NOUN

• She is the prettiest girl in her neighborhood. (Ela é a garota mais bonita do bairro.)
• Mario�s room is the dirtiest. (O quarto do Mário é o mais sujo.)

Note that for the adjectives good and bad we do not use the regular superlative form:

Good= the best

Bad= the worst

• My mother makes the best chocolate cake. (A minha mãe faz o melhor bolo de chocolate.)
• The worst singer won the competition. (O pior cantor ganhou a competição .)