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two consonants (other than y)y preceded by a consonantsilent eone consonant preceded by 2 vowelsW, x or y preceded by a vowelone consonant (other than w, x or y),preceded by a single stressed vowelfastdrybraveloudnewfatfasterdrierbraverloudernewerfatterfastestdriestbravestloudestnewestfattestSee Exercise 11.ii. Irregular adjectivesAs can be seen from the following table, the superlative forms of the English irregularadjectives are closely related to the comparative forms of these adjectives.English Irregular AdjectivesPositive Form Coml1arative Form SUl1erlative Formbad worse worstfar farther or further farthest or furthestgood better bestlittle less leastmany more mostmuch more mostIt should be noted that the adjective far has two superlative forms, farthest andfurthest, corresponding to the two comparative forms farther and further; and alsothat the adjectives many and much share the same superlative form, most,corresponding to the comparative form more.See Exercise 1 2.iii. The superlative form preceded by TheThe superlative forms of adjectives are usually preceded by the, and followed by thenouns they modify. For example, in the following sentences, the superlative formstallest and fastest are preceded by the and followed by the nouns boy and runner.e.g. Frank is the tallest boy in the class.Nancy is the fastest runner on the team.The first example indicates that no other boy in the class is as tall as Frank. The secondexample indicates that no one else on the team is as fast a runner as Nancy.This type of construction is summarized below, followed by examples.superlativethe + form of + nounadjectiveThis is the newest building in the city.They are the best students I have met.