Worksheet 84: (CONTINUED)
Using the list your teacher assigns your group, decide together if you would use most or -est to form the superlatives of the words. Then use the other 10 copies to survey native speakers about which form they think is correct.
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GROUP 5:
GROUP 6:
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most
-est
1. red 2. common 3. heavy 4. expensive 5. weak 6. shy 7. humid 8. safe 9. delicious 10. shallow
1. new 2. pleasant 3. dry 4. dangerous 5. soft 6. uncanny 7. unpopulated 8. fat 9. boring 10. appetizing
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GROUP 8: most
1. small 2. silly 3. valuable 4. nervous 5. loud 6. merry 7. polluted 8. dark 9. relaxed 10. joyous
-est
most
-est
most
-est
1. sour 2. noisy 3. embarrassing 4. homesick 5. sad 6. hungry 7. discouraged 8. quiet 9. popular 10. ghoulish
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