Introduction
Superlatives are primarily used for "Degrees of Comparison". Superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that is the greatest degree of a given descriptor. Examples: Largest, Biggest, Most Beautiful. Superlatives is used as a comparative degree similar to the math greater than or less than symbols. The article World Superlatives lists some of the worlds greatest elements.
Superlatives
Superlatives in English Grammar describes a noun that has more of some quality than any other. It is a comparative degree similar to the math greater than or less than symbols. Most of the Superlatives are formed by adding “est” like large-largest, few forms are irregular like Bad-Worst there are few other exceptions.
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Longest | Mountain Range | Andes (South America) |
| Longest | Animal | Blue Whale |
| Longest | Bullet train | China |
| Longest | Elevated cycle path | China |
| Longest | Non stop train | Flying Scoutsman |
| Longest | Wall | Great wall of China |
| Longest | Platform (Railway) | Gorakhpur (U.P.) India (1355.4 m) |
| Longest | Day | June 21 (in Northern Hemisphere) |
| Longest | Jump animal | Kangaroo |
| Longest | Poisonous snake | King Cobra |
| Longest | Tunnel (Road) | Laerdal, Norway |
| Longest | Canal Tunnel | Le Rove Tunnel, France |
| Longest | River | Nile |
| Longest | Flight | Qatar Airways |
| Longest | Rail Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel, France |
| Longest | Strait | Tatar Strait |
| Longest | Life span (animal) | Tortoise |
| Longest | Epic | The Mahabharata |
| Longest | Railway | Trans-Siberian Railway |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Largest | Land animal | African Elephant |
| Largest | Continent | Asia |
| Largest | Peninsula | Arabia |
| Largest | River Basin | Amazon Basin |
| Largest | River by Volume | Amazon Basin |
| Largest | Sea bird | Albatross |
| Largest | Church | Basilica of St. Peter, Rome (Vatican City) |
| Largest | Country in population | China |
| Largest | Solar farm | China |
| Largest | Lake (Salt water) | Caspian Sea |
| Largest | Gulf | Gulf of Mexico |
| Largest | Dam | Grand Coulee – Concrete Dam (U.S.A) |
| Largest | Island | Green Land |
| Largest | Platform (Railway) | Grand Central Terminal, New York |
| Largest | Asian Desert | Gobi, Mongolia |
| Largest | Artificial Sun | Germany |
| Largest | Bay | Hudson Bay, Canada |
| Largest | Archipelago | Indonesia |
| Largest | Democracy | India |
| Largest | Palace | Imperical Palace (Beijing) China |
| Largest | Mosque | Jama Masjid, Delhi |
| Largest | Planet | Jupiter |
| Largest | Diamond Mine | Kimberley, South Africa |
| Largest | Lake (Artificial) | Lake Mead (Boulder) |
| Largest | Lake (Fresh water) | Lake Superior, U.S.A |
| Largest | Canal Tunnel | Le Rove Tunnel, France |
| Largest | Mosque | Masjid-al-haram, Saudi Arabia |
| Largest | Solar Plant | Morocco |
| Largest | Volcano | Mauna Loa, Hawaii |
| Largest | Park | National Park, Greenland |
| Largest | Bird | Ostrich |
| Largest | Country in area | Russia |
| Largest | Big-ship Canal | Suez canal (Red Sea and Mediterranean) |
| Largest | Delta | Sundarbans, India (8000 sq. miles) |
| Largest | Desert (world) | Sahara, Africa (84,00,000 sq. km) |
| Largest | Stadium | Strahov Stadium, Prague Czech |
| Largest | City in Population | Tokyo |
| Largest | Coral Formation | The Great Barrier Reef (Australia) |
| Largest | Diamond | The Cullman |
| Largest | Mammal | Whale |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Smallest | Contient | Australia |
| Smallest | Bird | Hummingbird |
| Smallest | Planet | Mercury |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Tallest | Building | Burj Khalifa, Dubai in U.A.E |
| Tallest | Animal on Land | Giraffe |
| Tallest | Minaret | Great Hassan Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco |
| Tallest | Minaret Great Hassan Mosque | Morocco |
| Tallest | Minaret (Free standing) | Qutub Minar, Delhi |
| Tallest | Statue | Statue of Liberty, New York, USA |
| Tallest | Tower | Tokyo Sky Tree, Japan |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest | Museum | British Museum (London) |
| Biggest | Bell | Great Bell, Moscow |
| Biggest | Library | Library of the congress Washington |
| Biggest | City in area | Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia |
| Biggest | Cinema House | Roxy (New York) |
| Biggest | Flower | Rafflesia (Java) |
| Biggest | Ocean | The Pacific |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | Mountain Peak (world) | Everest (Nepal) |
| Highest | Mountain Range | Himalayas |
| Highest | Capital city | La Paz, Bolivia |
| Highest | Volcano | Ojos del Salado, Chile |
| Highest | Plateau | Pamir (Tibet) |
| Highest | Waterfall | Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela |
| Highest | Country | Tibet |
| Highest | Lake | Titicaca (Bolivia) |
| Highest | Melting Point | Tungsten |
| Highest | City | Wenchuan (Tibet, China) |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Deepest | Lake | Baikal (Siberia) |
| Deepest | Rail Tunnel | Seikan Tunnel, France |
| Deepest | Ocean | The Pacific |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Driest | Lake | Atacama Desert, South Africa |
| Driest | Place | Death Valley (California) |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Busiest | Canal | Baltic White Sea Canal |
| Busiest | Port | Rotterdam, Netherland |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Fastest | Animal | Cheetah |
| Fastest | Bird | Peregrine Falcon |
| Swift |
| Superlatives | Type | Place/Animal/Others |
|---|---|---|
| Brightest | Star | Sirius |
| Brightest | Planet | Venus |