最上級は比較級と同じようにして est をつける 最上級の前には the をつける（特定のグループの中でいちばん，と言っているから） He is the shortest in his family. 彼は家族の中でいちばん背が低い。 He can swim the fastest of the three. 彼は3人の中でいちばん早く泳げます。

不規則に変化するものは何回も言っておぼえる good/well → better, best bad → worse, worst（発音に注意：ウォーストではなくワ～スト） many/much → more, most little →less, least

健はクラスでいちばん背が高い。

• Ken is the tallest in his class.
• Ken is the shortest in his class.
• Ken is the greatest in his class.

彼女は3人の中でいちばん年上です。

• She is the oldest of the three.
• She is the youngest of the three.
• She is the tallest of the three.

この車は4台の中でいちばん小さいです。

• This car is not the biggest of the four.
• This car is the biggest of the four.
• This car is the smallest of the four.

これはレースでいちばん速い車です。 This is ( ) ( ) car in the race.

• the fastest

• the fastest car

この本はすべての中でいちばんぶ厚い。 This book is the thickest of all.

彼女は学校でいちばん賢そうに見えます。

• She looks the smartest at school.
• She is the fastest swimmer at school.
• She is the smartest student at school.

彼はクラスで一番忙しい。（答えは一つとはかぎらない）

• He is the freest in his class.
• He is the busiest in his class.
• He is busier than any other student in his class.

次の文を疑問文にして 今日は今年一番暑い日です。（文頭は大文字で） Today is the hottest day of the year. → ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) day of the year?

• Is today the hottest

• Is today the hottest day

• Is today the hottest day of the year?

このレストランはこの町でいちばんいいですか。はい，そうです。いいえ，そうではありません。（文頭は大文字で） ( ) this restaurant ( ) ( ) in the city?—Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.

• Is the best

• Is this restaurant the best

• Is this restaurant the best in the city?

• Is, the best

私は数学が一番嫌いです。 I like math the least.

あの日が一番幸せな日でした。

• That day was not the happiest day of my life.
• Was that day the happiest day of my life?
• That day was the happiest day of my life.

これは日本でいちばん大きい湖です。（答えは一つとはかぎらない）

• This is the largest lake in Japan.
• This lake is larger than any other lake in Japan.

彼はクラスで最も新しい携帯電話を使っています。 He uses ( ) ( ) phone in his class.

• the newest

• the newest phone

• He uses the newest phone in his class.

どれが街で一番高い建物ですか？ ( ) is ( ) ( ) building in the city?

• Which the tallest

• Which is the tallest

• Which is the tallest building

• Which is the tallest building in the city?

• Which, the tallest

私の母は家族でいちばん早く起きています。

• My mother does not get up the earliest in my family.
• Does my mother get up the earliest in my family?—No, she doesn't.
• My mother gets up the earliest in my family.

あなたの意見はみんなの中でいちばんいいですね。 Your idea is ( ) ( ) of all.

• the best

• the best of

• the best of all

• Your idea is the best of all.

あの問題が全部の中でいちばん簡単だった。 That problem ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) all.

• was the easiest of

• was the easiest of all

• That problem was the easiest of all.

彼女はクラスでいちばん友だちが多いです。 She has most friends in the class.