Superlatives
   
  Below are 12 pictures of different people, animals and things.
  Above the superlative adjectives and nouns that go with them.
   
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  Recommended dictionary: Cambridge Online Dictionary. 
   


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
     
 
 
  • The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is "floccipaucinihilipilification", with 29 letters, meaning "the action of estimating as worthless".
  • The fastest big cat is the cheetah, which can run at 100 km/h.
  • The commonest surname in the world is Chang. There are at least 104 million in the world. The slowest land mammal is the three-toed sloth, whose average speed is only 6-8 feet (1.83-2.44 metres) a minute.
  • The richest cat in the world was Charlie Chan, who received $250,000 when its owner died.
  • The most venomous animal in the world is the golden dart-poison frog, which has enough poison to kill 2,200 people.
  • The wettest place in the world is Tutunendo, Colombia, where the average annual rainfall is 463.4 inches (11770 mm).
  • The highest mountain in the world is Mt Everest, which measure 29,028 ft. (8848 metres).
  • The nearest planet to Earth is Venus, which is 25,700,000 miles (41,360,000 km) away.
  • The newest island in the world is Fukuto Kuokanaba, which appeared after a volcanic eruption in 1986.
  • The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird, which measure 2.24 inches (5.68 cm) in total length and weighs 0.056 ounces (1.58 grams).
  • The most valuable tooth belonged to Sir Isaac Newton and was sold in 1816 for £730.
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