A comparative adjective is used for comparing two people or things. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. My latin class is more boring than my english class. Comparatives and superlatives printable worksheets.
We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. Then, students must rewrite the sentences provided, correcting the mistakes in each one. Comparative and superlative adjectives efl esl activities. Comparative and superlative adjectives busy teacher. All three of these forms can be used to compare people and things. These are direct links to all the comparatives and superlatives online activities on this site. Adjectives are followed by than in the comparative form. Adjective comparative superlative long longer than the longest fast faster than pretty the prettiest beautiful more beautiful than ugly uglier than thin the thinnest fashionable more fashionable than 2. We use the comparative form of the adjective before than. We recommend updating yours to the latest version for the best experience. Fun pdf comparative adjective worksheets, esl activities, games and interactive worksheets to help teach comparatives to level students. We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. There are 5 activities 1complete with the comparative form 2choose the right option 3rewrite using asas 4complete the sentences. The tricky thing for students is learning when to apply the comparative ending er.
Comparative adjectives exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Kenneth beare is an english as a second language esl teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience. This is one of the best exercises on comparative and superlative adjectives because it is clearer and easier to understand. Save hours of lesson preparation time with the entire busyteacher library. My students find the table easy to understand and use and it helps them get their heads around degrees of comparison. In this lesson you will listen to a recording about three different countries. Students get to express their opinions using comparisons and superlative statements. Comparatives superlatives esl activities worksheets games. Introduction to irregular adjectives this esl grammar worksheet introduces students to the comparative and superlative forms of some irregular adjectives.
Esl puzzles comparative worksheets kids worksheets. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets. This resource covers the formation and spelling rules for comparative adjectives. Aug 16, 2017 comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for kids stay safe and healthy. When we want to compare two people, places, or things in english, we can use comparative adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives esl free download as pdf file. Esl comparative and superlative board game listening and speaking activity preintermediate a2 30 minutes this intriguing comparatives and superlatives board game helps students practice making comparative and superlative sentences by giving opinions and stating facts. Advanced grammar thethe comparatives esllounge student. The exercises progress from separate adjective and adverb tasks to mixed exercises to ensure students know the difference between the forms. This esl lesson plan contains activities and games for teaching comparative and superlative adjectives to intermediate level students b1.
There must be a better way after your english language learners are familiar with adjectives in general, introduce them to comparative and superlative adjectives. Resources and materials for esl teachers including free esl handouts and quizzes, pdf lesson plans, teacher articles and a directory of teaching and reference resources. A find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Intermediate fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb in parentheses. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. A downloadable esl sentence completion worksheet to practise comparative adverbs. Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus. Comparatives and superlatives esl adverb adjective scribd. The six types of rules are categorized on separate sheets for easy reference. Also provides access to questions from students and teaching forum topics. A collection of english esl comparison comparative and superlative worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to.
What is the comparative form of these adverbs and adjectives. For those teachers who have recently had to make the switch to online teaching due to the covid. Comparative and superlatives for beginners share flipboard email print. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Esl library may not function properly in older browsers. Choose the correct form base adjective, comparative, superlative. This esl grammar worksheet introduces students to the comparative and superlative forms of some irregular adjectives. An explanation and overview of the use of the comparative and superlative forms for beginning level esl efl english students.
Aug 16, 2017 comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for kids. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class. Printable comparatives and superlatives worksheets, english. We need a bigger garden we use than when we want to compare one thing with another she is two years older than me.
English esl comparison comparative and superlative worksheets. Put the adjectives in the correct form comparative. Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for kids. Comparative and superlatives exercise english grammar. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. When we want to compare two people, places, or things in english, we can use comparative adjectives the tricky thing for students is learning when to apply the comparative ending er. Students need to slap their desks with their hand if they know the comparative form e. Comparatives, superlatives, zoo animals, wild animals. Beginner comparatives and superlatives learn english. Make learning fun by using these fans and puzzles to teach the rules of comparison for adjectives and one adverb. Comparatives and superlatives worksheets teach kids to read with phonics materials for teaching phonics.
Comparatives and superlatives pdf esl interactive and printable activities. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. This game replaces the previous game which is now phased out due to unsupported technology. Comparative adjectives adjective worksheet, comparative. In the uk, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the usa. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of comparative and superlative adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises. English esl comparison comparative and superlative. Six exercises for practicing comparative and superlative degrees. Printable comparatives and superlatives worksheets. Apr 30, 2015 after your english language learners are familiar with adjectives in general, introduce them to comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparatives, superlatives, zoo animals, wild animals, space. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. This worksheet asks students to practice turning adjectives into comparative and superlative adjectives.
To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a subscription. Students complete sentences by choosing an adjective from a list and forming a comparative adverb. Esl comparative adjectives activity listening, speaking and writing preintermediate a2 30 minutes in this comparative adjectives activity, students conduct a class survey where they ask and answer. Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate form of the adjective or adverb. The table logically shows the differences between comparative and superlatives adjectives and how to form them. This page has grammar exercises related to comparatives and superlatives. Comparison exercises type comparative and superlative forms. Esl comparatives and superlatives worksheet writing activity elementary a1a2. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one.
The language focus is comparative and superlative adjectives. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. A chart of common comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparing things superlative adjectives esl kidstuff. Practice comparatives and superlatives with vocabulary from nature and world geography with this esl vocabulary and grammar interactive monkey fun game for preintermediate bigger than, longer than, biggest, longest, tallest etc. A worksheet to practice comparative and superlative adjectives. If youre an ios or android user, try this lesson out on the tefl handbook app. In this lesson, students learn and practice making comparisons using the equative, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives.
For use by members of esl library in accordance with membership terms. One syllable part adjectives that have only one syllable part or adjectives that end in y use er to form comparatives and est to form superlatives. We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons this car is certainly better, but its much more expensive. Jun 26, 2017 this grammar exercise tests your ability to use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Practice different verb tenses present simple tense, present practice prepositions for, in, to, from, by, at, on, since, practice food quantities partitives a.
Feel free to use these activity ideas in your esl classes. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for. Good vs well exercise exercise 2 multiple choice adjectivesadverbs. For each sentence, choose the correction combination of comparatives to make a sentence. Comparatives and superlatives practice esl activities games. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan.
Through various writing and speaking tasks, students practice the equative, comparative, and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson. The material is contextualized, hitting on some fun popular culture iphones, superman, justin bieber etc a great way to practice the more advanced comparative and superlative structures. A superlative adjective is used for comparing one person or thing with something else. Superlative adjectives compare more than two things.
Ask the first student who slapped hisher hand for the answer. Look at the worksheet and the description and decide which one to print. Comparatives,superlatives esl grammar, nature, world. Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish. Esl games for student practice and classroom teaching.
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