Introduction to irregular adjectives this esl grammar worksheet introduces students to the comparative and superlative forms of some irregular adjectives. 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. This worksheet asks students to practice turning adjectives into comparative and superlative adjectives. 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.
Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for kids. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of comparative and superlative adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises. Comparatives and superlatives esl free download as pdf file. There are 5 activities 1complete with the comparative form 2choose the right option 3rewrite using asas 4complete the sentences. Through various writing and speaking tasks, students practice the equative, comparative, and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs.
The exercises progress from separate adjective and adverb tasks to mixed exercises to ensure students know the difference between the forms. Esl efl resources activity type reading, writing, listening and speaking activity language focus comparatives and superlatives aim to practice comparative and superlative adjective forms and structures. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class. One syllable adjectives you make the comparative and superlative of onesyllable adjectives ending in e adding r and st. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals.
Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. An explanation and overview of the use of the comparative and superlative forms for beginning level esl efl english students. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Esl library may not function properly in older browsers. This is one of the best exercises on comparative and superlative adjectives because it is clearer and easier to understand. Free esl printable worksheets for teachers and children of english and esl. A collection of english esl worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach about library, library. Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify larger, smaller, faster, higher. Show your students an illustration of people of different heights, or ask three students to stand up. Students complete sentences by choosing an adjective from a list and forming a comparative adverb. Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus. 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.
I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. The six types of rules are categorized on separate sheets for easy reference. Marys house is the tallest of all the houses on the block. This esl grammar worksheet introduces students to the comparative and superlative forms of some irregular adjectives. 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. A worksheet to practice comparative and superlative adjectives. We recommend updating yours to the latest version for the best experience. For those teachers who have recently had to make the switch to online teaching due to the covid. A chart of common comparative and superlative adjectives. Feel free to use these activity ideas in your esl classes.
Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish. There are some rules to form the comparative and superlative. The comparative is used to compare two things and to demonstrate the. If youre an ios or android user, try this lesson out on the tefl handbook app. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. There are 24 adjectives task cards and 24 adverb task cards to help gain confidence in selecting the correct comparative or superlative adjectiveadverb. Lesson plans for esl kids teachers esl kidstuff lesson plan. Introduce the comparative of one syllable adjectives. The students then go on to do a comparison activity.
The following lesson focuses on first building understanding of the structure and of the similarity between the two forms inductively, as most students are at least passively familiar with the forms. Making comparative and superlative adjectives to make the comparative form of adjectives like bigger or more expensive and the superlative form like biggest or most expensive, first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective. Comparatives and superlatives esl adverb adjective scribd. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs 48 task cards scoot, grades 34 aligned. There must be a better way after your english language learners are familiar with adjectives in general, introduce them to comparative and superlative adjectives. Download any of our worksheets with the click of a button. Esl grammar activities games worksheets teach this esl. Introduce the comparative and superlative forms for one syllable adjectives. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one. Then, students must rewrite the sentences provided, correcting the mistakes in each one.
This game replaces the previous game which is now phased out due to unsupported technology. If the onesyllable adjective ends with an e, just add r for the comparative form and st for the superlative form. All the teaching resources come in userfriendly a4 pdf format with full teachers notes. And as there is not set rule for all adjectives, we must make sure students learn everything they need to know about comparatives and superlatives. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Comparatives,superlatives esl grammar, nature, world. Comparisons are odious says the old proverb, but in an esl class they are also very necessary. Comparatives and superlatives pdf esl interactive and printable activities. These adjectives form the superlative either by adding est or by preceeding the adjective with most. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Comparative and superlative adjective exercise 2 at auto. Comparatives and superlatives aim to practice comparative and superlative adjective forms and structures.
A comparative adjective is used for comparing two people or things. We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. Onesyllable adjective with final e comparative form superlative form large larger largest wise wiser wisest marys car is larger than maxs car. Comparative and superlative 1 comparative and superlative.
Use of when the thing person being compared belongs to the same category as the object of the comparison, otherwise use in. Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives list for. They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern. This esl lesson plan contains activities and games for teaching comparative and superlative adjectives to intermediate level students b1.
Comparatives and superlatives we use comparative and superlative adjectives when we want to compare and contrast things. A downloadable esl sentence completion worksheet to practise comparative adverbs. For use by members of esl library in accordance with membership terms. English esl comparatives worksheets most downloaded 312. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets. Comparatives superlatives esl activities worksheets games. Equative and nonequative form the superlative form of the adjective is used to compare at least three nouns or pronouns. Adjectives are followed by than in the comparative form.
The correct use of the comparative and superlative forms is a key ingredient when students are learning how to express their opinion or make comparative judgments. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Good vs well exercise exercise 2 multiple choice adjectivesadverbs. The second item of comparison can be omitted if it is clear from the context.
To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a subscription. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. If you are not sure whether a twosyllable adjective can take a comparative or superlative ending, play it safe and use more and most instead. A worksheet to practise comparative and superlative sentences. A superlative adjective is used for comparing one person or thing with something else. 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. Six exercises for practicing comparative and superlative degrees. Ask the first student who slapped hisher hand for the answer. Intermediate fill in the blank with the correct comparative form of the adverb in parentheses. Comparative, superlative adjective center activity for small groups or independent literacy station work during guided reading. Comparatives and superlatives practice esl activities games. Kenneth beare is an english as a second language esl teacher and course developer with over three decades of teaching experience.
Comparatives, superlatives, equatives comparatives are used to describe contrasts between two things. Esl comparatives and superlatives interactive worksheet or lesson online reading. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets most. Comparing things superlative adjectives esl kidstuff. Superlatives describe the contrast between one thing. Superlative adjectives compare more than two things.
Students need to slap their desks with their hand if they know the comparative form e. Students use a chart to record the comparative form and the superlative form of 24 adjectives. In this lesson, students learn and practice making comparisons using the equative, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives. Beginner comparatives and superlatives learn english. This worksheet contains 18 conversation or quiz cards, an interview box. Esl puzzles comparative worksheets kids worksheets. The comparative and the superlative english grammar ef. Make learning fun by using these fans and puzzles to teach the rules of comparison for adjectives and one adverb. Use comparative and superlative expressions to speak more idiomatically. The common occurrence of prepositions like of, for. Esl puzzles comparative worksheets kids worksheets esl. Preparation make one copy of the lesson for each student. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. Comparative and superlatives for beginners share flipboard email print.
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