Comparatives and superlatives in this lesson we are going to learn about some advanced comparative structures such as double and repeated comparatives as well as about some special rules and exceptions affecting both comparative and superlative adjectives. Modifying comparisons grammar intermediate to upper. Comparative and superlative forms with erest and moremost are always used to talk about a quality which is greater in amount relative to others. Some adjectives have an irregular comparative form. Use a comparative er or more or a superlative est or most.
Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish. Comparative and superlative exercises intermediate level. Use of when the thing person being compared belongs to the same. English esl comparison comparative and superlative. Exercise 1 comparative and superlative forms solutions. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences. Comparatives superlatives editable with answers esl worksheet by vikral. Choose the correct form of the adjective in parentheses. Comparatives superlatives esl activities worksheets games.
Comparative and superlative adjectives efl esl activities. See more ideas about teaching english, english lessons and learn english. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. When we want to talk about similarities and differences we can use adjectives in their comparative forms max is taller than judy.
Using comparative adjectives perfect english grammar. Adjectives activities grammar activities english activities grammar lessons grammar and vocabulary english vocabulary english phonics english words english lessons. The exercises are designed for practising structures from the easiest ones by choosing the correct one to writing your own comparisons. Comparison of adjectives mixed exercises comparison of adjectives rules and examples. With some twosyllable adjectives only an er or est ending is possible. English grammar practice exercise, for pre intermediate and intermediate level. Comparative and superlative adjectives exercises with answers. This worksheet contains 18 conversation or quiz cards, an. Thousands of grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and exam prep exercises.
Exercise 2 a common problem of advanced students is the difference between aslike. We usually add er and est to onesyllable words to make comparatives and superlatives. If we want to talk about a quality which is smaller in amount relative to others, we use the forms less the opposite of comparative more, and the least the opposite of superlative the most. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of comparative and superlative adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises. Read the following text and list the topic, main ideas and conclusion in the diagram below text. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. English esl comparison comparative and superlative, upper. Upper intermediate error correction page esl lounge. Students solutions advanced grammar exercise 1 comparative and superlative forms.
Comparative and superlative adjectives article onestopenglish. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl comparatives and superlatives comparatives and superlatives interactive worksheets language. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Elementary level grammar worksheets students choose either comparative or superlative to fill the spaces. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level.
Explore 1 read the article about consumer societies. Comparisons use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. There are 5 activities 1complete with the comparative form 2choose the right option 3rewrite using asas 4complete the sentences. Elementary level grammar worksheets students choose either comparative or superlative to fill the spaces comparative and superlative. A chart of common comparative and superlative adjectives. Use of when the thing person being compared belongs to the same category as the object of the comparison, otherwise use in. Adjectives of one or two syllables form their comparative forms by adding er to the. Fill in the table with the right degree of the adjectives. Comparison of adjectives with free online exercises, examples and sentences. This image by is licensed under the creative commons zero cc0 license an overview of the comparative and superlative adjectives which explains what rules you need to follow when using adjectives in english with examples and exercises to help you learn. Comparatives and superlatives interactive and printable pdf esl activities. Comparative and superlative exercise english grammar.
A worksheet to practise comparative and superlative sentences. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures correctly. Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets. Our hotel was cheaper than all the others in the town. Changing adjectives to comparative and superlative form. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. Comparatives and superlatives interactive and downloadable. A find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Meat and veg vending machines do roaring trade in coronavirus crisis. Use this exercise to apply your students knowledge of comparatives and superlatives to an interesting theme. Unit consumer society comparatives and superlatives.
The less carbohydrates you consume, the healthier you will be. John is as tall as luke they are the same height the red shirt is as expensive as the blue shirt they are. Choose the correct answer in the following sentences. Feb 5, 2017 comparative and superlative adjectives are tricky for young. One syllable adjectives and adverbs add er for comparative and est for superlative. Comparative and superlative adjectives superlative. Intermediate english exercise comparative or superlative created by anonyme 09082008 with the test builder. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. In this exercise you will practise comparative and superlative adjectives. Most families in britain have pets and they treat them like members of the family, with the same love and devotion. Business english comparatives and superlatives lesson upperintermediate b2. Populate the first column of the table with the following adjectives.
Using comparative adjectives download this explanation in pdf here. From my point of view there are several reasons why british people care so much about. You can also use a noun in the same structure instead of an adjective or adverb. Apr 18, 2017 this grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures correctly. Start by drawing a table on the board with the columns adjective, comparative and superlative.
For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print. Comparatives and superlatives interactive worksheets. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class. People in consumer societies tend to live more comfortably.
Comparative and superlative adjectives rules and exercises. A collection of english esl comparison comparative and superlative, upperintermediate b2 worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learnin. We can use comparative adjectives to compare different things. We need a bigger garden we use than when we want to compare one thing with another she is two years older than me. In this exercise you will practise comparative and superlative adjectives, including their spelling and irregularities. You now have your pocket superlative adjectives to take. We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons this car is certainly better, but its much more expensive. Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree or a conjunction. 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. Cd228 a consumer is a person who buys things, and a consumer society is a society that encourages people to buy and use goods. Comparative cards page 7 any topic upper intermediate advanced instructions page 8 singular comparative cards page 9 plural comparative cards page 10 additional ideas and activities page 11 blank cards small page 12 blank cards large page chapter 1 the comparatives game. 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. This is true for comparative and superlative adjectives as well. Students get instant feedback at the click of a button.
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