Below is a list of the most common adjectives with their. This process of contrasting and comparing the superlatives and comparatives will lead us. Learn about comparatives and superlatives in with lingolia, then test. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. For twosyllable adjectives claudias hair is curlier than her mothers hair.
You may need to use both a superlative and a comparative. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. Marys house is the tallest of all the houses on the block. Students learn about the form and usage of equative, comparative, and superlative adverbs in this lesson. A chart of common comparative and superlative adjectives. Irregular forms bad irregular forms examples descriptive bad the weather last weekend was bad.
Add er to the end of onesyllable adverbs to form the comparative. Equative as good as he is as good as his brother in soccer. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Wrong difficult difficulter right boring less or more boring this prezi is more boring than the last one. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. In this exercise you will practise comparative and superlative adjectives, including their spelling and irregularities. There are 10 questions in this quiz and each question has only one true answer. Comparatives use comparative adjectives to express the idea of more1. Much less water flooded into the house than i expected. In this lesson, students learn and practice making comparisons using the equative, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives. Grammar test comparatives and superlatives do the test then write down your score. Equative comparative and superlative adjectives can.
A worksheet to practise comparative and superlative sentences. Comparative and superlative adjectives test 2 this comparative and superlative adjective test checks if you can use them both correctly in english. Good vs well exercise exercise 2 multiple choice adjectivesadverbs. Resources cheat sheets adjectives list of comparatives and superlatives. Comparative superlative adjectives november 24, 2014 mjasmine, grammar one comment comparison of adjectives. Unit consumer society comparatives and superlatives. Equative comparative and superlative adjectives can free download as pdf file. In english we use the comparative form to compare two things. Comparative form the comparative form is used to compare two nouns or pronouns. Superlative the best sheila is the best singer in the choir.
Comparatives, superlatives and equatives introduction. You can check the answers and learn the result of your quiz after you. A worksheet to practice comparative and superlative adjectives. Below is a list of the most common adjectives with their comparative and superlative forms. For onesyllable adjectives, leyla is shorter than her sister. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class. See the lesson on comparatives and superlatives for the rules on their form and use. Descriptive, comparative, superlative, and equative forms. This worksheet contains 18 conversation or quiz cards, an. Comparative worse than the new quarterback is worse than the old one. 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.
Latin grammar comparative and superlative adjectives duration. English esl comparatives worksheets most downloaded 312. Comparative and superlative adjectives download this explanation in pdf here. Choose the correct answer in the following sentences. Comparatives and superlatives pdf esl interactive and printable activities. The comparative form is used for comparing two actions or states she ate her lunch more quickly than joe did cant we go any faster the company performed better this year than last year i made my cough sound worse than it actually was the superlative is used for comparing one action or state with all the others in the same category the first stage of a divorce passes.
Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus. Learn how to use comparative and superlative forms in english. I think english homework is the easiest than history homework. Add the word more to make the comparative, and the word most to make the superlative. A find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. Keep it short and relatively simple, as the focus of this activity is to use the comparative and superlative, not to concentrate on reading. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl comparatives and superlatives comparative and superlative comparative and superlative id. Comparatives, superlatives, equatives comparatives are used to describe contrasts between two things. They can practice each type separately before trying combined exercises. To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a subscription.
Apr 21, 2015 english grammar superlative adjectives biggest, best, most beautiful, etc. The superlative le superlatif compares one thing against a whole group and expresses the idea of the most le plus or the least le moins. Onesyllable adjective with final e comparative form superlative form large larger largest wise wiser wisest marys car is larger than maxs car. There are 5 activities 1complete with the comparative form 2choose the right option 3rewrite using asas 4complete the sentences. Comparative adjectives exercise 1 perfect english grammar.
We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. Adjectives, comparatives, superlatives, and equatives. Complete the following sentences using a superlative est or most. Comparatives bigger than, superlatives the biggest and equatives as big as are ways of comparing things. Comparative and superlative adjectives test 2 learnenglish. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Nonequative not as good as the nile restaurant is not as good as the four seasons. A1 coursebook materialien zu unseren lehrwerken erwachsenenbildung unit 9 autorin. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. That was a really good meal, probably one of the i have ever. Choose the correct form base adjective, comparative, superlative. Comparatives superlatives esl activities worksheets games.
Some sentences have equatives and some have comparatives. There are three ways in which the comparative and superlative of adverbs are formed, depending on the spelling of the base adverb. Comparative and superlative adjectives compare two or more things. Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. Comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs page. Comparative and superlative adjectives why some comparative adjectives have double letters we will usually add more or less in front of the comparative adjective. If the students are in different reading classes or if you do not have access to their reading material, give them something short to read for homework. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below.
Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small. Equatives work in a similar way to comparatives and superlatives, but instead of pointing out differences they insist on similarities. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of comparative and superlative adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises. Comparative and superlative adjectives multiple choice test.
Comparative better than olga is a better dancer than leila. Give them names that your students will be familiar. The comparative le comparatif allows us to compare two nouns. Put the adjectives in the correct form comparative. 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. Nov 24, 2014 comparative superlative adjectives november 24, 2014 mjasmine, grammar one comment comparison of adjectives.
I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. Are these comparative and superlative sentences correct or wrong. Six exercises for practicing comparative and superlative degrees. In the uk, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the usa. If the onesyllable adjective ends with an e, just add r for the comparative form and st for the superlative form. You can compare things by using adjectives or adverbs, or nouns, but well deal here only with adjectives.
Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. Equative, comparative, and superlative adjectives by chris. Will you just be working in your office, or will you need to take the computer out on the road with you. My latin class is more boring than my english class. Multiple choice quiz choose the correct answer to make a correct sentence. Two things we use the comparative form of an adjective to compare two things. Comparative adverb than gas prices are rising faster than food prices. When we compare three or more things, we use the superlative form of the adjectives. This house is twice as big as the other one we saw. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4.
Superlative the worst that is the worst book i have ever read. Comparatives superlatives equatives esl worksheet by. Comparatives superlatives equatives d49oqdxjko49 idocpub. English grammar superlative adjectives biggest, best, most beautiful, etc. Well, i may need to take it out to see customers and do presentations and things like that. Complete the following sentences with the correct comparative form of the words listed below. Comparatives and superlatives multiple choice choose the correct answer.
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