Comparative and superlative adjectives 2 will help students practice this key fourth grade skill. Comparative and superlative worksheet busy teacher. Through various writing and speaking tasks, students practice the equative, comparative, and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. Put the adjectives in the correct form comparative. Twosyllable adjective ending with y comparative form superlative form happy happier happiest angry angrier angriest busy busier busiest john is happier today than he was yesterday. Generally, comparatives are formed using erand superlatives are formed using est. Equative and nonequative form the superlative form of the adjective is used to compare at least three nouns or pronouns. Comparative and superlative adjectives 1 will help students practice this key third grade skill. Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. English grammar exercise online for elementary level students for comparative and superlative adjectives. Exercise 1 comparative adjectives solutions oxford.
A find these sentences in the article from exercise 1. My latin class is more boring than my english class. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Get comparative and superlative exercises with answers pdf file for free on. Adjectives of one or two syllables form their comparative forms by adding er to the. Comparative and superlatives exercise english grammar. However, some adverbs can take on the er or est endings like adjectives, while some are completely irregular. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Elementary grammar superlative adjectives multiple. Comparatives and superlatives interactive worksheet. Students are asked write the correct form of the adjectives given. Preparation make one copy of the lesson for each student. B create more detailed sentences by adding your own adjectives and adverbs to modify the words in italics.
Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. The exercises progress from separate adjective and adverb tasks to mixed exercises to ensure students know the difference between the forms. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one. We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. In this lesson, students learn and practice making comparisons using the equative, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. To compare two things, we add er to many adjectives. This video will cover the rules about forming elementary level comparatives. Comparatives and superlatives are special forms of adjectives. Comparative and superlative adjectives tips and activities. Their pizzas are the biggest and the most delicious. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with.
Displaying grammar 4 comparatives and superlatives. English esl comparison comparative and superlative worksheets. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. Comparatives and superlatives printable worksheets. Oct 31, 2017 nice, i just used all forms of comparative that we will cover in this video in one sentence. Learn all about superlatives words like good, best, yummy and yummiest that work great at comparing three or more things. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class.
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. Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus. Be sure to use the before superlatives and than after comparatives as needed. The reclusive movie star violently punched the pushy photographer. Comparatives superlatives esl activities worksheets games. Comparatives and superlatives learnenglish kids british council.
For example, we often assume that comparatives are used. This is a worksheet for revising superlative adjectives at intermediate level. Do you want to practise using comparatives and superlatives in english. This work is licensed under a creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivatives 4. Comparatives and superlatives pdf esl interactive and printable activities, worksheets and games to use online and in class with a1, a2, b1 and b2 levels. For the superlative form change the y to i and add est. Comparatives and superlatives aim to practice comparative and superlative adjective forms and structures. Oxford living grammar elementary 5 look at this example. 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. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use comparative and superlative forms of. Ch 16 comparatives and superlatives assessment contributed by michelle cohen, ivy collegiate academy page 2 of 3 c.
Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. Comparatives and superlatives elementary efl magazine. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. Check the answers to this exercise fill in the gaps with the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in english. Comparatives and superlative exercises tolearnenglish. Comparative and superlative adjectives here are some examples. Exercise 2 superlative adjectives solutions oxford university press. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Pdf icon print a reference card for this grammar topic. Kerry maxwell and lindsay clandfield provide a selection of useful tips and ideas for teaching comparatives and superlatives. Teachercreated worksheets basic english grammar 3e. Use a comparative er or more or a superlative est or most.
The equative and nonequative form are used to express equality or inequality. Its tempting with comparatives to focus merely on the form. Its about the rules of forming comparative and superlative adjectives with practice exercises. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures correctly. Comparatives and superlatives exercises elementary level esl.
Exercise 3 making comparisons weloveteachingenglish. Comparative adjectives exercise 1 perfect english grammar. To view and print this lesson, youll need to purchase a subscription. It is suitable for elementary student level and helps them to recognize the spelling rules of adding er and est to the positive adjectives. It was also populated by tourists who stayed at the resort and sat by the pool.
Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses. One syllable adjectives you make the comparative and superlative of onesyllable adjectives ending in e adding r and st. English grammar lesson online for elementary level students an explanation of comparative and superlative adjectives with audio explanation and printable exercises. To practice comparative and superlative adjective forms and structures. Fill in the comparative or the superlative degrees of the. Complete the exercises to learn about the grammar in this lesson. This post will explain the rules for forming regular comparatives and superlatives, and also show some basic ways of using them. Its the tallest building in the world no other is taller. The island was populated by birds that soared over the trees. Elementary level grammar worksheets students choose either comparative or superlative to fill the spaces comparative and superlative. Comparative and superlative adverbs just like adjectives, adverbs also have comparative and superlative forms.
Six exercises for practicing comparative and superlative degrees. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise english adjectives. Use of when the thing person being compared belongs to the same. Try our free exercises to build knowledge and confidence. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. Good vs well exercise exercise 2 multiple choice adjectivesadverbs. This worksheet asks students to practice turning adjectives into comparative and. Most adverbs take on the words more or most to form their comparative and superlative forms.
A1 coursebook materialien zu unseren lehrwerken erwachsenenbildung unit 9 autorin. Comparatives and superlatives multiple choice choose the correct answer. Fill in the blanks with an adjective of the appropriate degree or a conjunction. After all, the rules arent that difficult to explain. Comparative and superlative exercise english grammar. Nice, i just used all forms of comparative that we will cover in this video in one sentence. Comparatives and superlatives exercises learn english comparative and superlative. I make sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in. In the uk, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the usa. Comparatives and superlatives answers british council.
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