Unit consumer society comparatives and superlatives. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets most. Test yourself with our free english language quiz about comparatives and superlatives. Of all the dogs in the world, english mastiffs are the gentlest. Fill in with the correct form of the adjective in brackets. Irregular adjectives, comparatives, superlatives and example. Teachercreated worksheets basic english grammar 3e. We need a bigger garden we use than when we want to compare one thing with another she is two years older than me. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Real english words such as a little, a lot, much, and not much, are often used to quantify comparative adjectives. In spanish, however, we cant just add er to an adjective.
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. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. Twosyllable adjective comparative form superlative form quiet quieter quietest quiet more quiet most quiet simple simpler simplest simple more simple most simple big dogs are gentler than small dogs. We use comparative adjectives to show change or make comparisons this car is certainly better, but its much more expensive.
Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. Dec 18, 20 comparatives and superlatives english esl worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms this worksheet will reinforce comparatives and superlatives. Be sure to use the before superlatives and than after comparatives as needed. Form the comparative and superlative forms of a onesyllable adjective by adding er for the comparative form and est for the superlative. When describing people, places or things in any language you need comparative and superlative. Usually if an adjective has only one syllable, we add er to make the comparative form.
Learn all about superlatives words like good, best, yummy and yummiest that work great at comparing three or more things. Form the comparative and superlative forms of a onesyllable adjective by adding. We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. The form depends on the number of syllables in the original adjective. Comparative and superlative adjectives perfect english grammar. A collection of english esl comparison comparative and superlative worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to. It can be used to compare two nouns or to express the high quality of one above all the others. Comparatives and superlatives 2 english test english. My literature book is more difficult than my english book. In this exercise you will practise comparative and superlative adjectives, including their spelling and irregularities.
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. English grammar practice exercise, for preintermediate and intermediate level. I think english homework is the easiest than history homework. If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending. Comparative and superlative adjectives download this explanation in pdf here. Pdf comparatives and superlatives of adjectives sonia. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. For adjectives with 2 syllables that dont end in y and higher 3, 4 syllables etc, we use more for comparatives and the most for superlatives. Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus.
Ad024 adjectives superlative and comparative english grammar exercises. Comparatives and superlatives learnenglish kids british. Comparatives and superlatives taller learn english kids. Grammar test comparatives and superlatives answers do the test then write down your score. Ch 16 comparatives and superlatives assessment contributed by michelle cohen, ivy collegiate academy page 2 of 3 c. Printable comparatives and superlatives worksheets. Comparatives and superlatives english esl worksheets for distance learning and physical classrooms this worksheet will reinforce comparatives and superlatives. Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. English esl comparison comparative and superlative worksheets.
Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives below. Comparative and superlative adverbs english grammar ef. Resources cheat sheets adjectives list of comparatives and superlatives. Apr 12, 2017 when we want to compare two things in english, we use a comparative form. Learn about comparative and superlative adjectives in this funny and easy english grammar videos. Sep 27, 2015 learn about comparative and superlative adjectives in this funny and easy english grammar videos. An adjective is a word that describes or clarifies a noun. May 23, 2018 this grammar exercise tests your ability to use various comparative structures. Add er for the comparative and est for the superlative.
Comparatives and superlatives in spanish spanish411. Below is a list of the most common adjectives with their. Check their knowledge of comparative and superlative forms. Add ier and iest for two syllable adjectives which end in y and take away the y. In this lesson you will listen to a recording about three different countries.
Old older the oldest shes a good seven years older than me. There are 5 activities 1complete with the comparative form 2choose the right option 3rewrite using asas 4complete the sentences. Complete the sentences using a comparative or superlative. Comparative and superlative adjectives english grammar. It contains a story with questions, gap fill exercise, true and false exercise, conversation section.
Leave twosyllable words that take more and most till later. Printable comparatives and superlatives worksheets, english. The adjectives good, bad and far have irregular comparatives and superlatives. Ad024 adjectives comparatives and superlatives gapfill exercise. Choose the correct answer in the following sentences. English esl comparatives and superlatives worksheets. Comparatives and superlatives english grammar notes. 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. Comparatives and superlatives printable worksheets. Comparatives and superlatives assessment contributed by michelle cohen, ivy collegiate academy page 2 of 3 c. Onesyllable adjective comparative form superlative form tall taller tallest old older oldest long longer longest.
With adverbs ending in ly, you must use more to form the comparative, and most to form the superlative. The language focus is comparative and superlative adjectives. When we want to compare two things in english, we use a comparative form. This worksheet asks students to practice turning adjectives into comparative and. See our english grammar page on comparatives for explanations and examples. See the lesson on comparatives and superlatives for the rules on their form and use. We use comparatives and superlatives to compare things and to say which thing is top in a group. Jul 10, 2016 complete the following sentences using an appropriate comparative or superlative form. Alex is more intelligent than you but i am the most intelligent.
Comparatives and superlatives world knowledge quiz youtube. This is a free beginner english grammar quiz and esl worksheet. In english, we typically add er to an adjective and combine it with the word than to make unequal comparisons. Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. The comparative and the superlative english grammar ef. As you watch the video, look at the examples of comparatives and superlative adjectives. Practise your english with this fun video activity. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the. How to form comparative and superlative adjectives. Irregular adjectives, comparatives, superlatives and. Irregular adjectives, comparatives, superlatives and example sentences adjective comparative superlative example sent. Making comparative and superlative adjectives perfect english.
This ebook is produced and distributed by red river press inc. To compare two things, we add er to many adjectives. Use more and the most with other two syllable or more adjectives. Comparative superlative adjectives list from a to z. With short adverbs that do not end in ly comparative and superlative forms are identical to adjectives.
To print the lesson on the list of comparative superlative and adjectives from a to z. Print the l ist of comparative superlative and adjectives from a to z. Below is a list of the most common adjectives with their comparative and superlative forms. There are a lot of irregular comparatives and superlatives. The british english language is getting more exciting to me. Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish teens. You can click on the printer icon just below and to the right of the contact us menu button at the top of the page.
Instead we need to use the word mas in front of our adjective. Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. Oliver, alfie and daisy have decided to eat out tonight. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. Forming comparative and superlative adjectives onesyllable adjectives.
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