Comparatives and superlatives taller british council learnenglish. Use the exercises at the end to practise and dont forget to download your copy of this free study guide. Preparation make one copy of the lesson for each student. 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. 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. The first student to get rid of all their cards wins the game. Comparative and superlative adverbs english grammar ef. Print the l ist of comparative superlative and adjectives from a to z.
Comparative and superlative adjectives article onestopenglish. Fill in the comparative or the superlative degrees of the. Note that this structure is used to show proportionate increase or decrease. Thethe with comparative adjectives english practice. The comparative of ill is worse, and the comparative of well is better, e. The relevant ambiguities of comparative and superlatives will be ana lyzed through an intermediary. If a student makes a grammar mistake or cant think of a way to link two noun cards together, they miss a turn. We use comparative adjectives when talking about 2 things not 3 or 10 or 1,000,000 things, only 2 things. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. For example, first point out the taller man and word in the first row, then model writing smaller and drawing a smaller man in the second row, comparative column. New old bad good dangerous difficult large big small easy much interesting put in the adjective from the first sentences into the second sentence in its correct form comparative or superlative. Today i have some exercises on comparative and superlative adjectives for you.
Remember that we use the comparative adjective to show difference and what is most or tops. Comparative adjectives adjective comparative form cold colder big difficult bad dry early good high hot long popular small sunny wet remember short adjectives. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. The comparative and the superlative english grammar ef. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with. Comparative adjectives comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify larger, smaller, faster, higher. Put the adjectives in the correct form comparative. Comparative and superlative adjectives download this explanation in pdf here. List of comparative and superlative adjectives teacher. In the uk, the streets are generally narrower than the streets in the usa.
As students are working on their worksheets circulate and help out. Comparative and superlative adjectives exercises watch the video and read the conversation between sophie and giovanni. Adjective comparative superlative big bigg er the bigg est small smaller the smallest young younger the youngest old older the oldest fat fatter the fattest short shorter the shortest tall taller the tallest thin thinner the thinnest new newer the newest ugly uglier the ugliest rich richer the ugliest. Form the comparative and superlative forms of a onesyllable adjective by adding er for the comparative form and est for the superlative. Comparative adjectives exercise 1 perfect english grammar. Comparative and superlative adjectives here are some examples. Identifying and using the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives. Get them to have a go at writing all the comparative adjectives and draw pictures in the comparatives column. Use these comparative and superlative adjectives worksheets at school or at home. A comparative adjective compares two things, or groups of things. To print the lesson on the list of comparative superlative and adjectives from a to z. Check out our list of the 35 most common adjectives with examples to see exactly how these words are used in context.
Typology and diachrony convened on 1617 june 2015 at the vrije universiteit. This grammar exercise tests your ability to use comparative and superlative forms of. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of comparative and superlative adjectives. Their pizzas are the biggest and the most delicious. Positive adjectives comparative adjectives superlative adjectives large larger largest nice harder oldest sweet uglier shortest fast slower highest bonus good tell whether the underlined adjective is positive, comparative, or superlative.
A superlative poem students can also write poems that build their form from the three basic kinds of adjective. 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. Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. Identifying and using the comparative and superlative forms. Comparing places comparative adjectives practice games. Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Comparative worse than the new quarterback is worse than the old one. Oxford living grammar elementary 5 look at this example. The usual comparative and superlative forms of the adjective old are older and oldest. Then take turns trying to make true sentences comparing the place where your partner lives to other places, each time comparing to a different place and using a different adjective. Comparative and superlative adjectives table comparatives and superlatives table test each other in pairs on the forms below tall small large slow.
If the adverb ends in e, remove it before adding the ending. Comparative and superlative adjective chart complete the comparative and superlative adjective chart below. Adjectives comparatives superlatives general list free download as word doc. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. Personalised speaking game tell your partner where you live, and they will tell you where they live. Comparing places comparative adjectives practice games part one. To form the comparative of an adjective, english adds er to shorter words prettier or places more in front of more. Irregular forms bad irregular forms examples descriptive bad the weather last weekend was bad. Comparatives and superlatives we use comparative and superlative adjectives when we want to compare and contrast things.
This continues back and forth with students linking nouns together with different comparative adjectives. Comparative adjectives are adjectives that compare differences between the attributes of two nouns. Comparison and contrast are expressed by the structure the. Remember, an adjectives job is to describe a noun person, place, thing, or idea. Superlative the worst that is the worst book i have ever read. Englishentry adjectives comparative adjectives superlative adjectives angry enojado angrier angriest bad malo worse worst beautiful hermoso more beautiful most beautiful big grande bigger biggest bitter amargo bitterer more bitter bitterest most bitter black negro. We form a comparative adjective for a onesyllable adjective by adding er to the adjective. My latin class is more boring than my english class. Forming comparative and superlative adjectives onesyllable adjectives. Aug 08, 2016 today i have some exercises on comparative and superlative adjectives for you. The adjectives ill and well, describing bad and good health, have irregular comparative forms. Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. New york is bigger than madrid sally is more beautiful than pat we use superlative adjectives to compare more than two people, animals or things brazil is the largest country in south america money isnt the most important thing in life form.
Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary words. Comparative and superlative we use comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals or things. Confused by comparative and superlative forms in english. They are used in sentences where two nouns are compared, in this pattern. Comparative superlative adjectives list from a to z. Writers wall students can add to the wall all three forms of an adjective when they come across one. Choose from 500 different sets of comparative and superlative comparative expressions flashcards on quizlet. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. With short adverbs that do not end in ly comparative and superlative forms are identical to adjectives.
Our comparative and superlative adjectives worksheets are free to download and easy to access in pdf format. But first, three exercises from my bits and pieces pile, those which still need to be integrated with our italian lessons series. Onesyllable adjective comparative form superlative form tall taller tallest old older oldest long longer longest. Comparative and superlatives exercise english grammar. One syllable adjectives you make the comparative and superlative of onesyllable adjectives ending in e adding r and st. Comparatives are used to compare two things and to highlight. A single underspecified semantics for each sentence will.
Interactive exercises about comparative adjectives. These types of adjectives cannot be used in the comparative. Comparatives and superlatives aim to practice comparative and superlative adjective forms and structures. Learn comparative and superlative comparative expressions with free interactive flashcards. Making comparative and superlative adjectives perfect english. Often, the comparative adjective is followed by than.
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