Comparatives and superlatives complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. This garden is than that one beautiful argentina is than colombia, but brazil is country in south america big today is day of the year good. Comparative and superlative adjective exercise 2 at auto. Comparative and superlative adjectives teaching resources. Comparative and superlative we use comparative adjectives to compare two people, animals or things. Repeated comparatives describe things that are increasing or decreasing. The comparative is used to compare two things and to demonstrate the. Write the missing adjectives, comparative or superlative. Some people feel that a superlative is incorrect in this case. Review comparatives and teach two new adjectives 3. One syllable adjectives usually take the er or est inflection. One syllable adjectives you make the comparative and superlative of onesyllable adjectives ending in e adding r and st. Dont use continuous verb forms in double comparatives. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives.
Toeic grammar guide comparative and superlative introduction. Onesyllable adjective comparative form superlative form tall taller tallest old older oldest long longer longest. I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. Comparatives and superlatives we use comparative and superlative adjectives when we want to compare and contrast things. 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. Be sure to use the before superlatives and than after comparatives as needed.
Thethe with comparative adjectives english practice. Make as many copies of the worksheet as you have groups. Superlatives almost always use the word the because they describe one thing. Note that this structure is used to show proportionate increase or decrease. By the end of the century, couples were waiting longera d to marry. Start by drawing some basic characters on the board, a tall thin one, a small fat one and a normal one. If your partner is correct the first time, they get 3. Unit 9 city living 71 comparative and superlative adjectives have got. There are exceptions, such as real, right, and wrong. Learn how to use comparatives and superlatives in english for long adjectives. The exercises progress from separate adjective and adverb tasks to mixed exercises to ensure students know the difference between the forms. Through various writing and speaking tasks, students practice the equative, comparative, and superlative form of adjectives and adverbs. Comparatives compare two things while superlatives compare three or more things. Comparison of adjectives onesyllable adjectives add er for the comparative and est for the superlative.
Cd228 a consumer is a person who buys things, and a consumer society is a society that encourages people to buy and use goods. Twosyllable adjective ending with er, le, or ow comparative form superlative form narrow narrower narrowest gentle gentler gentlest the roads in this town are narrower than the roads in the city. I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl comparatives and superlatives comparatives and superlatives comparatives and superlatives complete the table and fill in the blanks. They are used to show what is different or similar about two or more things. I like betty and maud, but i think mauds the nicer nicest of the two. Afterwards, students create a dialogue using the language from the lesson, which they then present to the class. Teachercreated worksheets basic english grammar 3e. We never change the spelling of the adjective before adding er est. To compare two things, we add er to many adjectives. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of comparative and superlative adjectives. People in consumer societies tend to live more comfortably. Handy handouts comparatives and superlatives super duper.
Ch 16 comparatives and superlatives assessment contributed by michelle cohen, ivy collegiate academy page 2 of 3 c. These esl lesson plans and worksheets are in pdf format, which you will need to download adobe reader if you dont already have it installed. If you enjoy this free bingo game, please consider trying some of the other very affordable bingo games from my language galore teachers pay teachers site. For other words, place more before the positive form. Comparatives answer keywrite the missing comparatives in the chart below. Dec 20, 2017 comparatives are used to compare and clarify the difference between two nouns. A single underspecified semantics for each sentence will. The relevant ambiguities of comparative and superlatives will be ana lyzed through an intermediary.
Its faster than a zebra, taller than an elephant, and its got the longest neck in africa. This road is the narrowest of a ll the roads in california. Complete with a comparative adjective and all the necessary words. 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. Basic adjectives, comparatives and superlatives focus. 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. I think my english is getting good but my spanish is getting bad. List of comparative and superlative adjectives teacher. For comparatives, this is to say that if 2 is an analysis of 1b as a construction in english, it should be valid also of constructions equivalent to 1b in other. Its he norththe southeast in t on the river near the mountains kilometres from the sea.
Adjectives and adverbs can be used to make comparisons. When a group has only two members, we sometimes use a comparative instead of a superlative. Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in parentheses. Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes.
Put the adjectives in the correct form comparative. In other words, comparative adjectives are used when two persons or objects being compared. Page 154 adjectives and adverbs 71 comparative adjectives 1 look at the way we compare things. The superlative reflects the most of something, its highest degree or quality. The students then go on to do a comparison activity. By the end of the century, couples were waiting longer and longer to marry. May 24, 2019 double comparatives are phrases commonly used in english to express increasing or decreasing returns. Comparative and superlative 1 comparative and superlative. Comparatives and superlatives taller learn english kids. Students test each other on comparatives and superlatives 7. Double comparatives are often employed to underline the importance of doing or not doing a certain activity.
Unit consumer society comparatives and superlatives. Using the internal motion sensor taking screen shot and inserting it into a pages document. Comparatives and superlatives taller british council learnenglish. A1 coursebook materialien zu unseren lehrwerken erwachsenenbildung unit 9 autorin. Comparatives and superlatives national geographic learning. Form the comparative forms of a one syllable adjective by adding er.
I am than my sister, but dad is person in our family tall. This bingo game includes lots of comparatives and superlatives and is a great activity to help improve comparing concepts. Comparison and contrast are expressed by the structure the. Englishentry few pocos fewer fewest fierce feroz fiercer fiercest filthy inmundo filthier filthiest fine fino finer finest firm firme firmer firmest fit apto fitter fittest flat plano, llano flatter flattest fresh fresco,nuevo,original fresher freshest friendly. The comparative is used to compare two things and to demonstrate the superiority, inferiority, or equality of one of them by respect to. Comparatives, superlatives, and resolution article pdf available in linguistics and philosophy 184.
Alexandra jimenez repeated comparatives repeated comparatives describe things that are increasing or decreasing. Comparatives usually use either than or but, such as in andrew is tall, but abe is taller, or abe is taller than andrew. Forming comparative and superlative adjectives onesyllable adjectives. Give them names that your students will be familiar with and invite students to compare them. Comparison of adjectives comparative adjectives uaic. We add est to make the superlative form of many adjectives. Register for free and gain access to additional teacher handouts. Arrange the class into groups of three or four and give each group a set of cards. Cut the worksheets up into cards to make sets for each group.