Learn how to form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Listening comprehension comparatives superlatives english esl. The language focus is comparative and superlative adjectives. Comparative and superlative adjectives english grammar.
Comparatives and superlatives 6 minute grammar youtube. Apr 02, 2011 write the comparative and superlative forms of the following adjectives dry drier sunny sunniest hot hotter wet wettest warm warmer cool coolest 17. To teach students how to use comparatives with quantifiers. 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. Unit consumer society comparatives and superlatives.
Comparative and superlative adjectives here are some examples. Play our grammar games and have fun while you learn. Are you ready for the best english grammar lesson ever. Learnenglish kids british council the apple is bigger. The grammar focus is comparatives and superlatives with quantifiers. Grammar test comparatives and superlatives learn english kids. As you may remember from our recent overview of english grammar, an adjective is a word that describes a noun e.
I am taller than my brother and sister but my dad is the tallest. Is this the best english grammar lesson you have ever seen. Your city recommendations comparative and superlative comparing language discuss and agree. Comparatives and superlatives in english englishacademy101. Grammar test comparatives and superlatives do the test then write down your score. The british council is committed to supporting teachers of english worldwide and providing them with training and resources. From heat waves to floods to hurricanes, there has been a lot of extreme weather this year, and its caused a lot of suffering for people around the world. Reading listening writing speaking reading in this section, mainly if you like soccer, you will enjoy the reading about the beginning of the maracanazo the most important surprise in the history of the world cup. List of comparative and superlative adjectives teacher. Comparatives and superlatives are types of adjectives. With most onesyllable adjectives, we add er or est, and with most adjectives with two syllables or more, we add more or the most. Some scientists are linking extreme weather to climate change, and warning that even more crazy weather could be on its way. Listen to singer tina turner use the superlative in her hit song, simply the best. Comparatives and superlatives learnenglish kids british council.
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. Our websites and teacher resources are global and need the structure and definition provided by the cefr to make our work more coherent. We use comparatives and superlatives to describe things. Comparatives and superlatives recommendations challenge. Examples the cat is faster than the mouse, but the cheetah is the fastest the dolphin is more intelligent than the dog, but the chimpanzee is the t intelligent remember. British council in paris, storybooks and storytelling have been an integral part of the holiday classes curriculum for many years. British council the united kingdoms international organisation for cultural relations and educational.
Learn comparatives and superlatives extreme weather. Comparatives and superlatives british council didactalia. Now i live in england, but ive lived and worked in several countries. In each question there are three words you do not need. Intermediate choose whether each sentence requires the comparative or superlative form. Comparative and superlative personalised speaking games. Comparatives and superlatives taller learn english kids. Today, we look at using comparatives and superlative. The fastest and the slowest teachingenglish british council bbc. Applying, and where needed adapting, the cefr to their own teaching approach. As a global organisation we at the british council appreciate the significance of the cefr. When describing people, places or things in any language you.
We make comparative and superlative adverbs using the same rules as for comparative and superlative. Comparative and superlative adjectives british council. And we will show the irregular forms for these constructions. It could be used to generate interest in amazing facts as a lead in to a lesson using comparatives and superlatives. In this lesson students practise speaking, reading and writing while talking about the fastest and slowest animals. Youre the best better than all the rest better than anyone anyone ive ever met bad, worse, worst on the other end, the comparative of bad is worse, and the superlative is worst.
This road is the narrowest of a ll the roads in california. Find the comparative and superlative adjectives and write them in the boxes. How to use comparatives and superlatives 6 minute english. If your partner is correct the first time, they get 3. Comparatives and superlatives learnenglish kids british council comparative and superlative game worksheets teachers pay teachers. Pdf icon comparative and superlative adjectives grammar snack. Adjective form comparative form superlative form one syllable adjectives, ending in e. Comparatives and superlatives british council learnenglish kids.
The british council is committed to supporting teachers of english worldwide and providing. Comparative and superlative adjectives learnenglish teens. George wants to buy a new english grammar british council. Comparative and superlative adjectives the comparative is used when you are comparing two things, and is made by adding an er or the word more before an adjective. Of the three brothers, brian easily runs the fastest. When we intensify a superlative adverb, we often put the in front of the adverb. Comparatives and superlatives superlatives, grammar games. Comparatives and superlatives here you will see how to construct a comparative and superlative form and how to express when you think something is bigger, newer, or biggest, or newest. Students also learn some unusual animal vocabulary. There are a lot of irregular comparatives and superlatives. British council eaquals core inventory for general english. They saying their truck counldnt get in i said to my mind why not. Record your sentences in 2 minutes and upload your mp3 file. The british council is committed to supporting teachers of english worldwide and providing them with training.
Superlatives are used to describe three or more objects. We use comparatlves and superlatives to compare things and. Comparatives and superlatives additional exercises games to. Do you want to practise using comparatives and superlatives in english.
If two nouns are being compared to one another, we use comparative adjectives. Jun 15, 2015 grammar snacks british council comparatives and superlatives. This activity is designed to be used as a warmer for intermediate level learners. Learn about comparative and superlative adjectives in this funny and easy english grammar videos. Add ier and iest for two syllable adjectives which end in y and take away the y. Unit 8 lesson 1 205 lesson 1 page 206 comparative adjectives and adverbs lesson 2 page 2 comparisons with not as. The superlative is used when you are referring to the highest quality or degree of something, and is made by adding est or the word most before an adjective. When we want to compare this noun to other nouns, we need to use comparatives and superlatives. Students do some activities on comparatives and superlatives and learn their. As a result, there is now a team of dedicated and passionate teachers developing 30hour intensive crosscurricular and intercultural storybased courses which take place in a charming setting that.
I think being a vet is more interesting than being a teacher because you work with animals. Complete the sentences using comparative and superlative adjectives khangai isthan gobi. 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. Its faster than a zebra, taller than an elephant, and its got the longest neck in africa. If your partner is correct the first time, they get 3 points. Listen to the conversation in a cafe and do the exercises to practise and. You could see they asking for water and foods and help,after the storm the next day and second day theres no help or aid from our goverment. Comparatives and superlatives comparatives and superlatives practice adjectives are used to describe nouns. A lesson plan for teaching comparatives and superlatives with animal vocabulary. The activities to practice comparatives and superlatives are in four skills. Download this pdf and print some copies of the premier league facts.
When comparing three or more nouns, we use superlative adjectives. The plans and worksheets are downloadable and in pdf. I think english homework is the easiest than history homework. We use comparatives and superlatives to compare things and to say which thing is top in a group.
The most important thing comparatives and superlatives. Its better than any other grammar lesson weve ever made. Comparative and superlative adverbs british council. Use more and the most with other two syllable or more adjectives. Read and prepare read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio. Complete the chart with the comparatives and superlatives. In comparatives, we also use than before the second thing which is compared, if it is mentioned. I wanted to see the video in youtube and i was no longer available due to a claim by british council. Reading in this section, mainly if you like soccer, you will enjoy the reading about the beginning of the maracanazo the most important surprise in the history of the world cup.
This activity is based around a chart containing information about football. This worksheet was created during the 2012 20 season. Revise the irregular verbs list and do the easter british council and irregular verbs worksheets i handed out in class. Comparatives and superlatives in english british council. Arrange the words to make correct sentences about the picture above. It is a quick quiz reading activity and can be used to either practice or present superlatives and comparatives. Grammar snacks british council comparatives and superlatives. Learn new vocabulary and sentences to improve your everyday conversational skil.
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