Comparatives and Superlatives ESL Games, Activities and Worksheets
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts - Group and Pair Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 30 minutes
In this free comparatives and superlatives game, students complete questions with comparative or superlative adjectives and then predict a partner's answers to the questions. In two groups, students complete questions on their worksheet with the correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Next, each student pairs up with someone from the other group. Without talking, students predict their partner's answers to the questions and write them down on the worksheet. Students then take it in turns to ask and answer the questions and compare their partner's answers with the predictions. For each correct prediction, students score a point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercise: Ordering Words, Forming Sentences - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives worksheet, students take part in a quiz where they order things and write comparative and superlative sentences about them. First, students put words in order, according to the adjectives in brackets. Students then write sentences using the words and adjective in its comparative and superlative form. When everyone has finished, check the correct answers with the class.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled Practice, Writing Sentences - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives activity, students conduct a survey and then write comparative and superlative sentences about the results. To begin, students answer six questions on the worksheet and write down their answers. In groups, students then interview the other members of the group using the same questions and complete the table with their answers. When the students have all the answers, they use the results to write three comparative and three superlative sentences about the students in their group. Finally, students compare their sentences and give feedback to the class on what they found out.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives game, students make sentences about different countries. First, the class names as many adjectives as they can and you write them on the board. Next, students name ten countries. These are also written on the board. Teams then have ten minutes to make as many comparative and superlative sentences as they can using the adjectives and countries listed on the board, e.g. 'Thailand is hotter than Germany'. After the ten-minute time limit has been reached, the teams read out their sentences. Teams score one point for each grammatically correct and appropriate sentence. Play further rounds by asking the students to name other categories such as sports, animals, famous people, etc.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Table Completion, Gap-fill, Writing Questions and Answers - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
This free comparatives and superlatives worksheet helps students to learn and practice comparative and superlative adjectives and sentence structure. Students begin by reading information about how comparative and superlative adjectives are formed. Students then test their knowledge of irregular comparative and superlative adjectives. Students then write the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives using the information about how they are formed. Next, students complete questions and answers with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets and their own answers. Students then go on to create one comparative and one superlative conversation question of their own and answer them. When the students have finished, they ask and answer the questions from the last two exercises with a partner. Finally, students say which things they prefer from two choices, explaining their answers using comparatives.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 25 minutes
Here is a rewarding comparatives and superlatives game for students to play in class. Students take it in turns to turn over two cards from the same category and make a comparison between the two words on the back of the cards. For example, if a student turned over to animal cards and the two words were 'tiger' and 'mouse', the student might say 'A tiger is more dangerous than a mouse'. If a student turns over two identical words, they make a superlative sentence. If a student successfully makes a comparative or superlative sentence, they keep the two cards. If a student cannot think of a sentence or their sentence is grammatically incorrect, they put the cards back and miss a turn. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Reading and Vocabulary: Reading for Detail, Drawing - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 20 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives activity, students draw pictures of three people from comparative and superlative descriptions of their appearance. First, students read comparative and superlative sentences, describing three classmates. After reading the sentences, students draw pictures of the three classmates from the descriptions and compare their pictures with a partner. As an extension, students write comparative and superlative descriptions of three students in their class and then dictate the description to their partner for them to draw.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work - Intermediate (B1) - 30 minutes
This fun comparatives and superlatives board game helps students practice making comparative and superlative sentences by giving opinions and stating facts. Students take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board. When a student lands on a shaded square, they make a comparative sentence using the adjective and two things shown on the square, e.g. 'Wine is stronger than beer'. When a student lands on a white square, they make a comparative and superlative sentence using the adjective and three things shown on the square, e.g. 'In my opinion, cars are safer than motorbikes. I think that bicycles are the safest way to travel'. The other group members listen to the student's sentence and decide if it is grammatically correct or not. If it is, the student stays on the square. If not, the student goes back two squares. The first student to reach the finish wins the game.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Reading and Grammar Exercises: True or False Questions, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences - Intermediate (B1) - 25 minutes
This comparatives and superlatives worksheet helps students review a variety of comparative and superlative structures. Students start by reading a chart that contains information about four large dog breeds. Students then use the information in the chart to complete the exercises on the worksheet. In the first exercise, students label comparative and superlative statements about the dogs as true or false. Students then correct the false sentences to make them true by changing the names of the dogs or by making the sentences negative. Next, students complete sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives or phrases in brackets. Finally, students answer questions by writing complete comparative or superlative sentences.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice - Intermediate (B1) - 25 minutes
In this engaging comparatives and superlatives game, students race to find as many people as they can who fit comparative and superlative descriptions. Each student draws a slip from a box. Students read the comparative or superlative description on their slip and think about the question they need to ask to find people who fit that description. For example, if the slip read 'Find people who are the oldest children in their families', the student might ask 'Are you the oldest child in your family?' When the students have their questions prepared, they race to find as many people as they can who fit their description. When a student finds someone who matches the description, they write down their name on the back of the slip. When a time limit has been reached, students say how many people they found who matched their description. Students score one point for each person they find. Students then draw another slip from the box and continue as before. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Speaking and Grammar: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work - Intermediate (B1) - 30 minutes
This free comparatives and superlatives card game helps students practice making comparative and superlative sentences with a range of adjectives. Students take it in turns to choose a topic and then take an adjective card from the top of the pile. The student then has to make a comparative and superlative sentence using the adjective on the card. The two sentences must be related to the topic. If a student manages to do this, they score two points. If a student cannot make two sentences, or one or both sentences are grammatically incorrect, the adjective card goes to the next player and they try to make two sentences about the topic for four points and so on, adding two points each time. The student with the highest score at the end of the game wins.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Speaking: Ranking, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work - Intermediate (B1) - 25 minutes
Here is a comparatives and superlatives questionnaire activity to use in class with your students. In the activity, students complete a preferences questionnaire and then discuss their preferences with a partner using comparatives and superlatives. First, students read each question on the worksheet and order the items, according to their preferences. Students mark number 1 for what they prefer the most and number 3 for what they prefer the least. In pairs, students then discuss their preferences with their partner using comparatives and superlatives. Afterwards, students give feedback to the class by explaining their preferences.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Lesson - Grammar and Writing Exercises: Writing Sentences and Questions - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussions, Communicative Practice - Upper-intermediate (B2) - 60 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives lesson for adults or Business English students, students practice making direct and general comparisons in a business context using a variety of comparative and superlative structures. To begin, go through how to make direct and general comparisons using the information and examples provided. In pairs, students then practice comparing the items shown using the language. After that, students think about their company and its main competitor and write comparative adjectives and questions they would ask to compare them. Students then move on to compare companies and products from information contained in a chart by taking it in turns to ask superlative questions to their partner about the companies and products, writing down the answers. Students also say which company they would buy from and why. In the last exercise, students work in small groups and discuss their company and its main competitor using the comparative questions provided.
ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Speaking: Writing, Asking and Answering Questions, Guided Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group and Pair Work - Upper-intermediate (B2) - 40 minutes
In this comparatives and superlatives speaking activity, students complete questions with various comparative and superlative adjectives and structures and then ask and answer the questions with a partner. In two groups, students complete questions with their own ideas using a different comparative or superlative adjective in each question. Students then cut their questions into cards. After that, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then take it in turns to pick up one of their question cards and ask the question to their partner. Students should try to give detailed answers and keep the conversation going by asking follow-up questions. Afterwards, students give feedback to the class on what they found out about their partner.
