Comparatives & Superlatives ESL Games, Activities & Worksheets

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts - Group and Pair Work Here is an entertaining comparatives and superlatives game to help students practice forming and using comparative and superlative adjectives by completing questions and then guessing and discussing their partner's answers. First, students complete questions with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Next, in pairs, students guess their partner's answers to the questions and write them down in the 'My Guesses' column. Students then take turns asking the questions to their partner, who answers truthfully. The other student then writes their partner's answer in the next column. If the student guessed correctly, they score a point. The student with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences, Controlled Practice - Pair Work In this rewarding comparatives and superlatives game, students practice making comparative and superlative sentences with various nouns and adjectives. In pairs, students take turns picking up a noun card containing three nouns. The student then has 30 seconds to find a matching adjective card that logically describes all three nouns and make three sentences using all the nouns and adjectives on both cards. For example, if a student picks up a noun card with lake, river and sea, they might select the adjective card with deep, deeper and deepest, and make the following sentences: A lake is deep. A river is deeper than a lake. The sea is the deepest. If the student makes three sentences using all the nouns and adjectives on the cards within the time limit, they keep both cards. If a student cannot make three sentences within the time limit, they place the noun card at the bottom of the pile and put the adjective card back in its place. The student with the most cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar: Gap-fill, Guessing, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts - Group and Pair Work In this free comparatives and superlatives game, students practice forming, asking, and answering questions with comparative and superlative adjectives and predicting a partner's answers. In two groups, students complete questions 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 and write them down. Students then take turns asking and answering the questions and comparing their partner's answers with the predictions. For each correct prediction, students score a point. The student with the most points at the end wins. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Writing: Writing Sentences - Group Work In this creative comparatives and superlatives game, students practice forming comparative and superlative sentences about 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 write as many comparative and superlative sentences as they can using only the adjectives and countries on the board. e.g. 'Thailand is hotter than Germany.' After ten minutes, teams read out their sentences. Teams score one point for each grammatically correct sentence that uses a listed adjective and a listed country. Play more rounds by asking the students to name other categories, such as sports, animals, or famous people. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Table Completion, Gap-fill, Writing Questions and Answers - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work This productive comparatives and superlatives worksheet helps students to learn and practice forming comparative and superlative adjectives and using them in questions, answers, and explanations. First, students read information about how comparative and superlative adjectives are formed and write 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. After that, students create one comparative and one superlative conversation question of their own and answer them. Students then 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. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercise: Ordering Words, Forming Sentences In this engaging comparatives and superlatives worksheet, students complete a quiz by ordering sets of words according to an adjective and then writing comparative and superlative sentences about them. First, students put the words in order according to the adjective in brackets. Next, students write comparative and superlative sentences using the words and the adjective. When everyone has finished, check the correct answers with the class. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Writing Sentences - Group Work In this insightful comparatives and superlatives activity, students carry out a group survey and then write comparative and superlative sentences about what they discover. To begin, students answer six questions, writing their answers in a table. In groups, students then interview the other members of the group using the six questions and complete the table with their answers. After that, students 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. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work In this inventive comparatives and superlatives game, students form comparative and superlative sentences by comparing words from the same category. In groups, students take turns turning over two cards from the same category and making a comparison between the two words on the back of the cards. For example, if a student turned over two 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, e.g 'Tigers are the most beautiful animals.' If a student cannot think of a sentence, their sentence is grammatically incorrect, or they are too slow to respond, they return the cards to the same place with the category side facing up. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the winner. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Grammar, Reading and Vocabulary: Reading for Detail, Drawing In this free 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 that describe 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 descriptions to a partner for them to draw. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Worksheet - Grammar and Reading Exercises: True or False, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences This useful comparatives and superlatives worksheet helps students practice using comparative and superlative adjectives (including 'as ... as' and the least + adjective) by comparing four large dog breeds. Students start by reading a chart that contains information about four large dog breeds. Students then read comparative and superlative statements about the dogs and mark them as true or false, correcting 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 about the dogs by writing comparative or superlative sentences. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Board Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts, Freer Practice - Group Work This fun comparatives and superlatives board game helps students practice forming comparative and superlative sentences that express opinions and facts. Students take turns rolling the dice and moving their counters 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, 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 and decide if what they say 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. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer Practice In this interesting comparatives and superlatives game, students race to find as many classmates 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 classmates who fit that description. For example, if the slip reads 'Find classmates 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 classmates as they can who fit their description.When a student finds someone who matches the description, they write down that person's name on the back of the slip. When a time limit has been reached, students say how many classmates 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. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work This imaginative comparatives and superlatives game helps students practice forming and using comparative and superlative sentences on familiar topics with a range of adjectives. In groups, students take turns picking up an adjective card and choosing a topic. The student then makes a comparative sentence and a 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, who then tries to make two sentences (one comparative and one superlative) 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. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Speaking: Ranking, Forming Sentences from Prompts, Guided Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work In this free comparatives and superlatives speaking activity, students rank their preferences on a short questionnaire and then explain and compare their choices with a partner using comparative and superlative adjectives. 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 on their preferences and summarise one interesting preference from their partner to the class. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Group and Pair Work This enjoyable comparatives and superlatives speaking activity helps students practice forming, asking and answering comparative and superlative conversation questions. First, in two groups, students complete each conversation question with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets, plus than or the where appropriate. Students then pair up with someone from the other group and take turns asking and answering the conversation questions with their partner, responding with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective, according to the question. Finally, students share what they found out about their partner with the class. show less

ESL Comparatives and Superlatives Activity - Speaking: Completing, Asking and Answering Questions, Guided Discussion, Communicative Practice - Group and Pair Work In this memorable comparatives and superlatives speaking activity, students complete a variety of comparative and superlative questions and then ask and answer them with a partner. First, in two groups, students complete comparative and superlative question strips with their own ideas using each comparative or superlative adjective once. Students then pair up with someone from the other group, shuffle their own question strips and place them in a pile in front of them. Next, students take turns picking up one of their question cards and asking the question to their partner, who replies accordingly. Students also ask follow-up questions to gain more information. Afterwards, students tell the class what they found out about their partner. show less