Comparatives and superlatives

These next weeks we are going to study comparative and superlative structures in our classes.  This chart summarizes the main points that you have to keep in mind:

Eso 3 comparatives & superlatives from Ana Arias Castro

If you want to download the worksheet used in class, click here and if you want to check if you already know this grammar structure, you may try:

• Summary of grammar and exercise (the sheet at the top)
• more detailed grammar rules 
• exercise sheet
• this Hot Potatoes exercise.
• geography quizz
• crosswords from the BBC Learning English website
• English at home: grammar summary
• English at home: online exercise
• Englisch-hilfen comparatives 1
• Englisch-hilfen comparatives 2
• Englisch-hilfen superlatives 1
• Englisch-hilfen superlatives 2
• Englisch-hilfen as...as
• learnenglishfeelgood.com online exercise
• a selection of exercises from tolearnenglish.com
• basic comparatives: grammar and exercise from English at Home
• British Council: modifying comparatives
• Comparatives exercise (English at Home)
• Superlatives exercise (English at Home)

Now try comparing the pairs and groups of elements in this presentation:

Comparison groups from Ana Arias Castro

Comparatives from Ana Arias Castro

Last exercise: Compare the people in this picture:

Comparatives & superlatives

MORE EXAMPLES:

• COMPARATIVES:
• Sue is older than Clare.
• Sue is more intelligent than Clare.
• SUPERLATIVES:
• Sue is the oldest student in her class.
• Sue is the most intelligent student in her class.